Mustang News April 23, 2019

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Vista Grande was slated to open in Fall 2018. Now, Campus Dining says it will open in Fall 2019.

DESPITE RAIN DELAYS, CAMPUS DINING SAYS NEW DINING COMPLEX ON TRACK

BY S A M S PI TZ Cal Poly’s new Vista Grande dining complex is still under construction, leaving many wondering if it will still open by Fall 2019. The construction started nine months behind schedule in 2017 and pushed the original opening from Fall 2018 to Fall 2019.

Cal Poly Corporation Communications Specialist Aaron Lambert said the amount of rain received this year has negatively impacted the construction, but the entire project team is pushing forward and continuing to work through the challenges.

The project is nearing the installation of the roofing system, which will then allow the team to focus on the interior build-out.

The dining hall is replacing the old Vista Grande Cafe which closed in Summer 2016. The new facility will offer six new dining options and a lounge space with patio seating, fire pits and game tables.

Vista Grande will also contribute to Cal Poly’s goal of Leadership in Ener-

gy and Environmental Design (LEED) gold certification. The dining facility will join Warren J. Baker Center for Science and Mathematics (building 180), the Recreational Center (building 43), Poly Canyon Village apartments and a few more in LEED certification.

“Campus Dining’s priority is to deliver a world class dining center that meets or exceeds all applicable building codes and industry best construction standards without compromise,” Lambert said.

Once Vista Grande is complete, the University Union Neighborhood Project will begin, upgrading the Dining Complex (building 19), which houses The Avenue and 805 Kitchen.

According to ASI Chair of the University Union Advisory Board Danielle Diele, the first stage of the University Union Neighborhood Project will start in Summer 2019 with renovations to the outdoor plaza. Chumash Auditorium renovations are expected to begin in October 2019.

The Building 19 renovation is the only planned project within the University

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ANIMAL SCIENCE CLASS FOR HOMELESS PETS

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Union Neighborhood project that will be dependent on the completion of Vista Grande. According to Lambert, work on Building 19 will start following the completion of Vista Grande.

Vista Grande is still planning to open during Fall 2019. Everything will continue as normal if it is not open in time, according to Lambert.

The new market coming to yakʔitʸutʸu is expected to open in the fall of the 2019-2020 academic year as well.

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Once Vista Grande opens, other on-campus dining options will close for renovations.

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THE RIPPLES GUY TO SPEAK AT SPRING COMMENCEMENT

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Paul Wesselmann, The Ripples Guy, spoke to all incoming students at Week of Welcome during Fall 2015.

This year’s 2019 Spring Commencement keynote speaker is no stranger to Cal Poly. Motivational speaker Paul Wesselmann, also known as The Ripples Guy, has been chosen as the keynote speaker.

Since 2006, he has helped kick off Week of Welcome (WOW) with a keynote presentation. In the reveal video, Wesselmann said Cal Poly thought it would be special to have the same person who welcomed students at the beginning of their college transition to also

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Poly Canyon Village will be one of the on-campus residence halls affected by the new Eco-Ambassador Program.

ECO-AMBASSADOR PROGRAM BRINGS COMPOSTING TO ON-CAMPUS APARTMENTS

BY RO S ELY N ROME RO Cal Poly’s new Eco-Ambassador Program is launching a Compost Program in Poly Canyon Village (PCV) and Cerro Vista apartments to give residents the option to compost their food at home.

Under the Compost Program, PCV and Cerro Vista residents can opt to participate in a brief training program with an Eco-Ambassador-certified Resident Advisor

(RA). After going through training, residents may begin composting by renting a small bin from an Eco-Ambassador RA. Environmental engineering senior Darin Son is spearheading the Eco-Ambassador Program’s composting initiative and has been working as the Sustainability Intern for University Housing since Oct. 2018.

For every PCV or Cerro Vista resident who opts-in to compost,

nearly five pounds of food per week will be diverted from landfill to compost, according to the Eco-Ambassador Training Guide.

In making it a goal to train as many RAs and residents this quarter, Son said the Eco-Ambassador Program hopes students are ready to compost their food before move-out day.

