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FEE INCREASE STUDENT FEES WILL INCREASE BY $99 PER QUARTER FOR ADDED HEALTH SERVICES

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President Jeffrey Armstrong approved a resolution to support the increase of student health fees by $99 per quarter. The fee will not affect current Cal Poly students’ tuition, but will apply to newly admitted students beginning Fall 2018. The fee was one of two proposed adjustments; the other proposed a $114 increase per quarter.

According to a campuswide email from Armstrong, the funds generated by the fee will provide additional health and counseling providers to help students access critical ser-

vices more quickly and conveniently.

According to Vice President for Student Affairs Keith Humphrey, even though current students won’t pay for the added services, they will still benefit from them.

“The fee adjustment affects every student, the outcome of it. Because we will start to hire folks,” Humphrey said. “Now that we’ve been given permission by the President to proceed, we will begin to post positions for additional medical and mental health providers to start next fall on campus.”

The decision to choose the $99 option was reached after the President’s Office received feedback about the proposals

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from the campus community.

Associated Students Inc. (ASI) President Riley Nilsen said the fee increase will benefit students with needed services.

“I definitely think the services at the Health Center need to be changed and be strong. I’m also a huge advocate for mental health and I think that’s one of the biggest benefits of this fee increase,” Nielsen said. “There are going to be more services provided for students, more counseling opportunities, more available appointments. If you want to be seen that day you’ll be able to.”

The decrease in service quality from the Health Center has to do with a decrease in

Health Center staff while the student population increases. According to Humphrey, the past couple of years the cost of hiring and employing a medical professional has risen.

Which means, once a Health Center employee retires Cal Poly is unable to find someone to fill their position at the same cost.

Political science senior and Cal Poly Students for Quality Education organizer Mick Bruckner opposed the fee increase and said Cal Poly administration should not rely on students for funding.

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Laws on grass have passed: Legalization of marijuana and what this means for San Luis Obispo Sydney Brandt @ syd_brandtt

On Jan. 1, 2018 Prop. 64 went into effect in California, legalizing marijuana for those 21 years of age and older. San Luis Obispo was in support of this proposition, according to Mayor Heidi Harmon: approximately 67 percent of voting citizens in the city voted in favor, which is higher than the state average.

“The citizens in the community of San Luis Obispo had a high willingness and desire to see marijuana legalized ... I think as elected officials, it’s incumbent upon us to facilitate the will of the voters, which is to have a policy to honor the fact that they want to see it legal,” Harmon said.

Harmon emphasized how crucial it will be to enforce this new policy and members of the city have already begun learning how other states have dealt with the legalization.

“We’re taking this incredibly seriously. The police department, fire department, the city attorney and all the department heads are engaging in the conversation and doing tons of research with other communities, such as Colorado, to learn from their mistakes and the positive things that have happened there,” Harmon said.

For local San Luis Obispo cannabis grower and computer science senior Nico Pitchon, who owns and operates a cannabis cultivation and delivery service for medicinal purposes, Slo Dro Co, this policy change will not directly affect his business.

“I was one of the lucky 141 cultivators that pre-registered their collective back in November of 2016, which allows me to now apply for a local and state license. Everyone else in the county won’t be able to apply until they add more permits, which may or may not happen in 2019,” Pitchon said.

Despite the changes that occurred at the start of the year, Pitchon said he is optimistic for his cannabis business.

“I feel that all the changes are going to be for the better. I feel that it being more official standardized business is going to allow me to hire better employees … a lot of things that I was not really able to do in an official manner in the past,” Pitchon said.

Pitchon said that competition in the cannabis delivery business is definitely one of the biggest challenges he faces, so he must constantly update the menu and prices to stay competitive in the county.

However, starting this year, the amount of competition his business faces may start to decrease.

“I foresee a lot of people not being able to keep their business because of the way that the laws are changing, so competition will go down,” Pitchon said.

Slo Dro Co operates throughout all of San

Luis Obispo and Northern Santa Barbara Counties.

Pitchon said San Luis Obispo County has banned any dispensaries. However, individual cities within the county are able to vote on their own marijuana regulations. The City of Grover Beach, for example, voted to allow two storefront medicinal dispensaries. The city of San Luis Obispo also has a ban on cannabis delivery, where there is a “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy Pitchon must operate under.

While these rules will hopefully change with the new law in place, there will be no changes to cannabis use at Cal Poly.

“Unfortunately, Cal Poly is regulated more from the federal government ... the hard part about that is that Cal Poly can’t really chime in on their hopes and concerns around this issue; they’re not really able to speak on that, so we have to do the best we can for the students without getting that guidance from Cal Poly,” Harmon said.

Since the school follows federal law, oncampus drug policies have not changed.

“The institution has to maintain a drug-free environment ... marijuana still is an illegal, schedule one drug in the eyes of the federal government. All the [California State University] campuses are going to strictly prohibit marijuana use on campus regardless of what state law says,” University Police Department Chief George Hughes said.

While marijuana is still not legal on campus, the Cal Poly faction of the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws, provides a community for students interested in the marijuana industry.

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Pitchon is the industry advisor for the club.

He said they started as a networking opportunity for students who want to get into the cannabis industry and their focus is on education about consumption and legality of marijuana.

“I really do think education is key when informing students about the benefits and the adverse effects that you may not want. It’s really easy to over-consume edibles and have a really bad experience based on that,” Pitchon said.

Harmon said she had concerns about edibles and the amount of tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) that people are consuming. THC is the chemical compound found in cannabis that creates the euphoric high.

“We do have an extra responsibility being a university community to ensure the health and safety of everyone here, including the students ... there needs to be a lot of education about that just so people can understand a little bit more about how those work. There can be a lag time between injecting and impact,” Harmon said.

Despite this concern, she explained that alcohol-related issues are of highers concern than those related to marijuana.

“What my understanding is is that it’s actually significantly less problematic than alcohol in terms of the impacts and driving under the influence,” Harmon said.

However, Hughes said there may be an increase of drivers under the influence of marijuana, which is still illegal” “I think more people will be partaking in marijuana ... so more people may be under the influence of marijuana which it really doesn’t matter, a DUI is under the influence of drugs or alcohol,” Hughes said.

