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SLO TRANSIT

Actor. poet and comedian Joe Hernandez-Kolski was the featured speaker.

More buses added to meet rider demand.

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QUEER STUDIES The launch of the new minor was celebrated Oct. 4.

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Content NEWS FUTURE OF CAL POLY HILLSIDES ..................4 CONSTRUCTION ON CAMPUS .......................4 CIE $500,000 GRANT ......................................5 NEW WINE AND VIT LAB .................................5

ARTS COMEDIAN HOSTS ATOG ...............................6 QUEER STUDIES MINOR ...............................6 SHABANG IX ...................................................8

OPINION ................................................10 SPORTS VOLLEYBALL ................................................11 FOOTBALL ...................................................11 VAN WINDEN SISTERS .................................14

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The ninth biannual Shabang was held Oct. 7, and proceeds were donated to Wood’s Humane Society.

Photo by Chris Gateley, Mustang News.

SLO Transit changes causing frustration for students living off campus Emma Withrow @ emma_withrow

Update Sunday, Oct. 8 SLO Transit is increasing and expanding bus services starting this week. The changes are the result of “a collaborative effort to address the growing need for public transportation options and help both Cal Poly and the City in efforts to decrease our environmental impact, ease traffic in our communities, and meet the transportation demands throughout the entire city,” according to an email from Cal Poly Transportation and Parking Services sent to the Cal Poly community Oct. 5.

To learn more about the changes SLO Transit is implementing since the complaints, visit mustangnews.net.

Original story For some Cal Poly students, getting out of bed is the hardest part of getting to school, but for communications studies senior Emily Manos, it’s transportation.

“If my roommates weren’t home to drive me to campus I would’ve been 30 minutes late to class because the bus just drove right by me because it was too full. It was really frustrating,” Manos said.

In 2016, LSC Transportation Consultants, Inc. prepared a five-year Short-Range Transit Plan (SRTP) for SLO Transit. As of June 18, SLO Transit implemented these new routes, schedules and fares in response to a study by San Luis Obispo City Council.

The city made changes to many transit routes servicing Cal Poly and surrounding neighborhoods. Routes 6A and 6B were configured into a bi-directional loop serving Cal Poly and downtown and were renumbered 4A and 4B. Routes 4 and 5 were renumbered 3A and 3B, shifting service between downtown and Cal Poly from Grand Avenue to California Boulevard.

Routes 4A and 4B arrive every 45 minutes.

Routes 3A and 3B arrive hourly.

“SLO Transit indicated to Cal Poly that these new routes and schedules would create efficiencies and result in better service throughout the entire city. We are hearing now that there are many concerns about these new routes. However, the City of San Luis Obispo is the service provider and decides/sets the schedules,” university spokesperson Matt Lazier wrote in an email.

Many Cal Poly students have been struggling with the newly implemented bus changes. Students created a Twitter hashtag, #UnsuckSLOTransit, to voice the opinions

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| Students struggled getting to campus after SLO Transit route changes.

of frustrated students attempting to bus to campus.

Associated Students, Inc. (ASI) President Riley Nilsen spoke with students to gather more information on the problems they are having with the bus system.

“Something else that was reported was that on the Highland/Foothill Route, 4B, the bus that goes back to campus, you either are an hour ahead or behind a class, so you either have to leave an hour earlier or you get home an hour later. The bus route is essentially backwards,” Nilsen said.

Nilsen has received emails from students expressing frustration and concern with the unreliability of the buses. One student wrote an email saying he counted 65 students at a stop passed over by the bus because it was already at capacity.

“It sounds like there has been more ridership from middle schoolers so they have put the double decker [bus] over by Laguna rather than on our CP routes,” Nilsen wrote in an email to Mustang News.

Many Cal Poly students are channeling their frustration into action by contacting local city officials and employees of SLO Transit. Graphic communication senior Danielle Albertoni was tired of the unreliable buses and decided to contact SLO

Transit herself.

“Public works Transit Assistant Dee Lawson said that SLO Transit added services to aid students and their schedules,” Albertoni said. “To keep up these services SLO Transit required more money and asked Cal Poly for funding to cover them yet Lawson stated that Cal Poly declined.”

Lazier said the university has not declined to fund any specific elements of SLO Transit’s programming.

“Cal Poly is fully engaged in working with its partners at the City of San Luis Obispo to help ensure that SLO Transit service meets the needs of our campus community members,” Lazier wrote in an email. “Those discussions are ongoing and, as we have said repeatedly, the university is willing to pay its fair share.”