Son said it is important for residents to be educated about Cal Poly’s composting rules, because

be there as they graduate and transition into their next chapter.

Wesselmann is the creator of The Ripples Project, a weekly motivational email newsletter that is sent out every Monday to people around the world. More than 20,000 people are subscribed and even more follow his daily social media posts, according to Wesselmann’s website.

Spring Commencement will take place at Alex G. Spanos Stadium on Saturday, June 15 at 5 p.m. and Sunday, June 16 at 5 p.m.

Cal Poly is looking forward to welcoming Wesselmann back to

the stage, according to the reveal post.

Last year’s keynote speakers were Andy Jassy, the leader of Amazon Web Services and Wyatt Oroke, a Cal Poly alumnus who was featured on the “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” for his work as a humanitarian teacher at a public Baltimore school.

In 2017, Cal Poly welcomed to the commencement stage Gary Erickson, founder of CLIF Bar, and Phil Bailey who is the longest serving dean in Cal Poly history at 34 years who coined the “Study 25-35” campus-wide motto.

the composting rules from their hometown or home county may be different from those in San Luis Obispo.

“Sustainability is a lifestyle choice, and I don’t think there is enough infrastructure to make it easily integrated into a person’s life,” Son said. “I hope to be part of the effort to make sustainable options more convenient and accessible.”

Before interning with University Housing, Son worked for the Green Campus Team, comprised by student interns under Cal Poly’s Facilities Energy, Utilities, and Sustainability Department.

When conducting a waste audit on PCV’s landfill with the Green Campus Team, Son said they discovered approximately half of the waste sent to landfill was food, which could have been composted.

“There was so much potential to compost,” Son said. “It’s a lost opportunity if we don’t pursue it.”

Prior to the inception of the Eco-Ambassador Program, University Housing previously implemented composting efforts in PCV but had to “put it on pause,” according to University Housing Marking Coordinator Julia Bluff.

University Housing plans on expanding its composting efforts to other residence halls after tracking the Compost Program’s effectiveness in PCV and Cerro Vista for one year and later assessing how the program can be improved for success in the residence halls, Bluff said.

Cal Poly’s Zero Waste Program Coordinator Anastasia Nicole said she is working toward implement-

ing compost collection in the Administration Building break room, where there is substantial food waste and potential for composting.

“Our goal is to make composting available to all students and staff and faculty members and to ensure all the custodians are on board,” Nicole said. “It’s a collaborative effort.”

Landscape architecture sophomore and exchange student from Germany Alicia Jassner underwent the training to become an Eco-Ambassador in Cerro Vista a few months ago.

“In Europe we’ve always composted, so it was kind of a shock when I came here and there was nothing,” Jassner said. “We need to be more sustainable, and composting is one of the ways to do that.”

Political science sophomore and Corralitos RA Isabella Abelgas also went through the Eco-Ambassador Program training. Together, she and other RAs have teamed up to see how many residents are interested in the Compost Program.

“Our goal is to have our residents composting regularly, reducing their food waste and being more cognizant in general about how [their] actions impact the environment,” Abelgas said. “I hope [the program will] help make Cal Poly a much greener campus.”

According to Son, there are currently four RAs and three residents who have been Eco-Ambassador-certified. These numbers are expected to increase as more Eco-Ambassador training for RAs continue throughout the quarter.

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WELCOMING WOWIES, NOW TELLING THEM GOODBYE

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THE MAJORITY OF STUDENTS DON’T VOTE IN ASI ELECTIONS

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Abrigo will cook food and help campus dining determine food options on campus

NEW EXECUTIVE CHEF BRINGS VEGAS TO CAMPUS DINING

BY AIDAN MCGLOIN Marine Corps Veteran Rensford Abrigo is filling a position left by Chris Dunham and is now the new Campus Dining executive chef.

Abrigo studied at the Culinary Institute of Las Vegas. He then worked in Las Vegas for nine years at Ceasar’s Palace, the Rio AllSuites Hotel and Casino, Aureole, Charlie Palmer Steak at the Four Seasons and the Cheesecake Factory, among others.

Abrigo joins Executive Chefs Michael Albright and Ken Kline at campus dining.