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| Companies like Slo Dro Co will continue to grow after the new laws in 2018.

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| The Central Coast’s history of oil spills has united people in California, including the San Luis Obispo mayor Heidi Harmon, against potential offshore drilling.

Local, state and federal governments square up over offshore drilling Aidan McGloin @ mcgloin_aidan

As the federal government proposes selling land off the California Central Coast to oil drilling companies, San Luis Obispo joins a coalition of coastal cities and state senators in opposition.

In May 2017, the city signed a letter opposing offshore drilling and prohibiting the renewal of onshore leases in city boundaries. Two bills have been introduced in the state senate and assembly, but without jurisdiction over federal waters, there may be little the local and state governments can do to oppose the proposition.

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“Although funding may be scarce in terms of dollars coming from the state legislature, our administration needs to do a better job at taking a stand and letting our lawmakers know that student’s pockets cannot be the go-to source for all funding gaps,” Bruckner said in a statement to Mustang News.

Bruckner said asking students to fund added mental health services hurts those who need them the most.

“The university is asking its students to

for renewable energy.

San Luis Obispo Mayor Heidi Harmon penned an editorial four days after Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke published his proposal. She said the administration would destroy the coast with offshore drilling and that a spill would be imminent if the water is leased.

“This is a call to action for every person on the coast and beyond. It is up to [us] to make it equally clear that we are all-in on defending and conserving what makes this part of the world so special,” Harmon wrote.

Harmon also mentioned the 1969 Santa Barbara spill, a disaster that caused many to join environmental movements, as a moving force for her to oppose offshore drilling. The spill also jumpstarted the creation of marine sanctuaries, according to Gregory Brown, head of the natural resources management and environmental

sciences department.

During the 1969 spill, which was one of the largest in the nation’’s history, approximately 3 million gallons of oil spilled into the ocean, killing approximately 3,500 sea birds and hurt ing tourism for several seasons. The spill is often described as the birth of the modern ecology movement.

Two state bills planned to be sponsored by Senator Hannah-Beth Jackson (D-Santa Barbara) and by Assemblymember Al Muratsuchi (D-Torrance) would prevent the building of wharves, pipelines, piers and other infrastructure needed for offshore drilling. A similar bill was carried last year, but died in committee.

“California has long sought to protect its stunning coasts and breathtaking oceans from the risks inherent with offshore drilling,” Jackson said in Sacramento last year.

If the bill passes, it may prevent oil companies from attempting to drill.

Brown said the plots off the coast aren’t likely to be leased. He said because California is so united against offshore drilling after the Santa Barbara spill, the federal government would not want to force the practice onto them. He compared California’s situation to Florida, where leasing was also considered, but where the secretary of the interior exempted them days after announcing his proposal because the state opposed drilling.

“It’s much more of a political decision than a technical decision,” Brown said.

The Secretary of the Interior’s proposal is the first major step taken by a government body to promote offshore drilling since the executive order signed in May of last year that made leases a possibility.

bankroll services that will ultimately not help the students who are suffering the most, low to middle income students who need weekly mental health care on a longterm basis,” Bruckner said.

Bruckner also said that in a state audit of the California State University (CSU) system, Cal Poly was found to have unjustifiably given raises to administrators. This audit detailed the CSU systems finances from the 2007-08 fiscal year to the 201516 fiscal year.

“In terms of alternative funding sources, our campus was recently singled out by the

State Auditor for giving raises to managers without justification,” Bruckner said.

“Meanwhile, CSU executives continue to give themselves pay rises while proposing annual tuition increases.”

The university addressed concerns over the added financial burden to incoming students, as thirty percent of the money from the increased health fee will fund waiving or decreasing the fees for students who lack the financial resources to pay for it themselves.

According to a press release from the university, two-thirds of Cal Poly students used the Health Center during the 2016-17 aca-

demic year, a rate above the national average.

Humphrey said this is because Cal Poly students rely on their health center more than other CSU students do, because of the large number Cal Poly students come from various places in California. He said at other CSUs, many students live locally and use their local physicians rather than relying on their campus health center.

According to Humphrey, new Health Center staff will be starting in Fall 2018, but all changes will fully take effect in the next four years.

For more information about the health fee increase, visit https://chw.calpoly.edu/healthfee.

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Women’s rights: How Hollywood and the media have made an impact Tabata Gordillo @ tabatagordillo

The 2018 Golden Globes became a major topic of discussion after those who attended the event used it as a platform to raise awareness about sexual assault and sexism.

To advocate for the Time’s Up movement, many celebrities came together and dressed in black as an act of solidarity with survivors of injustice Sunday, Jan. 7.

Formed as a continuation of the #MeToo movement, which was founded by Tarana Burke in 2006 to encourage solidarity with survivors of sexual assault, Time’s Up, is both a social movement and a legal defense fund to provide subsidized legal support for those who have experienced sexual assault, harassment or abuse in their work place, according to the movement’s website. The movement was announced on Jan. 1, 2018 and immediatly gained momentum, as people spoke out about their sexual assault experiences and inequalities in the Hollywood industry.

The idea of the Golden Globes “blackout” circulated throughout social media a couple of weeks prior to the event, which enhanced the importance of the movement.

Once that night came, it shined a light on the prevalence of sexual assault and inequalities that women face as numerous celebrities addressed the issue.

Several celebrities, including Laura Dern, Natalie Portman and Seth Myers, gave notable speeches that did not shy away from the topic at hand.

Perhaps the most renowned moment of the event was the speech given by Oprah Winfrey after she received the Cecil B. DeMille award.

“For too long, women have not been heard or believed if they dare speak the truth to the power of those men,” Winfrey said. “But their time is up. Their time is up.”

Although the Golden Globes may be one of the most talked about events of the new year, conflicting factors sparked confusion in the public eye.

Assistant professor Emily Ryalls, who teaches media criticism, has addressed harassment in Hollywood for a decade. Though it has always been an issue in the industry, the public was not always as aware of it as they are now, according to Ryalls.

“I support and applaud the women who are speaking up,” Ryalls said. “It’s a powerful display to see women bonding together and speaking out on the red carpet.”

Although reporters at the Golden Globes avoided the typical red carpet interview and geared their questions towards the issue of in-

justice, there were still inconsistencies.