SLO Transit declined to comment after repeated requests from Mustang News. SLO Transit will hold a meeting Nov. 8 at city hall that includes an open forum for the community. A survey sponsored by Cal Poly Students for Quality Education, Cal Poly Queer Student Union, Comparative Ethnic Studies Student Association, Student Collective and SLO Solidarity was also created to gather feedback on SLO Transit’s new routes.

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| The Annual Security Report is released every year and offers a comprehensive look at campus crime statistics such as alcohol violations and reported sexual assaults.

2017 Annual Security Report shows upward trend in reports of sex crimes since 2011 Aidan McGloin @ mcgloin_aidan

The 2017 Annual Security Report showed an increase in reported rape from last year, contributing to an upward trend in reported sex crimes since 2011.

As part of the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policies and Campus Crime Act, the report includes statistics on crime compiled by the University Police Department (UPD) between 2014 and 2016.

Last academic year, Safer saw 135 people through their crisis services, according to Safer Coordinator Kara Samaniego. Of those, 113 were survivors of abuse and 77 were survivors of sexual assault. Safer also provides services for friends and supporters of survivors and those affected by sexual violence. Safer offers services covering sexual assault, dating violence, domestic violence and stalking.

Out of those individuals who reported rape to Safer, 11 reported the incident to UPD. Also in 2016, one case of dating violence, two cases of domestic violence and two cases of stalking were reported to UPD. These reports don’t necessarily mean convictions. UPD is not supposed to investigate the truth of claims when collecting data for the Security Report.

There were no rapes reported to UPD in 2008 and 2009, and two reported in 2010 and 2011, according to past editions of the Security Report. In 2013, six rapes were reported to

UPD. The low number of reports before 2011 could be because Safer was not a confidential resource, meaning all reports were automatically passed to UPD. Once Safer became confidential, more people began coming forward and therefore may have felt more comfortable to make reports to UPD.

multiple revisions of Executive Orders 1096 and 1097 and nationwide by the 2011 Campus Sexual Violence Elimination Act. When Safer became confidential, people began coming forward. Safer created counseling sessions, offered resources and educated people on how to prevent sexual assault before it happens. Associated Students, Inc. Switch to Confidentiality (ASI) also became involved, working with “When I was a student here it was still happenSafer on an annual campaign to teach stuing,” Samaniego said. “It wasn’t really clear who dents how to identify and dismantle situaexactly to talk to about it if you didn’t want tions of sexual assault. to report it.”

The “Dear Colleagues Letter” was In 2011, the Department of revoked Sept. 22 by the U.S. DeEducation’s Office for Civil partment of Education’s Office Rights released guidelines of Civil Rights (OCR). The We need to make sure on the enforcement of OCR will replace the docthat students are reporting Title IX, a portion of the uments with new guidance Education Amendments on Title IX. It is unclear or feel comfortable Act of 1972 that prohibwhat the new guidance reaching out to resources its discrimination based will entail, but Secretary such as Safer. on sex at federally funded of Education Betsy DeVos education institutions. The said the old guidance denied RILEY NILSEN “Dear Colleagues Letter” credue process to those accused of ated change on campuses across sexual misconduct. the nation, making resources such as CSU Chancellor Timothy White said the Safer confidential, creating Title IX coordiOCR’s decision will not affect CSU schools nator positions and establishing guidelines and current Title IX policies will remain in for how schools should handle sexual asplace. ASI President Riley Nilsen also advosault. “Questions and Answers on Title IX cated for abiding by the current guidance. and Sexual Violence,” issued in 2014, gave “We need to make sure that students are additional guidance. reporting or feel comfortable reaching out to The letter’s power was institutionalized in the resources such as Safer,” agricultural science California State University (CSU) system by senior Nilsen said.

Additional report statistics The rest of the Security Report shows little change in other campus crime over the past few years.

One notable change was a decrease in motor vehicle thefts. Motor vehicle thefts decreased from eight per year to only one, which UPD Police Chief George Hughes said was because of more patrols and social media posts and presentations to students about motor vehicle security.

Other notable numbers in the report are an apparent rise in liquor law violations. It appears UPD cracked down on drug and liquor violations starting in 2014, with 137 liquor law referrals in 2014, 327 in 2015 and 216 in 2016. The 2014 Annual Security Report shows only three liquor law referrals in 2013 and zero in 2011 and 2012.

According to Hughes, the reason reports spiked between 2013 and 2014 is because UPD educated University Housing staff, including Resident Advisors, on what to report to the department. Hughes said clarification from California Alcohol Beverage Control helped UPD communicate to University Housing what liquor law violations entailed.

While the Annual Security Report is very comprehensive, it only reflects the number of crimes reported rather than the actual number of crimes committed. However, Hughes said the report is becoming more accurate because of UPD’s efforts to reach out to people reporting crimes to the department, like University Housing.