“I grew up on a 110-acre farm, so food has always been something that we do,” Abrigo said, referencing his childhood in a census-designated community east of Baltimore.

Before coming to Cal Poly, Abrigo worked for food service provider Sodexo in Ohio, then at Vandenberg Air Force Base.

Abrigo applied for the open position six months after touring Cal Poly with his son, who is interested in studying engineering at the university, Abrigo said.

Abrigo said his specialty is American cuisine and that he is “a steak-and-potato type of guy,” but he said he has also traveled to France, Australia, Japan, China and South Africa to learn how they cook food.

“We want to do a little bit of everything. I think the great thing about me and Chef [Albright] is we want to do what everybody wants,”

Abrigo said. “We have the talent here. We have the knowledge here.

We have the experience here.”

Big changes

Albright, who has worked at Cal Poly for eight years, said big changes are coming to campus dining.

“You’ve seen the baby steps,” Albright said. “There’s no roadblocks here. We’re going to do what’s best for campus — best for the community.”

A remodel of the Avenue scheduled to occur after Vista Grande is completed will allow the cooking crew to safely cook more, Albright said. The current kitchen in the Avenue is 60-years-old and was designed to feed 5,000 people, not 25,000.

A nationwide change in campus dining to offer more vegan and vegetarian food is leading to more fresh and sustainable foods, Albright said.

Albright said he looks forward to learning from Abrigo, who has an educated background to match with Albright’s background of working up the culinary ranks since he was 12-years-old. Abrigo in turn said he is excited to teach his skills to everyone, from other chefs in dining to students he would like to have cooking competitions with.

Both said the team at dining is great to work with.

“It’s a lot of fun working here,” Albright said. “It’s a collaboration.

Not just one guy saying, ‘this is what we do.’”

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Jasmin Fashami was announced as the 2018-2019 ASI president, but less than 40 percent of students even voted.

BY A S HL E Y LA D I N Cal Poly students can vote for Associated Student, Inc. (ASI) president and ASI Board of Directors this week.

If more than 40 percent of students cast a vote on April 24, it will be the largest ASI voting turnout in the university’s history.

The majority of Cal Poly students do not vote in student government elections. However, the percentage of students who vote in student government elections has been gradually increasing over the past 10 years, with voting spikes in 2011 and 2013. ASI Recruitment and Elections Committee chair Maggie Cheung said she believes the voting turnout is relatively strong, but wants to increase or at least maintain the percentage of voters.

“We have a big campaign to encourage students to vote. We’re putting up posters and flyers, running ads in Mustang News, threw the presidential debate and are having a booth up on voting day,” Cheung said. “So even for people who don’t think about student government on a day-to-day basis, it kind of gets put on their radar.”

Unsure of what ASI does

Mechanical engineering sophomore Tyler Jorgensen did not vote in the ASI elections last year and does not plan to vote this year.

“I honestly don’t know anything about these candidates, I just see the signs,” Jorgensen said. “I think I would feel more inclined to vote if I knew more about the people and ASI.” Software engineering junior Daniel Heyde has voted in past ASI elections

and plans to vote again this year, but is still uncertain of how student government affects campus.

“I already participate, but I think I would be more encouraged to participate if I knew exactly what my vote was going to do. Maybe if there was a nice explanation of each role while voting,” Heyde said. “I would like to have some sort of voice in the way things are at this school.”

What does student government actually do?

The ASI president and Board of Directors serve as the student body’s direct representatives to administration, staff and faculty for most campus policy. Current ASI president Jasmin Fashami said she believes it is important for students to vote to ensure student government members accurately reflect what the student body wants.

“The ASI president is constantly meeting with top administrators to talk about anything from Title IX changes to campus politics to changes in policy,” Fashami said.

“Knowing who is representing you and where they stand is important, or you may get someone in office who will say something you disagree with.”

The ASI president is largely initiative-focused and strives to fulfill their platform. It can be difficult to track the work of ASI presidents as many projects they undertake require multiple years and presidents before coming to fruition. In 2013, ASI president Jason Colombini laid the groundwork to turn Cal Poly from a dry to wet campus, which went into effect three years after his presidency.