“We saw it in the speeches. When women won awards, they directly addressed the issue, when the men did [give speeches], they did not,” Ryalls said.

Ryalls pointed out that the movement is framed as a women’s problem, leaving men out of the discussion.

According to Cal Poly’s Safer coordinator Kara Samaniego, it is becoming evident that there is a need for men to speak up about this issue.

“We are still waiting for that moment where this cultural shift happens,” Samaniego said.

Despite this, the Golden Globes was one of many examples where women, and everyone who stands by them, have come together to incite change and strive for equal rights.

“Never the less, she persisted” 2017 was a monumental year for women as they came forth to speak about the reoccurring problems that they have faced in society for decades.

This most recent wave of feminism is, for the most part, a reaction to the United States’ political climate.

On Jan. 21, 2017, the day after Donald Trump’s inauguration, women across the nation and around the world took part in what came to be known as the Women’s March. The march was the largest day–long protest in American history, according to the Washington Post.

Ryalls mentioned that perhaps this resistance, along with the #MeToo movement, set the tone for this wave of feminism.

“I think the election of Donald Trump signaled to women that their voices didn’t matter,” Ryalls said. “The fact that women’s voices were so clearly ignored, perhaps resulted in women just refusing to be ignored any further.”

However, as has been pointed out since the election, this perspective does not encompss many women— for example, more than half of white women voted for Trump, according to exit polls. Like with the Golden Globes, people of high status used their platform to address these issues and to incite change.

Due to the power of social media, people’s stories and the women’s movement as a whole have had an overwhelming amount of exposure.

Communication studies junior Anna Goryachikova acknowledges benefits of using social media as an outlet that gives people the courage to speak up about something as pervasive in our society as sexual assault.

“Because of this huge wave of people sharing their stories and their experiences, you have to pay attention to it, it’s so loud,” Goryachikova said.

#MeToo Although the Me Too movement has been around since 2006, it gained major recognition through social media in October 2017. After sexual abuse and harassment allegations against Hollywood director Harvey Weinstein surfaced, #MeToo became a trending hashtag in an effort to spread awareness and change.

Because of the power social media has, #MeToo has become one of the primary symbols for this movement.

Women and men of high status came forth and shared their stories, which has eased people in to this difficult subject. This has influenced more individuals to come forward and share their own stories.

The movement gained so much support that the “Silence Breakers” of #MeToo were named Time Magazine’s Person of the Year.

Samaniego believes that the #MeToo movement brings to light the prevalence of this issue.

“I think any time that people of influence begin talking about this topic in a more open way, it’s a good thing,” Samaniego said.

However, she recognized that many of the people who are speaking out about these issues are of high status, making it difficult for people to connect with them, particularly those in marginalized groups.

Similarly, Goryachikova said privilege has always been an issue with feminism and argued that either survivors or perpetrators who are not recognized in the media might receive little to no acknowledgement.

“If we think about how feminism has been researched, it’s always been from a privileged white female perspective. As we know, being a woman of color versus a white woman is extremely different,” Goryachikova said. “It’s similar in this wave of feminism, it is those who hold a high status that are going to be heard.”

Moving forward Now the question is whether or not movements like Time’s Up and #MeToo, which have become prominent in Hollywood and throughout social media, will carry over and make an impact on the rest of society.

“If someone, say a student, used the #MeToo, and revealed a person’s name, how do we ensure that that person is facing consequences for what they are doing?” Goryachikova said.

Such factors contribute to the fear of speaking out.

Ryalls spoke about the repercussions of speaking out, regardless of status.

“I think there are millions of reasons and it’s not just in pop culture. Women aren’t listened to, victims aren’t believed,” Ryalls said. “The reward in coming forward is extremely limited.

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The backlash they face is much stronger. You’re blacklisted, people don’t believe you, your reputation is dragged through the mud.”

Although the push for change has been pervasive for the past year, major reform is still needed.

One of the main reactions that Goryachikova mentions is the lack of support received by those survivors who come forward.

“It breaks my heart every time we receive an email from the Cal Poly administration about another assault or some other sexual violence in that regard, but it’s even worse to see how people react to it because it seems that there is still a lot of this slut shaming or this idea that the survivors are really just calling for attention,” Goryachikova said.

Ryall and Samaniego acknowledged that there is a lack of certainty about what the future holds in regard to this issue.

Samaniego said she is cautiously hopefull about the movement.

“I think that in moments like these, things don’t seem to go away, they just get more pushed down underground, and I also wonder what kind of backlash we’ll see,” Ryalls said.

“This is not something that is just going to be solved in 2018,” Samaniego said. “I have a healthy dose of hope on it, but it takes a lot of individuals speaking up from a lot of different areas.”

Goryachikova mentioned that, although it may be an uncomfortable topic of discussion, issues such as sexual assault should be discussed.

“I think that if people are comfortable using different outlets to express their stories or some of the situations that they have experienced, it could be wonderful because it might make other people more comfortable sharing their stories,” Goryachikova said.

Regardless of when or if there will ever be an end to this issue of injustice or inequality that women have experienced for years,” Goryachikova said. “It is imperative that survivors feel acknowledged and supported.

“The power of human empathy is really strong,” Goryachikova said. “Some people view it as a weakness but I think that the reality is that empathy has the power to create a lot of change.”

In honor of last year’s Women’s March, women’s rights advocates will partake in a second annual San Luis Obispo Women’s March Jan. 20 from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m.

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A new quarter brings a new variety of art performances for students to experience at the Performing Arts Center (PAC). Throughout January, the PAC will host performances ranging from psychic mediums to Broadway musicals. Two shows, violinist Itzhak Perlman and Broadway musical ‘Kinky Boots’, have already sold out.

However, according to Cal Poly Arts director Steven Lerian, tickets are still on sale for many January performances. Although Cal Poly Arts brings in a majority of the shows performed during winter 2018, not all shows are Cal Poly Arts shows. Therefore, not all shows will have a student discount available. Below is a listing of January show dates: Tuesday, Jan. 16 - Itzhak Perlman: SOLD OUT Perlman is a world-renowned violinist. According to Lerian, Perlman’s tickets were in high demand and sold out quickly because he is consid-

ered the greatest living violinist.