“I think it’s the most accurate it could be and the most accurate it’s ever been,” Hughes said.

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RECOVERING

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| The wildfire on the hillside behind the Sierra Madre and Yosemite Halls Sept. 26 burned 105 acres of land, but this kind of wildfire can be beneficial to the environment.

Future of Cal Poly’s hillsides Sydney Brandt @ syd_brandtt

On Sept. 26, a 97-acre fire broke out on the hill behind Sierra Madre and Yosemite Halls.

The fire was declared no longer a threat Sept.

27, according to Cal Fire Public Information Officer Chris Elms.

“The Poly Fire is completely wrapped up ... we haven’t had a fire engine on that fire since probably Saturday [Sept. 30], it’s a done deal,” Elms said.

Fire Effects Both the cause and cost of the fire are still unknown, but that hillside has had wildland fires in the past, according to university spokesperson Matt Lazier. In 2008, there was a fire in the same general area.

Cal Poly’s campus is surrounded by grassland and chaparral, both of which are classified as moderate to high risk fire hazard severity zones according to CalFire.

“I think if you look at the hillside, you can see the scars in the grass up there from old burns,”

Elms said.

According to Lazier, burns to grassland area can recover within a matter of seasons, but chaparral and other vegetation may take longer to fully regrow.

After the fire, wildlife was forced to adapt, Lazier said.

“It is likely that most of the larger wildlife species such as deer and coyote were able to escape the fire,” Lazier said. “Smaller mammals, birds and insects typically recover quickly and adjust to the new growth once it is initiated.”

Lazier explained that this type of fire, although harmful to humans, is actually considered beneficial to the environment, as it helps regenerate vegetation. Wildfires allow for nutrients to be returned to the soil, as dead matter is burned off, and also help disinfect disease-ridden plants and remove harmful insects from the ecosystem. In cases of thick canopies, wildfires can allow for sunlight to reach the forest floor, enabling new

seedlings to develop.

Effects on Fremont Last year, Cal Poly students living in Fremont Hall had to evacuate due to mudslide concerns from shifting soil behind the residence hall. Many students were relocated to different housing locations due to safety precautions.

Lazier said only a small portion of the Poly Fire overlaps with the Fremont landslide zone.

Although it is possible for the hill to be a problematic territory during future rainstorms, the Facilities Management and Development department said the hill is currently being analyzed to identify any pre-winter preparatory actions, and will also be monitored during the initial winter rains.

The department also added that sub-surface drainage systems were recently installed to prevent any damaging effects from run-off from upcoming winter rains for the area.

Campus construction will continue through 2019 Mustang News Staff Report @ CPMustangNews

Facilities Management and Development is engaged in ongoing renovations and construction work on campus. These include the replacement of all hot water lines on campus, construction of Student Housing South and construction of a photovoltaic solar farm near Gold Tree Road.

Utilidor Hot Water Replacement Project The Utilidor Hot Water Replacement Project on South Perimeter Road and several other places on campus began due to decreased efficiency and increased costs caused by leaking hot water pipes.

Workers are replacing all hot water lines on campus. While this causes temporary heat outages, hot water availability and air conditioning systems are not affected be-

cause Facilities is making accommodations based on seasonal temperatures, according to Facilities Planning and Capital Projects Interim Director Perry Judd.

“Obviously we don’t need a lot of heat on campus during this time of the year, so air conditioning is more critical,” Judd said. “For how invasive this Utilidor project is, we’ve been pleased that we’ve been able to maintain pathways and access to all the buildings.”

The project is to be completed in Fall 2018 or Winter 2019, according to Judd.

Student Housing South and solar farm construction Last summer, construction on Student Housing South at the Grand Avenue entrance continued and is expected to be complete by Fall 2018. Toward the end of summer, workers began construction on Vista Grande Dining Complex which

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| The Cal Poly community can expect to see construction on campus through 2019.

is slated to open March 2019, according to Judd.

“We are always monitoring what the activities are because [the] campus continues on through the course of the year. We need to find ways to make things still accessible and that activities can still continue,” Judd said.

Facilities also began constructing a photovoltaic solar farm near Gold Tree Road by the California Men’s Colony. The project will supply around 20 percent of campus’s electrical needs. According to Judd, the solar farm is expected be completed by Christmas or Jan. 1, 2018.

CIE receives $500,000 grant from Department of Commerce

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The Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CIE) was granted $500,000 by the Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Assistance program, according to a press release from Rep. Salud Carbajal published Sept. 25.

The grant money will be allocated to building a new innovation lab and expanding the existing accelerator program. These measures will support local startups after the Diablo Canyon Power Plant closure, according to CIE Communications Manager Candice Conti.