The Board of Directors, which is made up of representatives from each college on campus, is legislative-focused. For example, the Board of Directors recently passed a resolution supportive of declining balance for campus dining next year, instead of the current meal credit system.

A lot of student government work happens behind the scenes. During winter quarter, Fashami said there was a big push among administrators to start enforcing parking seven days a week instead of the current five. Two student government members who sit on the Campus Parking and Transportation Advisory Committee were strongly against the proposal and advocated to keep five day enforcement. In large part to the student members’ and Fashami’s involvement, the committee decided against seven day enforcement.

“Student voices hold a lot of weight in these meetings,” Fashami said. “You need people in there who will stick up for you.”

HOW TO VOTE WHERE TO VOTE Your student Cal Poly portal or the ASI website WHEN TO VOTE From 9 a.m. April 24 until 9 a.m. April 25.

There will be a candidate meet-and-greet Tuesday, April 23 at 11 a.m. in the UU Plaza, where students will be able to speak with the presidential candidates and ASI Board of Directors candidates.

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THINGS YOU MISSED AT THE ASI PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE

The three Associated Students, Inc. (ASI) 2019-2020 presidential candidates met at 11 a.m. Thursday, April 18, in the Julian A. McPhee University Union (UU) Plaza to advocate their platforms and debate campus issues.

The presidential candidates are environmental management and protection junior Mark Borges, communication studies sophomore Henry Broback and journalism freshman Alex Bires.

Here is how the candidates responded to five main issues.

ment, he can offer a fresh perspective. His platform focuses on increasing club funding, collaborating with administration to improve campus dining options and building relationships with the Cal Poly community.

Borges said his decision to run for ASI president has been three years in the making. He is the only candidate with prior student government experience and currently serves as the ASI Board of Directors Chair. His platform focuses on improving four main areas of campus life: health and wellness, diversity and inclusion, sustainability and student voices.

Approach to presidency and general platform

Fostering inclusivity on Cal Poly’s campus

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Broback said his platform focuses on increasing career readiness, transitioning to zero waste and improving community oneness. In line with his zero waste values, his presidential campaign is completely paper and plastic free.

Bires said as a freshman candidate with no experience in student govern-

A personal connection to students is going to be very important to make sure that the work we do is progressing in the right way. HENRY BROBACK

Bires said he wants to work with campus dining to create more services that cater to minorities. He said the new Vista Grande dining complex should have both local and national food sources that all students can enjoy.

Broback said he is not afraid to acknowledge, “I don’t know what I don’t know.” If elected, he plans to form task forces with cultural groups on campus to help understand what makes different students feel welcome or unwelcome at Cal Poly.

Broback said he wants to host discussions that help connect the student body, instead of further polarizing it.

Borges said he believes some marginalized students lack the resources needed to have a full Mustang experience. He said that if elected, he would look into creating a stipend program for undocumented students

without social security numbers, who currently cannot hold campus jobs. Borges also said he would push for data transparency in the Cal Poly Experience survey to help identify where resources should go.

Broback said he is concerned with the increasing student body and lack of adequate facilities, specifically for students in the College of Liberal Arts. He said he would like to work on improving facilities and helping ensure all students have equal access to quality education.

Transportation and safety on campus My position as a freshman gives me a unique opportunity to see a new side of ASI and what it can do for Cal Poly. ALEX BIRES Major issues facing students

Borges said he thinks protecting sexual assault survivor rights under state and federal Title IX changes needs to be a top priority. He also stated his support for the Clapback and survivors who are choosing to speak up about issues on campus.

Bires said he thinks rising fees for ASI need to be addressed. He said corporate sponsorships could help ease student fees and perhaps even decrease current fees paid.

Borges offered a rebuttal to Bires’ statement, correctly stating that ASI fees have not been increased the past few years. He also said he is wary of corporate sponsorship as most sponsors have a specific way they want donated money to be spent.

Broback said he would like to work on alternative modes of transportation, as there is a lack of both efficient public transport and parking structures. For safety, Broback said he is in support of the University Police Department’s (UPD) use of body cameras and wants to take steps toward expanding police documentation.