Perlman is on a two-week tour of the West Coast and Cal Poly will be the last venue during his tour.

Wednesday, Jan. 17 - Psychic Medium and Author John Edward John Edward is a psychic medium who will be returning to the PAC Jan. 17 because of community interest in his previous visit.

According to Kristen Teufel, who oversees the PAC’s marketing and communications, Edward’s performance stands out because it is not the type of show typically seen at Cal Poly.

Friday, Jan. 19 to Saturday, Jan. 27 - 80’s Mixtape: Orchesis Dance Concert The Orchesis Dance Company is a Cal Poly dance company directed and produced by students. The performances will be shown for an entire week, which, Teufel said, is rare as far as performances shown at the PAC. This quarter’s performance is called ‘80s Mixtape and will feature ‘80s music and dance.

Friday, Jan. 26 - Michael Feinstein “Sings Sinatra!”

Michael Feinstein is a pop singer who found inspiration in classical music. Feinstein covers a wide range of music spanning across the ages, primarily covering the 1920s to 1960s. His performance at Cal Poly, “Michael Feinstein Sings Sinatra” will feature Feinstein’s rendition on Sinatra classics, according to Lerian.

community seems to enjoy Hawaiian music.

Keola Beamer and Henry Kapono are Hawaiian artists.

As Lerian described, Beamer is the “godfather”of Hawaiian slack-key guitar and traditional Hawaiian music, whereas Kapono plays more contemporary-style music. Beamer’s wife Moana, who is a renowned hula dancer, will be joining them on stage to perform.

Saturday, Jan. 27 - Met Live in HD The Met Live series is shown in the PAC annually and is co-presented by Cal Poly Arts and Opera San Luis Obispo. The series broadcasts the Met Live performances that have happened in the past. Jan. 27 will be the first of three Met Live showings throughout the quarter.

Tuesday, Jan. 30 - Kinky Boots: SOLD OUT “Kinky Boots” is an upbeat broadway musical popularized in part because of actress and singer Cyndi Lauper’s role in writing the music score. According to Lerian, Kinky Boots has been the fastest sold out show brought to the Performing Arts Center by the Cal Poly Arts department.

The show had nearly sold out on subscription sales alone. Subscription sales allow people to purchase tickets before they are on sale to the general public. After the first hour of general public sales, Lerian said, the tickets sold out.

Sunday, Jan. 28 - Keola Beamer and Henry Kapono The Cal Poly Arts department tries to bring at least one Hawaiian-themed performance per year because, Lerian said, the San luis Obispo

Bringing back more than baggage

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Fall is the most popular quarter for Cal Poly students to venture to other countries to study abroad. During Fall 2017, 694 students studied abroad in 32 countries. According to International Center Director Cari Vanderkar, there was an 18 percent increase in the amount of Cal Poly students who studied abroad in Fall 2017 compared to Fall 2016.

As winter quarter begins, Cal Poly students who studied abroad are readjusting to life in San Luis Obispo. With them they carry reminders of their months long journey— a journey that is difficult to justifiably commemorate with solely words and mementos.

Physical takeaways Sociology junior Daniela Freccero studied abroad in Sydney, Australia and brought back a yoga mat with Byron Bay on it, her favorite place in Australia.

“It’s such a good reminder every single time I look down and it kind of just reminds me, like when I’m in that place and when I’m practicing, to get back in that mindset where it was so peaceful and I

didn’t have much anxiety about anything,” Freccero said.

Business junior Paula Kyin studied abroad in Turin, Italy and enjoyed Italy’s world-famous gelato and chocolate. “Besides the 10 pounds I gained from gelato every day … I got to take home some chocolate; they have a specific kind of chocolate because hazelnut is really popular there too, it’s called Gianduia,” Kyin said.

Mountains of memories Not only are students returning to Cal Poly with cherished keepsakes and a taste of their second homes, but also with a recollection of their travels.

Nutrition junior Noelle Kovalevsky who studied in Chiang Mai, Thailand Fall 2017 shared her experience traveling to Bali and seeing the sunrise.

“In Bali, we hiked a volcano called Mount Batur, and you hike it at, like, 3 o’clock in the morning to get there for sunrise, and you hike it in the dark,” Kovalevsky said.

Kyin also recounted her travels on a spontaneous trip to Portugal.

“I think my favorite place I went to was Lisbon, Portugal because we kind of just had an empty weekend and picked the cheapest flight, and it happened to be Portugal. It was so beautiful, colorful, a beach town, sunny, I loved it,” Kyin said.

Mental gains What may carry the most weight out of all the things students have brought back with them is what they have gained mentally. After living in a foreign country with other cultural prac-

tices and most likely another native language, students yielded insight on what they brought back with them as far as the metaphysical.

“I think I gained a sense of independence that I didn’t have before because doing all this traveling and getting on a plane every weekend or almost every weekend and traveling just by myself with my friends, you really learn how to take care of yourself and be more aware and be more socially conscious of things,” Kovalevsky said.

English Junior Natalie Truong spent Fall 2017 on a ship participating in the “Semester at Sea” program.

“I’m way more, like, appreciative of the people in my life and the things I have here in America, just having running water, having hot water, having drinkable water,” Truong said.

Freccero also expressed a sense of newfound perspective.

“Just meeting so many people all over the world, for me it was just so inspiring, and I realized you don’t have to live the same exact life as everybody else. You don’t have to do the same route, like go[ing] to college, then maybe go[ing] to grad school or get[ting] a job right after where you sit at a desk all day … Everybody has so many different stories,” Freccero said.

Roots Amidst studying abroad in Bilbao, Spain and learning a new language, Business junior Scott Ho was inspired to live in another country again.

“I’ve been talking to my mom about moving to China for six months to a year after I

graduate to learn Chinese and that’s one of the biggest things that I wouldn’t have even considered if I hadn’t studied abroad. I’ve always wanted to know the language of my culture and seeing just how much Spanish I learned in just three months, I talked to my mom about learning Chinese in Beijing or Shanghai,” Ho said.

Truong had the opportunity to visit 10 countries during her semester at sea, including Vietnam, where her mother grew up. Seeing her roots firsthand coincided with what she felt she gained most from her experience.