Currently, the 12-week accelerator program grants new companies $10,000 in seed money, Conti said. It is used to pay staff, mentors and provide advice on start-ups’ business plans.

The planning of the innovation lab, which will also be funded by the grant, is still in development. The lab will help manufacturing-based startups develop their products in one location.

“Basically the lab is going to be a place for early stage startups who are interested in manufacturing and it will allow them to be prototyping and it will help develop the expertise to create a sellable product for markets,” Conti said. “While we do have some companies now that have various locations where they go to develop their products outside of SLO Hothouse, we would like to be able to have a singular place where all the accelerator and seeder companies go to use.”

The grant-funded expansions are only part of CIE’s planned measures to compensate for the loss of jobs from Diablo Canyon’s closure.

According to Conti, the center has recently expanded to accept more companies.

“We’ve currently accepted community startups into our incubator program and that program had in the past only been available for Cal Poly students,” Conti said. “Now we are accepting community startups that didn’t go through the traditional routes of getting into our programs at Cal Poly.”

Conti said, in light of the closure, it’s even more important to the CIE to encourage economic growth.

“We’re hoping that we really help with making the economic development in our town stronger by allowing startups to grow locally, stay locally and employ locally,” Conti said.

“That’s something that is a big plan for us in that we want Cal Poly to be seen as the number one option entrepreneurial school, and we want to help to continue to grow jobs on the Central Coast.”

MAKING AN IMPACT

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| Wine and viticulture senior Patricia Williams works in the wine and viticulture lab studying phenolics.

New wine and viticulture lab impacts field at large Aidan McGloin @ mcgloin_aidan

want to do. If they have a solid abstract or idea for an experiment, he works with them. If they have no idea, they can come The Cal Poly wine and viticulture lab is back later. How many students get in? nestled in a hallway next to Campus MarThis bar he sets reflects his personal phiket, with a light brown door, and a clinical losophy, he said sitting in his chair in the and professional interior. It is run by Dr. lab at the base of the agriculture building Frederico Casassa who— alongside stubetween a stack of tests and a lab table dents— does research on wine where three of his students were taste and fermentation. carefully pipetting samples The lab is new and of centrifuged wine. is the first lab the Because Casaswine and viticulsa works for the ture program has wine industry, had, according he believes to C as ass a. he should be Even though proactive in the lab is only developing it. six months “I always old, Casassa try to make and students super sure my have already research has a done award-windirect practical ning research. Stuimplementation DANIEL POSTIGLIONE dent research has or component,” Caranged from the effect sassa said. microwaving stems has on That’s why his paper last wines, to cluster thinning, the year won the Best Paper Award latter of which won the best student flash from the American Journal of Enology and talk at a convention over summer.

Viticulture — the most prominent journal With small grants, department funds in the business — which was “deemed outand donations, Casassa has supplied the standing in its content and a substantial lab with equipment. contribution to the field.” The article foSome students get in, he explained, but cused on how the size of the berry affects not all. He has all interested students send the taste of the finished wine product. him an email describing what research they The paper was co-authored with Richard

Wine is a big part of our culture and it’s always been a part of my life, and I love it.

Larsen and James Harbertson of Washington State University, where Casassa received his Ph.D. in food science, wine chemistry and sensory analysis. As he explained it, the wine and viticulture industry is so small and so competitive, a person can’t survive it without teaming up with others.

While the industry is small, the wine and viticulture community at Cal Poly is growing. It became its own department in 2013, and currently, according to Casassa, is the largest undergraduate wine and viticulture department in the country with around 250 students, and six professors.

Wine and viticulture senior Patricia Williams has been in the department since she was a freshman, and has worked with Casassa since June as a paid laboratory assistant. She has been measuring the phenolics, which can be associated with level of bitterness of different wines, for the past four months. She grew up in Napa Valley, where her Sicilian-immigrant grandfather planted and operated his own vineyard.

“That’s the dream,” Williams said, “to be a winemaker, and to take over from my grandpa.”

Daniel Postiglione, a wine and viticulture graduate student, is continuing on a branch of Casassa’s paper from last year by analyzing the effect berry size has on finished wine.

“Wine is a big part of our culture and it’s always been a part of my life, and I love it,” Postiglione said.

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ATOG hosts comedian and soulbaring spoken word poets Emma Kumagawa @ emma_kumagawa

On the first Wednesday of every month, with the exception of December and January, Cal Poly’s Multicultural Center hosts Another Type of Groove (ATOG) in Chumash Auditorium located in the Julian A. McPhee University Union. The spoken word event is a space for students and featured speakers to come together for a night of self-expression. The only rule is “respect the mic, respect the poet.”