Bires said he wants to make sure working bike pumps are available around campus and students who bike from Poly Canyon Village have better biking infrastructure. For safety, he said he would like to see less UPD officers during the day. Bires said that while police are helping to protect students, they might make some students feel threatened and occasionally hold too watchful an eye over campus.

Borges said bike infrastructure on campus is not sufficient and should be improved. He said student government leaders should push alternative modes of transportation such as carpool and rideshare and cited current ASI president Jasmin Fashami’s efforts toward creating a carpool

and rideshare app for students. For safety, he said he would like to expand current resources such as the escort vans and encourage increased transparency with UPD.

Improving campus climate Borges said he believes the Cal Poly Experience (CPX) survey was pushed on students faster than it should have been. He said he believes climate surveys are beneficial, but the way administration is promoting this survey is inefficient. Despite the survey’s approach, Borges said he is interested in seeing the results and will push for data transparency without compromising student identities. He said it would be premature to assess administration’s success with the survey, as the most crucial aspect is how the survey’s data will be implemented to create change on campus.

My decision to run for ASI has been three years in the making.

MARK BORGES

Bires said he supports the administration’s decision to bring in a third party to assess campus climate. He said the raw data should be released so that students can analyze the results for themselves.

Broback said that he supports the administration’s sentiment with the survey, but nothing can replace face to face interactions and creating personal connections. He said his plan to create task forces with cultural groups will be a more personal way to collect anecdotal evidence about student experiences at Cal Poly.

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The 2019-2020 ASI president will be announced on Thursday, April 25, a week after the three candidates debated in the University Union Plaza.

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Theresa Petty has come to Doggy Days with her pit bull, Niko, for over a year.

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Doggy Days at the Prado Day Center allows students to help pet owners in the homeless community get resources for their dogs free of charge.

THE DOGGY DAYS

THIS STUDENT-RUN ANIMAL SCIENCE CLASS PROVIDES FREE SERVICES TO PETS OF THE HOMELESS COMMUNITY

BY NICOL E TR OY On a cloudless, sunny Saturday morning, the Prado Day Center was full of chatter. People were talking, students were working and dogs were barking. Coolers full of supplies and medicine were set up behind a foldable table manned by two women signing people in. On one side, a group set up multiple bins of free items, including dog food, and on another, students in a senior project group were building bed risers.

In the center, working on three different tables, students in scrubs were holding dogs for shots and nail clippings and observing their extremities for wellness checks.

Their owners sat on wood benches

filling out paperwork, while students walked their dogs around the parking lot.

Fifteen Cal Poly students are now solely in charge of a veterinary community service clinic as part of a class newly offered by the Animal Science Department. The clinic administers healthcare checkups and vaccines to animals owned by the homeless population in San Luis Obispo.

“This is just good hands-on experience, and it’s super rewarding working with the homeless individuals,” dairy science junior Danielle Zuk said.

The Veterinary Community Service Clinic (ASCI 490), developed out of the lower-division ASCI 290 veterinary clinic class. The vet clin-

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Fred Hatfield, here with his dog Dexter, said he enjoyed working with the students who provided the services at Doggy Days.

ic used to put on “Doggy Days” at the Prado Day Center, a homeless services center, twice a quarter, but students and faculty soon realized it was too much to fit into one class.

“Doggy Days” was a senior project idea that developed into part of ASCI 290’s curriculum and has since developed into its own enterprise, first offered in Fall 2018. The Animal Science Department’s materials describe enterprise classes as, “[providing] the environment for students to get outside the classroom and work with the animals in teams of students.”

Zuk described the class as “self-sufficient,” with students participating in “extreme Learn by Doing.”

At the beginning of the quarter, students divide themselves up into six groups of about two to three people and each group is put in charge of their own part of the program. The groups can choose from data collection, inventory, communications, budgeting, client communication and fundraising.

“The course is only as successful as you make it,” animal science professor Jennifer Staniec said.

“This course is meant to be driven by the students. I’m here as a mediator.”