Truong got to visit the village and see the elementary school, middle school and high school her mother went to.

“I’m just way more confident in myself, especially going to a school like Cal Poly where the majority is white. Traveling has shown me that white people are the minority of the world, even though they’ve been the majority most of my life, especially after visiting my motherland and seeing other people like me,” Truong said.

Words of advice from the wanderers Equipped with souvenirs, snapshots and a broader perspective of the world, Cal Poly students who have just returned from studying abroad leave anyone wishing to study abroad with some food for thought.

“You will get out as much as you put in, I know a lot of people say that, but it’s so true. If you try and immerse yourself in the culture, you will be in the culture … Now it’s really cool to say, now I’m in America but I do feel like I have another home on the other side of the world,” Kyin said.

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Dance clubs provide a community for beginners and experts Kayla Berenson @ kayla_berenson

“A dancer’s kind of mind is attracted to other dancers’ kind of minds,” Cal Poly Salsa (CP Salsa) president Kevin Martinez said.

Students can find opportunities to dance on and off campus with like-minded people through some of Cal Poly’s dance clubs, including CP Salsa, Cal Poly Swing and Blues (CP Swing and Blues), Cal Poly Line Dancing Club and Cal Poly Ballroom (CP Ballroom). Whether a seasoned expert, nervous beginner or somewhere in between, each club welcomes newcomers to their community.

CP Salsa Industrial technology and packaging senior Martinez has been part of CP Salsa since his first year at Cal Poly. He learned about the club from his sister, who was one of the original members. Though he had no experience, he decided to try it out.

“When I came to Cal Poly, I was like, ‘What am I gonna do? I have nothing to do on a Friday night,’” Martinez said. “I was under 21, I didn’t know anywhere safe or anything like that, so I just decided to start coming for the first couple of weeks, and it slowly kind of grew on me, and I slowly got addicted.”

Many students who regularly attend CP Salsa’s meetings started out as beginners, like Martinez. The club offers $5 lessons every Friday night in Architecture and Environmental Design (building 5, room 225), starting at 7:30 p.m.

Participants do not need to bring a partner to the lessons.

Dancers can take the skills they learned and bring them to the Madonna Inn, where CP Salsa attends Salsa Night with the San Luis Obispo community on the second, fourth and fifth Tuesday of each month. “[The Madonna Inn] is a really awesome, atmospheric place to dance,” Martinez said.

Martinez also said the members of CP Salsa have become his closest friends.

“This is a great bunch of like-minded people that I just really enjoy hanging out with,” Martinez said.

For more information, visit the club’s Facebook page, CPSalsa, or Instagram page, @cpsalsa.

CP Swing and Blues Sister clubs CP Swing and Drop Dead Blues offer dancing styles that are traditionally American.

Agricultural science sophomore Jennifer Apland is in charge of advertising for both clubs.

She said she joined the swing club after watching them at club showcase her freshman year.

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FUN FOR ALL | At the Madonna Inn’s Salsa Night on the second, fourth and fifth Tuesday of each month, dancers of all levels are welcome.

“I fell in love with it from the very beginning,” Apland said.

CP Swing focuses on teaching the style of Lindy Hop, which was popular in the 1940s, while Drop Dead Blues teaches blues dancing.

Apland said she thinks Lindy Hop is unique from any other style of dance, which is why she finds it so enjoyable.

“Every type of dance has its own style,” Apland said. “But swing and Lindy Hop are all about laughing and being silly.”

The club’s lessons don’t require any experience and participants don’t need to bring a partner. Drop Dead Blues holds free lessons and social dancing every Saturday night in building 5, room 225 at 8 p.m., while CP Swing holds $3 lessons every Sunday at 1 p.m. and social dancing at 3 p.m.

CP Swing also visits the Madonna Inn every Monday night to freestyle dance and showcase their skills.

Students can get more information from the clubs’ Instagram page, @cpswingandblues.

“Try it out,” Apland said. “You don’t realize what you’re missing until you start dancing.”

Cal Poly Country Line Dancing Club Many students eagerly wait for Thursday and Saturday nights to go to The Graduate to line dance with friends. However, it can be difficult

to follow along with challenging line dances that casual dancers aren’t familiar with.

The Cal Poly Country Line Dancing Club offers on-campus workshops in addition to their lessons Thursday nights at The Graduate.

Graphic communication sophomore Leah Kopp was unsure whether to join Line Dancing Club at first.

“My freshman year, I went to The Grad and didn’t know the dances,” Kopp said. “I saw the club at club showcase and I decided to join.”

The club holds their workshops in building 5, room 225 every Friday from 5 to 8 p.m., where they teach the dances performed at The Graduate. Though the club teaches partner patterns during their workshops, Kopp said students are not required to bring a partner with them. The workshops cost $2 for non-club members and are free for members. Kopp recommends that students attend workshops to learn more about line dancing.

Kopp also said the club holds four barn dances a year, where they teach for a longer period of time.

“Those are a great opportunity to learn,” Kopp said. “We teach for two hours.”

For more information, visit the club’s Facebook page, Cal Poly Country Line Dancing Club.

CP Ballroom Students hoping to cover several ballroom styles are able to do so with CP Ballroom.

CP Ballroom president Amberley Powell joined the club during her first year at Cal Poly. She said she had never danced before coming to Cal Poly, but was convinced to join the club and the competitive team after interviewing the former president of the club for an English assignment.

“Ballroom dancing is unique because of number of dances we get to learn and enjoy,” electrical engineering junior Powell said. “Instead of focusing on just one dance, we teach everything from Waltz and Tango to Hustle and West Coast Swing.”

Students can learn these styles, along with an array of others, with or without a partner every Thursday night in building 5, room 225 for free.

Intermediate lessons start at 7 p.m., beginner lessons start at 8 p.m. and social dancing begins at 9 p.m.

Powell said she believes the club has helped her socialize with others on campus.

“I find it a great way to push myself to socialize more and meet new people,” Powell said. “I feel as an engineer I tend to be more introverted, and the structure of ballroomhelps me meet wonderful people and get out several nights a week.”

Students can find more information on the club’s website, calpolyballroom.org.