For the month of October, ATOG teamed up with Safer for Domestic Violence Awareness month. They also featured speakers from Movimento Estudiantil Xicano de Aztlán (M.E.X.A.), a Chicano club on campus, for National Hispanic Heritage month.

“I just want this to be a space where people come in to hear their peers and share their experiences … You know, something for people to feel at home in,” ATOG host and biochemistry sophomore Monique Ejenuko said.

In honor of National Hispanic Heritage Month, the feature of the night was actor, poet and comedian Joe Hernandez-Kolski, who is of Mexican and Polish descent. The Emmy award-winner shared his talents and stories with the crowd via honest, heartfelt humor.

From the get-go, Hernandez-Kolski captivated the audience with nonstop entertainment. After finding a volunteer from the crowd to beatbox for him, Hernandez-Kolski

burst out into a rap about himself, referencing his Polish nose and his love for the color black, among other things.

He then segued into a story-time segment, in which he shared his experience of growing up under the influence of both Mexican and Polish cultures. Hernandez-Kolski described how he learned to find his own identity and overcome stereotypes, from the time he was a young boy to a college student at Princeton University.

“In my Chicago neighborhood, I could have easily joined a gang … if I wasn’t involved in dance, poetry and theatre,” Hernandez-Kolski said.

On the subject of self-discovery and college, Hernandez-Kolski shared his top ten tips with the audience, ranging from advice such as “be patient with yourself ” to “fail”.

“Failure is awesome. My greatest discoveries have come from my darkest moments,” Hernandez-Kolski said.

Following Hernandez-Kolski’s introduction was the spoken word section of the night.

This consisted of poem topics ranging from Neo-Nazis recruiting the young and vulnerable through social media, to relationships old and new. A few people also chose to rap and beatbox original pieces.

“I think spoken word is really necessary to have in any facility where people can have healthy expression and formulate their own opinions and talk about issues that really matter,” English freshman Grace McGuire said.

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| Students and speakers came together for the spoken word event Oct. 4.

“It’s important to have a space where you can be you without any fear of judgment.”

Some audience members, including Ejenuko, were so inspired by their fellow ATOG community that they volunteered to perform themselves. One of the volunteers, second year public policy masters student Manuel Burciaga, walked up to the microphone for a spontaneous debut performance.

“This is the first time I’ve felt at home since I moved here. Thank you,” Burciaga said.

Hernandez-Kolski closed the show by performing a spoken word poem with McGuire and then a letter to his future wife, which he managed to make sincere yet comical.

Throughout the night, Hernandez-Kolski cheered on performers and addressed everyone with positivity and encouragement.

He emphasized the significance that words and actions have in our lives.

“You dictate the way the world views you,” Hernandez-Kolski said, “You have so much control of how you present yourself to the world, more so than ever before.”

Queer Studies minor is officially available Emily Merten @ e_merten

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After years of development, the Women’s and Gender Studies department celebrated the launch of the new Queer Studies minor Oct. 4.

The Women’s and Gender Studies Department held a launch party for the Queer Studies minor in the atrium of Robert E. Kennedy Library.

Students and faculty filled the space, with many crowding on the floor where various contributors to the development of the minor spoke about the new program, available Fall 2017.

“Our goal with the queer studies minor is to ... provide students with hands-on experience serving as leaders in the creation, enactment, and evaluation of efforts to create more inclusive, just and equitable Cal Poly and world,” Women’s and Gender Studies Department Chair Jane Lehr said.

Lehr said this minor has been in development for years. The effort of the Women’s and Gender

Studies faculty was necessary, but so was the dedication of students.

“It’s the Queer Studies Working Group, which was created by two students initially, that brings us here,” Lehr said. “It’s not about me; it’s not even about just the department. It’s about all of us.”

Lehr was speaking of political science seniors Matt Klepfer and Mick Bruckner. In 2015, Klepfer and Bruckner helped develop the Queer Studies Working Group, a group of students and faculty designed to work in partnership with the Women’s and Gender Studies department on the creation of the Queer Studies minor.

SLO Solidarity, a community organization seeking social, academic and ideological change in San Luis Obispo, proposed 41 demands to the President’s Office Fall 2015 to make the campus more safe and equitable for underrepresented students. One of these demands was for the creation of a Queer Studies minor.

After two years of working with faculty and administration, making revisions and getting approval from the CLA Curriculum Committee, the minor is now available to students, requiring 24 units for completion.

“If we remember that this program came out of activism and student resistance imagining a better world, I believe this program can only propel more of that work in the future,” Klepfer said.