The class meets once a week on Fridays from 10:10 a.m. - noon. The

agenda involves each group telling the class what they have accomplished in the past week. Staniec then mediates any issues going on or throws out ideas for the group to mull over if a roadblock is hit.

Animal science sophomore Shannon Donahue is taking the enterprise for the second time and said she appreciates the part of the class that also benefits the community. “[We’re] lowering the barriers for the homeless using the shelter services,” Donahue said.

The homeless community members serviced by the class must be clients of the Prado Day Center, Donahue said. The center has kennels inside for animals, however, they must be vaccinated to be allowed in. Therefore, if the owner’s dog is not vaccinated, they cannot seek shelter there or use any of the center’s services.

In addition to lowering barriers, Staniec said the class is “trying to be in assistance” and that the program is not a handout.

“It helps the homeless in providing stability in keeping their animals with them and in the mental health aspect,” Staniec said.

Theresa Petty, a client of Prado Day Center who lives in their parking lot through San Luis Obispo’s safe parking program, said she is

appreciative of the class’ help.

“I could not do this by myself if they weren’t here,” Petty said. “I’ve been coming [to Doggy Days] over a year. Every month. Except when they were on vacation for Thanksgiving and Christmas breaks.”

Petty was able to receive free services for her red nose pit bull Niko, such as flea and tick medicine, nail clippings and a wellness checkup.

The clients the center sees on “Doggy Days,” such as Petty, are generally repeat customers and the amount of patients seen can range from 15 to 29 in a span of three hours, according to Staniec. Patients are encouraged by students to come back so that the animals can receive constant check-ups and receive timely shots and/or monthly flea and tick medicine.

One client, Fred Hatfield, returned for his second service to get flea medicine for his dog, Dexter.

He described his experience with the students as very satisfactory and said that if he did not understand a service they were providing, they made sure to explain it to him thoroughly.

The March 9 “Doggy Days” event was the last held for Winter 2019, however, two more events will be held in Spring 2019. Staniec said she hopes the program will continue on into the summer through a skilled volunteer basis, but she is not certain it will happen as the class is not offered during that term.

Students of any major can go through the application process to be in the class. However, animal science students will get preference and other non-animal science majors will need to demonstrate their applicable skills to the class, namely animal-related skills.

As for the direction of the program, Staniec said she is hopeful and is looking for students who are a good fit to participate in the class which will continue “shaping, morphing and developing along with the need and desire for the program.”

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Flume Founder Eric Adler demonstrates how the product attaches to users’ water meters.

STUDENT WATER-SAVING STARTUP GROWS TO 25 EMPLOYEES

BY MI C H AE L BARROS In the midst of the record-breaking drought in California in 2014, three Cal Poly students who were about to graduate were action and help.

Eric Adler, James Fazio and Jeff Hufford named their senior engineering project Flumetech. They began designing a device that

would monitor a consumer’s water usage during the month and hoped it would inspire people to pay closer attention.

“Nothing is more important in day-to-day life than water,” Adler said. “So we’re trying to create a more intimate relationship with that, so people better understand what they are actually using and

don’t just treat it as a commodity that’s always going to be there.”

The device currently costs $200 and is compatible with 98 percent of water meters, according to the Flumetech website. Adler said that it operates similarly to Alexa, and data can also be viewed through an app on your phone.

What started as a senior project

quickly gained traction, and the three founders have since built a company with over 25 employees and a nationwide reach. Flumetech CEO and Cal Poly Alum Eric Adler said that creating Flumetech has been the most difficult venture he’s ever undertaken.

Adler added that co-founder Jeff Hufford slept on the hothouse floor for almost a year in the company’s early stages.

“Starting a company is really difficult,” Adler said. “Everything, no matter how long you think it’s going to take to do, is going to take twice as long.”

However, Adler said that the process is highly rewarding and that he is glad he took a chance on the less popular route of creating a brand-new company. He said Assistant Professor of Innovation and

WEED ADS STILL BANNED IN STUDENT PUBLICATIONS

BY MAUREEN MC NAMARA From Fall 2016 to Fall 2018, Mustang News intermittently featured advertisements in the print newspaper from local licensed marijuana dispensaries, like the Natural Healing Center. In Fall 2019, two years after Proposition 64 legalized recreational marijuana in California, Mustang News General Manager Paul Bittick was directed in an email from the President’s Office to cease running the dispensaries’ advertisements “immediately.”