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Ban on state-funded travel to states with laws that discriminate against the LGBTQ community turns one year old Hayley Sakae & Nikki Petkopoulos Special to Mustang News

This year, students and on-campus organizations found themselves cancelling or altering academic and athletic travel plans in response to legislation that took effect at the beginning of 2017.

Starting Jan. 1, 2017, California banned the use of state funds for travel to eight LGBTQ-discriminating states: Alabama, Kansas, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee and Texas. The California State University (CSU) system has been working with the original author of the bill to adjust the legislation to reduce the impact on athletic or academic opportunities for students.

CSU students and employees, changes will need to be made to the legislation. Once legislative drafts are written, the CSU can make comments before it is passed with revisions. Currently, the original author of the legislation is engaged in a process to alter the original bill.

“My understanding is that the legislator who wrote the bill originally is working on some changes to reflect either a date change in terms of the effective date of Jan. 1, 2017 and/or ability for some leeway there for student organizations who need to travel for athletics or for competitions and those sorts of things,” Ek said.

LGBTQ community’s stance LGBTQ students interviewed by Mustang News have mixed viewpoints of the bill. Alison The Legislation: AB 1887 O’Neill, a communication studies senior and California’s Assembly Bill No. 1887 prohibits member of Cal Poly’s Debate Team, is a transthe state from “supporting or financing disgender man and believes the bill may hamper crimination against lesbian, gay, bisexual and opportunities for Cal Poly students. transgender people.”

“I appreciate the motivation behind it, and The eight states included have enacted laws hope that it will cause positive changes, but it that discriminate based on sexuality, gender also hampers football teams and I worry that identity or gender expression. Any Cal Poly they will turn people against [us],” O’Neill said. program planning on traveling to these states “Once you in any way inconvenience football is prohibited from using state funds to support teams, people get furious. It might also hinder their trip. opportunities for students and faculty to present Unless contractual obligations were their research.” made before Jan. 1, 2017, Cal Poly For other LGBTQ community students, staff and faculty have members, the bill has made to either privately support positive waves. Matt Kleptheir travels to those states fer, a political science or cancel trips entirely. senior and organizer for The CSU office has Cal Poly’s Queer Stubeen abuzz with quesdent Union (QSU), is tions and discussions on supportive of Califorhow to proceed with legnia’s travel restrictions islation that better serves because of the effectivestudents. Assistant Vice ness of economic boycotts MATT KLEPFER Chancellor Mary Ek overon changing discriminatory sees CSU travel policies and is laws. He stands in solidarity encouraging conversation about with any LGBTQ-identified persons how to best accommodate academic and within the banned states. athletic needs as students do not necessarily have “Take Georgia, for example. They almost made a say in where the events will be held. it to the list, but big companies such as Disney “They might have a contest, they might have were prepared to pull filming out of the state if a debate, they might have an athletic contest, they went through with anti-LGBTQ legislation. there’s all sorts of things and we don’t always That would dramatically affect their economy,” have control over where those are,” Ek said. “So Klepfer said. “This is sending the message that we’d like the ability for those students to go par[our] rights are important and can no longer ticipate in these things without worrying about be ignored.” trying to find auxiliary funds.”

Klepfer was referring to the Walt Disney Co.’s Under the law, certain types of travel are exresponse to the Free Exercise Protection Act that empt from this restriction. The allowed types was passed by Georgia lawmakers in 2016 and of travel include travel related to litigation, to ultimately vetoed by Georgia Governor Nathan meet contractual obligations made prior to Jan. Deal. Proponents of the legislation argued that 1, 2017, to receive job certification training that the act would have protected faith-based orcannot be attained in California and others. ganizations from having to offer services that In order to reintroduce unrestricted travel for contradicted their religion. Critics saw this bill as

This is sending the message that [our] rights are important.

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| The bill bans state-funded travel to eight LGBTQ-discriminating states.

discriminatory towards the LGBTQ community, branding it an anti-gay bill.

In regards to questions surrounding the restrictions, Ek suggests that organizations, faculty and students go to their campus law department first and then call the Chancellor’s office. Most questions Ek receives are about whether or not a certain type of funding is allowed to use for travel to the banned states.

Who has been affected by restricted funding for state travel?

The National Organization of Minority Architects (NOMA) had its annual conference in Houston, Texas from Oct. 11 to Oct. 14. Seven to 10 Cal Poly students were slated to go from the university chapter, NOMAS. However, because of the restrictions, none of the club members were able to attend.

According to NOMAS member and architectural engineering junior Colin Ridgley, the conference typically provides students with networking opportunities that lead to internships, as well the ability to participate in a design competition.

“It’s just personal losses, missed opportunities.

There’s a lot of companies we met last year that I think were expecting us to be there again and we missed out on those connections, but there was nothing serious that impacted the club,” Ridgley said. “Nobody would be able to do anything like this without the club and without funding from the school.”

NOMAS was informed with short notice, leaving them unable to pay for the conference, which Ridgley said costs as much as $700 per person. Architecture senior and NOMAS presi-

dent Tunmi Da Silva struggled to collect private funding for the trip.

“The conference is so essential to membership; it gets people excited to participate in NOMA, a conference they have access to as minority students,” Da Silva said. “We basically had a month and a half to find $5,000, so we were unable to go.

Though the Cal Poly Triathlon Team found themselves in a similar situation, they found loopholes around the restrictions, allowing them to still attend the 2017 Collegiate Club Nationals in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. Athletes had no barriers when registering since the fees went to USA Triathlon headquarters in Colorado. They also decided to fly into Georgia, drive to Alabama and use private funding for other expenses.

“Essentially USA Triathlon set up a race with a two-year contract, so they couldn’t move it.”

Cal Poly Triathlon secretary and kinesiology senior Rachel Draffen said. “We can’t book a hotel there, we can’t purchase food there, we can’t really get anything there that’ll give us receipts from Alabama that we want to get reimbursed from the school.”

Students are not the only ones affected. Vice President of Student Affairs Keith Humphrey had been hoping to return to the American College Personnel Association’s (ACPA) annual conference in 2018. Since it will be held in Houston, Texas, finding a way to attend will be difficult.

“This is particularly difficult for me because I have gone to ACPA in the past,” Humphrey said. “I believe in [what] California is doing, but I’m caught in a challenging position. I want to attend to promote student and social justice, but I want to uphold the law.”