Vice President for Student Affairs Keith Humphrey said Student Affairs was honored to support the creation of the Queer Studies minor. Humphrey said this minor is needed to validate the multiple identities of students at Cal Poly.

“What is most exciting to me about the Queer Studies minor is that it matches head and heart,” Humphrey said. “I think that when we bring head and heart together in our work, powerful things can happen and we can bring about great change.”

MEATLESS MONDAY On Mondays at 805 Kitchen we go meatless. Stop by our new all-youcare-to-eat venue and try some of our delicious plant based dishes.

#CHOOSEWELL Here at Campus Dining, we make it as easy as possible for you to eat a wholesome diet. That’s why we create menus with healthy options already built in. So you don’t even have to think about it.

CHEF’S TABLE This Wednesday drop by The Avenue and enjoy tomato and carrot soup with thyme and a buffalo mushroom burger slider, or a grilled cheese sandwich expertly prepared

by Executive Chef Ken Kline.

FOOD DAY IS COMING Our annual Food Day will be held on October 19 in the University Union.

Come by to meet our local growers and food providers and taste what it means to be sustainable.

STUDENT FAVES AND RAVES “My favorite campus food is the Tri-Tip sandwich at Campus Market. The meat is always cooked to perfection, and I love to eat with my friends outside.”

–Jaycie Knox, second year English major.

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ARTS

Beyond t

Meet the inventive

“We believe that eating a healthy, sustainable diet is good for yourself and good for a cause that’s way greater than one person — it’s something thats applicable for anyone — it’s bigger than all of us,” Jamie Kimler, environmental management and protection sophomore, said.

“We really wanted something that was all about artful clothing. We created Easy Eyes as a means for women to express themselves in a unique way,” co-founder of Easy Eyes Apparel Francisca Gonzalez said.

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e individuals of Shabang

What started off as a random afternoon guitar session up on a mountain with friends has become one of San Luis Obispo’s most anticipated events. The biannual music festival, Shabang, continuously stays true to its mission as local bands, artists, music lovers and the great outdoors come together as one to celebrate the beauty of life.

Shabang held its ninth event at Laguna Lake Park this past weekend. The festival hosted bands such as The Memories and William H. Klink while vendors and local artists showcased their products and art to the public.

Photos by Zach Donnenfield Photos by Sophia O’Keefe

“I want to get the idea across that we can do something good while having a good time,” graphic ommunications senior Nate Ross of art collective Nomadic Artifacts said.

Nora Mitchell, anthropology and geography junior, is part of the Merry Hoopsters, who’ve had a booth for hooping every year at Shabang.

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the Music

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OPINION

THE SHIFT

CRE ATIVE COMMONS

| Since its introduction in 1976, computer-generated imagery (CGI) has begun to take over for the practical effects in the major studio-produced films.

A Practical Approach CGI and Filmmaking

Kendra Coburn @ kencob97

Kendra Coburn is a mathematics junior and Mustang News columnist. The views expressed in this column do not reflect the viewpoints and editorial coverage of Mustang News.

Computer-generated imagery, or CGI, first appeared on-screen in the 1976 film “Futureworld,” where a brief shot of a robotic hand and face were replaced with computer-rendered images. Since then, the technology has proliferated in Hollywood, sneaking into almost every major studio-released film of the past few years. As CGI is usurping practical effects in most filmmakers’ editing process, the question becomes increasingly relevant: are digital effects actually better than their practical counterparts?

Intuition might answer this question in favor of CGI. After all, the sheer ubiquity of computer-generated images in films has made most modern movie-goers complacent with their place on the silver screen. To be sure, CGI has vastly increased the scope of possibilities for filmmakers. Hugely successful movies like “Avatar” (2009) and “Doctor Strange” (2016) simply wouldn’t have been possible without the aid of computer imagery.

However, I am here to argue in favor of traditional, practical effects. Although both CGI and practical effects have their place in modern filmmaking, I believe that films

utilizing a practical approach over a digital one are better made and more memorable than their modern digital equivalents for two major reasons.

The first reason is cost versus quality. The cost of CGI often takes up a significant portion of a film’s budget. The fourteen highest-budget films of 2014 were all special effects-driven spectacles, with the CGI-heavy “The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug” (2013) topping the list with a $250 million budget. As a result of how expensive these effects are, other aspects of a film’s budget are neglected, such as the quality of the script, cinematography and even acting. By simple economics, investing more money into one part of a film means investing less money in others. I believe that the cost-efficiency of practical effects allows filmmakers to make holistically better films.

Some of the more dated films of the 20th century still hold up by virtue of their superior

As a result of how expensive these effects are, other aspects of a film’s of budget are neglected.

scripts and cinematography.

The second reason is known as the Weta Effect. The Weta Effect describes the paradoxical phenomenon of a computer-rendered image being too realistic. CGI images often appear to have a “shiny” or unnaturally-smooth quality to them. A good example of this is the eponymous character in “Avengers: Age of Ultron” (2015). Despite Ultron’s hyper-realistic appearance on-screen, our brains are able to detect minuscule details about the character that are “off ”, such as shadows not landing in the right places or reflective surfaces not refracting light properly. Although these seem like small details, they trigger an instinctual response in our subconscious that leads to the common feeling that something isn’t quite right with a CGI character. Practical effects do not have this problem because they are created using real, physical methods, so they obey the normal laws of physics.

Perhaps the argument I defend here makes me sound like a movie purist who sits in a basement watching old films and dislikes new movies before I’ve even seen them. I assure you, this is not the case. The 21st century has seen some remarkable cinematic achievements. However, I am concerned by the rate at which filmmakers and movie-goers are hopping on the CGI bandwagon. By taking a step back and analyzing the filmmaking process of the movies we choose to see, we can all enrich our moviegoing experience.

Cal Poly Volleyball sits at #1 in Big West Conference Cal Poly volleyball scored their 11th straight win this past weekend, taking the Rainbow Wahine to five sets Saturday at Stan Sheriff Center in Honolulu, Hawaii.

Both teams started the match undefeated, but Cal Poly finished victorious. It is the Mustangs’ fifth time beating the Rainbow Wahine, with their last victory against them in 2006. Cal Poly now sits at the top of the Big West Conference standings 6-0.

Sophomore outside hitter Torrey Van Winden was a powerhouse for the team, especially in the last three comeback sets where she scored 18 of her 25 kills.

Hawaii quickly took a 9-3 lead in the first set but Cal Poly was able to catch up 14-11.

However, the Rainbow Wahine played a tight game winning the first game 25-16, thanks to their strong blocks and attacks.

The two teams started the second set tied

at four until Hawaii took the lead to 9-4 with five straight points. The Mustangs responded with nine straight points to lead 15-10. The teams went back and forth until the opponent scored four of the last six points to win the second set 25-22.

The Mustangs gave the Rainbow Wahine a run for their money, starting the third game with an early lead of 9-1. Hawaii attempted to close the gap with five points, but Cal Poly’s momentum took the lead to 22-13, ultimately earning a win of 25-15.

Similar to the third set, Cal Poly took a great lead at 12-5 in the fourth, but the Rainbow Wahine decreased the deficit to 13-11.

The Mustangs pushed to 22-16, but yet again Hawaii caught up 22-21. Junior outside hitter Adlee Van Winden finished the set with a kill, bringing the Mustangs to a 25-22 win.

Both teams began the fifth and final set neck-and-neck before Cal Poly made it first to eight points. After the teams switched sides, the Mustangs increased the lead to 149. Torrey Van Winden’s 25th kill solidified a

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11 IN A ROW | The Mustangs’ record-setting streak will be tested next by rival UC Santa Barbara.

successful Cal Poly comeback.

Sophomore Torrey Van Winden recorded a match-high 25 kills (her sixth double-double of the season) along with 13 digs.

Her sister, Adlee Van Winden, had her own double-double with 14 kills, 17 digs and a team-high of three aces.

Big West Player of the Week, senior set-

ter Taylor Nelson, lead the team with 50 assists with 12 digs. Junior libero Katherine Brouker finished with a season-high of 26 digs.

The Mustangs prepare this week before traveling south to take on UC Santa Barbra in the latest edition of the Blue-Green rivalry Saturday at 5:00 p.m.

Cal Poly football still winless Erik Engle @ erik_engle

Cal Poly football is still searching for their first win of the season after falling to Southern Utah University 20-14 on the road Saturday night inside Eccles Coliseum.

The loss pushes the Mustangs’ losing streak to six games to start the season, the longest such streak for the team since 1965 ended their season with six straight losses.

Redshirt freshman Jake Jeffrey made his first career start Saturday because junior quarterback Khaleel Jenkins underwent season-ending knee surgery Thursday, according

TAKING THE FIELD

to the Tribune. Just last week, Jenkins posted over 200 yards rushing in the Mustangs loss to Idaho State.

The Mustangs put up some points early, taking a 7-3 lead in the first quarter after senior slotback Kyle Lewis broke off a 73-yard touchdown run.

They didn’t hold onto the lead for long, as the Thunderbirds drove 75 yards on their following possession. They capped it off with a 55-yard touchdown run by Thunderbirds’ running back Jay Green right down the middle of the field to put Southern Utah up 10-3.