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OPINION

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.

When I first stepped onto our campus in September of 2015, I had no idea that I would be crying in public this much. I cried on the first day of WOW. My parents’ car drove away over the horizon and suddenly I realized how scared I was to be completely on my own for the first time in my life. I cried when I failed

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my first class (and my second). I cried after I pulled my first all-nighter to finish a project for Fundamental of Computer Science (CPE 101), only to receive a 0 percent from the automated grader. I cried in front of multiple professors, sometimes with other students in the room.

An advisor once asked me, “How’s your quarter going?” only for me to respond by immediately bursting into tears. I’ve lost track of how many times I have cried on campus.

But my tears are not what have surprised me. It would be wholly naïve — and even arrogant — not to expect any setbacks in college. Every guidance counselor’s office is plastered with posters reminding us that anything worth doing will be a challenge.

What surprised me was why I was crying.

When I came to Cal Poly, I found myself surrounded by students who were able to face the same challenges as me and utterly

vanquish them with a single phrase. “I am enough,” they would say, through self-love social media posts and shirts with feel-good slogans on them. By incanting this simple spell, these sorcerers gracefully overcame any problem placed before them. They were smart enough, pretty enough and talented enough. No matter what the situation called for, they were enough. Yet, when I repeated these same words to myself, nothing changed. This was the source of my tears.

I have only recently come to realize that the reason these magic words never worked for me was not because I am a muggle living in a wizard’s world. It is because these words aren’t magical at all. They are just a lie we choose to believe in. Children believe in Santa Claus as a way to explain how presents appear under the tree. Adults believe in themselves as a way to explain how success appears in their lives.

Self-confidence is both transient and nebulous. Just as a child’s belief in Santa wanes with age, our faith in ourselves will phase in and out of our lives. We will not always be able to incant a magic spell to protect ourselves. There will be days when we try to say, “I am enough,” and it will sound as far-fetched as the notion of an old man using reindeer to fly around the world in a single night. There are many days when I am so discouraged by my failures that I can hardly stand to look at my own reflection. On those days, I try to be honest with myself. I am not enough and that is okay.

It is okay not to love yourself every single day. Cal Poly has taught me this. As long as you strive to improve yourself — academically, socially, spiritually,or in whichever way you see fit — you can believe in your potential. Because you will be enough.

Someday.

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| Coburn argues that it’s OK not to always believe the mantra “I am enough,” especially in college, but it’s important to strive to improve in different areas of your life.

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PUZZLES Sudoku Fun By The Numbers Like puzzles? Then you’ll love sudoku. This mind-bending puzzle will have you hooked from the moment you square off, so sharpen your pencil and put your sudoku savvy to the test!

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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!

Word Scramble Rearrange the letters to spell something pertaining to fitness.

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1. Methaqualone pill (slang) 5. Religious service 9. Woodland gods (Greek myth.)

11. “Where Is My Mind?” rockers 13. Deliberately contrary states of affairs 15. Inflection of the voice 16. “Great Expectations” character 17. Becomes a butterfly 19. Spoke 21. Tennis player Sharapova 22. Midway between northeast and east 23. Afrikaans 25. No instruction set computing 26. Pacific Standard Time 27. Relaxing places 29. Confiscates 31. Gladys Knight’s fellow performers 33. Witnesses 34. Taking place in a series 36. Satisfy 38. Freshwater fish of N. America 39. Laments 41. “Girls” creator Dunham 43. Indian title of respect 44. Cocoa plum 46. Network of nerve cells 48. Link together in a chain 52. Cool 70s crew “The __ Squad” 53. Persons engaging in energetic pursuits 54. Accumulation of glacial debris 56. Fastened 57. A cotton fabric with a satiny finish 58. Whiskey and bread are two 59. Scottish tax

1. Rope used to lasso 2. Idyllic places 3. Field force unit 4. Guitar great Clapton 5. Slang for type of skirt 6. Figure skating jump 7. Innocent 8. Mathematical ratio 9. Slowly drinks 10. Line where edges meet 11. Offices of the pope 12. Dry or withered 14. “__ the Man” Musical 15. Difficult situations 18 Greek goddess of discord 20. Marked by smartness in dress and manners 24. Habitat 26. Annoy constantly 28. Full of life 30. Great energy 32. BBQ and soy are two 34. Virtuous 35. Not fatty 37. Foes 38. Merchandiser 40. Dishonest scheme 42. Repents 43. Protective crust 45. Native American people 47. Any place of bliss or delight 49. Bring up 50. Birds 51. Geological times 55. Consumed

HOROSCOPES ARIES – Mar 21/Apr 20 You’re lacking excitement in your life this week, Aries. Get out of your comfort zone and try something new, it’s what you’re best at. Get a tattoo this Friday night.

TAURUS – Apr 21/May 21 You are feeling lethargic this week, Taurus.

Getting into the swing of work or school after a long break is not your forte. Jump on a trampoline Tuesday morning.

GEMINI – May 22/Jun 21 Relationships have got you down this week, Gemini. You have not been the most reliable friend when people have needed you most.

Reflect on the impact you have on others.

Take a spontaneous trip Thursday morning.

CANCER – Jun 22/Jul 22 Cancer, you may be spreading yourself too thin with too many commitments. Devote time to what’s most important to you. Make a pot of chilli Wednesday night.

LEO – Jul 23/Aug 23 You’ve found a strange love for exercise lately, Leo. Keep that heart rate up, being physical is great for you! Go roller skating Saturday night.

VIRGO – Aug 24/Sept 22 Virgo, you care too much about what others think of you. Realize that your own self worth is all that actually matters. Dance around by yourself Wednesday afternoon.

LIBRA – Sept 23/Oct 23 You’re dealing with big decisions, Libra.

Level headed as you are, everyone is prone to make impulsive choices now and again.

Think long and hard about what you really want. Go star gazing Sunday night.

SCORPIO – Oct 24/Nov 22 Tensions are running high with co-workers, Scorpio. Learn some effective mediating techniques and put them to use. Listen to a podcast Monday morning.

SAGITTARIUS – Nov 23/Dec 21 Sagittarius, explore a new flame this week.