Early in the second quarter, the Thunderbirds extended their lead to 17-3 after quarterback

SOUTHERN UTAH UNIVERSIT Y ATHLETICS | COURTE SY PHOTO

| Freshman quarterback Jake Jeffrey made the first start of his career.

Patrick Tyler tossed a 26-yard touchdown to Terrance Beasley.

After the Thunderbirds added a fourth-quarter field-goal, Mustangs’ senior fullback Jared Mohamed, who posted a career-high 133 yards rushing, and company marched 75 yards downfield and finally found pay dirt in the fourth quarter.

With 4:46 left on the clock, freshman slotback Broc Mortensen punched in a five-yard touchdown run to put the game within reach for the Mustangs, 20-10. Cal Poly got the ball back with just under three minutes on the clock, but their drive stalled near midfield and eventually ended on a fourth-down fumble by Jeffrey.

Once again, ball control proved to be an issue for the Mustangs as they lost three fumbles Saturday night. Cal Poly currently ranks 123rd, dead last, in the FCS in fumbles lost this season with 11.

Things continue to look bad for Cal Poly football this season, especially with the loss of Jenkins going forward. The Mustangs offense already looked lethargic since the loss of star fullback Joe Protheroe in the second game of the season.

The Mustangs will have a bye week to try to find some answers before continuing their search for their first win at home Saturday, Oct. 21 against Weber State (4-1).

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sudoku, the numbers 1 through 9 must fill each row, column and box. Each number can appear only once in each row, column and box. You can figure out the order in which the numbers will appear by using the numeric clues already provided in the boxes. The more numbers you name, the easier it gets to solve the puzzle!

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Two-of-a-kind

Nothing can keep the Van Winden sisters apart Megan Healy @ HealyMegan

Adlee and Torrey Van Winden played on the same volleyball team since they were 7 years old, but that changed last year.

The two sisters started off playing for their mom’s volleyball club, Evolve, in Napa, Calif. where they grew up.

Throughout high school, they spent countless hours on the court together as well as in the car, commuting two hours to and from practice when they played for a club team in Davis, Calif0.

Choosing to split up Growing up, the girls were not only surrounded by volleyball, but also by Cal Poly pride. Their mother, Kelly Stand Van Winden, played for the university’s volleyball team and their father, Ardy Van Winden, played for the men’s basketball team.

Kelly Stand also played with current senior setter Taylor Nelson’s mom. All of these factors played a large part in Adlee’s decision to commit to Cal Poly after graduating from Vintage High School in Napa.

Even though the sisters were close, Torrey wanted to challenge herself at a PAC-12 university, deciding to play volleyball at her dream school, UC Los Angeles. After graduating high school a semester early, Torrey began the recruiting process sooner than expected and immediately tried out in spring of 2016 at UCLA.

DOUBLE TROUBLE

Couldn’t stay apart Discomfort with the school, personal reasons and lack of a “true freshman experience” made Torrey feel a bit out of place at UCLA. The game of volleyball itself began to feel foreign to her.

“It’s just that we have this kind of bond on the court, and when I was taken away from that setting it felt like a whole new game to me,” Torrey said.

After one season at UCLA, Torrey decided it was time to transfer. She was not released to the PAC-12 as she had originally hoped, which narrowed down her options to west coast schools: Hawaii, Long Beach State and Cal Poly.

This time around, she was looking for a school that would fit her personal and athletic needs, hoping to play both indoor and beach volleyball at a highly competitive level. Cal Poly gave her all that and, more importantly, the chance to play side-by-side with her older sister once again.

Even though they have a strong bond on the court, Adlee added that the two still bicker off the court, just like all siblings.

“We fight more off the court, just about clothes and stupid things that sisters fight about, but we definitely are very, very close,” Adlee said.

Helping the team succeed Junior outside hitter Adlee will continue to play with the Mustangs, this year alongside her sister ,sophomore outside hitter Torrey. The sisters will also compete in the beach volleyball season.

Their parents no longer have to choose which daughter they are going to cheer on, happy both their girls are representing their alma mater, according to their parents.

According to Torrey, their parents aren’t the only ones making the journey to see the sisters’ games.

“We just have an incredible support system,” Torrey said. “Not only are our parents at every game, but we have like 10 to 15 family members at every game and it’s really fun.”

Most important for the tight-knit pair is the feeling of relief found in finally playing on the same team again.

“It’s really nice to have my sister back.

Just having that one person I can look at and she knows me inside and out, better than anyone,” Adlee said.

The women’s volleyball team is 15-2 overall and 5-0 in conference play with a 10-game win streak.

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| The two sisters have rediscovered that their bond on the court is almost as strong as it is off the court.

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