It might be someone you never expected to have romantic feelings for. Buy yourself a bouquet of roses Thursday afternoon.

CAPRICORN – Dec 22/Jan 20 You’re living it up, Capricorn! For you, life isn’t much to complain about these days.

Remember to complete important tasks, though. Catch up on the news Friday morning.

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AQUARIUS – Jan 21/Feb 18 Aquarius, pick your battles. A lot might be annoying you lately, but some arguments are better left alone. Buy yourself a new outfit Saturday afternoon.

PISCES – Feb 19/Mar 20 You’ve been procrastinating Pisces! There’s a lot you know you’ve been putting off. Get some motivation, quick! Donate to charity Thursday night.

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TUESDAY • JANUARY 16, 2018 | SPORTS | MUSTANG NEWS

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Mustangs score season-low 45 points in loss to Hawaii Kenny Campbell @NotTheSoup

The Cal Poly men’s basketball team had their lowest scoring output of the season Wednesday night as the Mustangs fell 57-45 to Hawaii. The Mustangs trailed the Warriors from the opening tip to the final buzzer.

They defeated UC Santa Barbara after Luke Meikle made three free throws in the final second of the game to open Big West play. The Mustangs have now dropped two games in a row and sit at 1-2 against conference foes.

Soon after the opening tip Hawaii jumped out to a 7-0 lead. Hawaii’s senior forward Gibson Johnson contributed five points during the run, scoring first on a quick layup and then splashing in a three-pointer moments later.

The Mustangs were able to tie the game twice at 21-21 and 23-23 in the first half but never managed to take the lead. The first tie came after senior guard Victor Joseph completed a three-point play after drawing

a foul, and the second came after a lay-up by junior guard Donovan Fields.

With 11:30 left to play in the game, the Mustangs went on a quick 7-0 run to shrink the Warriors’ lead to four at 39-35. The Warriors’ defense clamped down, and the Mustangs failed to get any closer to securing the lead for the rest of the game.

Cal Poly could not get their offense going as they only shot 3-19 (15.8 percent) from beyond the arc after draining 19 deep balls against Cal State Fullerton their last game.

Poor shooting (18-56 from the field) led to the Mustangs’ season-low 45 points.

Although the Mustangs had fewer turnovers and more points in the paint than Hawaii and outscored the Warriors bench 22-3, it was not enough to secure the win.

Cal Poly’s three guards: Joseph, Fields and junior guard Marcellus Garrick were the only offensive bright spots for Cal Poly. Joseph was the only Mustang to score double figures with 11 points, but Garrick was not far behind him with nine points on 6-11 shooting. Fields contributed eight points.

Garrick also pulled down six re-

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HUSTLE | Marcellus Garrick and Karlis Garoza fight for a rebound with Hawaii’s center Ido Flaisher.

bounds, which tied with redshirt junior Josh Martin for the team lead Wednesday night. The Mustangs have an eight-game break before returning to Big West action.

Their next two games will be televised nationally on ESPN 3. The first at UC Irvine Thursday, Jan. 18 at 7 p.m. and the second at home against Cal State Northridge Saturday, Jan. 20 at 4 p.m.

Fourth-quarter run lifts Mustangs over Matadors Erik Engle @ Erik_Engle

The Cal Poly women’s basketball team won their fourth straight home game after a massive 25-8 run in the fourth quarter lifted the Mustangs over Cal State Northridge 84-71 Saturday afternoon at Mott Athletics Center.

Senior guard Gabby Grupalo, who finished with a season-high 18 points off the bench, poured in eight points on 4-4 shooting during the Mustangs’ nine-minute run. Senior guard Dynn Leaupepe lead the Mustangs in scoring with 20 points, which was her fourth game in a row scoring 20 or more.

The Matadors jumped out to an early 6-2 lead after the opening tip, but the Mustangs went on a 19-8 run, fueled by nine points off of turnovers, to take a 21-14 lead into the second quarter.

“Having [Lynn Leaupepe] have limited minutes I have more opportunity to get

shots up,” Dynn Leaupepe said. “Then, just reading the defense and taking whatever the defense is diving me.”

Junior point guard Dye Stahley briefly came out of the game early in the first quarter with a bloody nose but played an integral role in the Mustangs run after returning to the court by recording steals on back-to-back possessions, resulting in two transition buckets for the Mustangs.

The Matadors fought their way back to tie the game at 26 midway through the second quarter behind strong post play from senior center Channon Fluker, last season’s Big West Conference Player of the Year. In the first half, the Matadors outscored the Mustangs 22-12 in the paint.

“She has the ability to almost single-handedly turn some things around for us,” Cal Poly head coach Faith Mimnaugh said.

“Both her and Gabby [Grupalo] are fierce

defensive players and even if somebody gets past them they still somehow manage to get a hand on the ball. I love the fight that we showed today and it really took the entire team to try to neutralize them.”

Though the Mustangs had limited success down low, they held onto a narrow 40-34 lead at halftime after draining four three-pointers in the final five minutes of the second quarter. The Mustangs had a big advantage from three-point range, draining nine shots from beyond the arc in the game while the Matadors only made two.

Fluker and the Matadors continued to bully the Mustangs in the paint on both sides of the ball in the third quarter. The Mustangs only managed to shoot 3-13 from the field in the third quarter and trailed the Matadors by two points at the start of the fourth quarter.

The Mustangs stepped up on both sides of

the ball in the final 10 minutes of play, limiting the Matadors to 20 percent shooting from the field while knocking down over 71 percent of their own field goal attempts. Ultimately, the Mustangs’ fourth-quarter run was too much for the Matadors to overcome.

“Our coach has been looking for someone else on the team to score besides Dynn [Leaupepe] because its easy to guard if one person’s scoring all the points,” Grupalo said. “I just stepped it up and my coaches wanted me to attack so that was my main focus this game and also just be ready to shoot the three when I had it.” The win puts the Mustangs (8-7, 2-1) back over .500 in both conference play and overall record, while the Matadors (8-9, 1-2) fall below .500 with the loss.

Next, the Mustangs take on UC Irvine (10-7, 2-1) at Mott Athletics Center in the second game of their three-game homestand Thursday, Jan. 18 at 7:00 p.m.

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