The university cited the illegality of marijuana under federal law as a reason for the prohibition.

The drug is considered a Schedule 1 drug, along with heroin and Ecstasy. However, the passing of Proposition 64 in California on the November 2016 ballot decriminalized possession and cultivation of marijuana for adults 21 and over, which by default legalized a limited and specified advertising of it within the state.

As a California State University (CSU), Cal Poly is funded by both the state and federal governments.

The contradictory marijuana laws arising from state and federal levels put Mustang Media Group (MMG) in a unique position.

The CSU system currently has no specific policy or guidelines detailing the regulations of such advertisements in school newspapers, according to Bittick. If one exists, he said, he is unaware.

But California law states that to legally advertise marijuana, 71.6 percent of the audience must reasonably be expected to be over the age of 21. Mustang News does not currently have data outlining the demographic of the organization’s readership. However, according to a Mustang News article written in September 2018, the audience includes parents, graduate students, administration and faculty, which brings the average age of readers up.

There are several other regulations limiting the scope of the population that a cannabis advertiser

may market to, including forbidding any advertisement that may be found “attractive to children.”

These restrictions from the state of California have the potential to become problematic unless hard data of MMG readership is provided, general counsel at the California News Publishers Association Jim Ewert said. However, Ewert said it would be “inappropriate” for the university to mandate what MMG may or may not advertise — such speech is protected under the First Amendment and the California Education Code 66301,. The ads featured in any newspaper are a publisher’s ultimate decision.

As long as the ads comply with state law and are licensed dispensaries under the state of California, Ewert said that legally, MMG should be allowed to feature marijuana ads in the newspaper. Other newspapers local to San Luis Obispo, such as the New Times, feature marijuana advertisements regularly.

In the email from the president’s

office Bittick received in September, the university administration also claimed that if MMG accepted money for the cannabis ads, it could be considered “money laundering under federal law.” Money laundering is a criminal act which involves concealing the origin of illegally obtained money — something which, according to Ewert, could not reasonably be associated with the issue at hand.

The revenue from marijuana advertisements totaled more than $7,000 in the duration of time they were featured in the paper. Bittick estimated that if MMG was allowed to continue these advertisements, because of the increase in local dispensaries, the revenue would have amassed to $10-15,000 this year alone.

Marijuana advertisements are the only advertisements that Mustang News has been directed to remove, according to Bittick.

However, if Mustang News were to theoretically advertise alcohol, another 21 and over only sub-

stance, both Bittick and Ewert said they could not think of a foreseeable legal dilemma. The alcohol marketing industry is entirely self-regulated, according to the FTC website.

The federal government recommends that alcohol marketers target an audience that is 71.6 percent presumably over the age of 21, while the state of California requires it. The same leniency from the federal government is not given to marijuana marketers.

Currently, the federal government has taken no immediate action to attempt to override California’s legalization of recreational marijuana. Therefore, Ewert said, it seems unreasonable that the university cited federal law as their reasoning for demanding the ceasing of the advertisements.

“I’d urge the newspaper staff to do all due diligence to ensure that they are in compliance with [California laws],” Ewert said. “But the newspaper can run whatever ad they see fit.”

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Entrepreneurship Thomas Katona believed in the team’s idea and gave them the go-ahead.

“Right in the beginning, the only reason we were able to do this was because Tom Katona said, ‘sure, you guys can start this project,’” Adler said. “Without that, nothing would have happened.”

Most competing products are difficult to install and unaffordable, according to Adler. He said that Flumetech’s device can be installed in about 15 minutes.

Flumetech has plans to expand to 15 to 20 water districts within the next year. Adler said they plan to conduct a study with the City of San Luis Obispo with their device in 250 homes.

He said his advice for senior students is to take a chance and to not worry too much about landing a big job immediately out of college.

Adler said that rather than hiring interns, he focused on hiring employees with up to 20 years of experience in the field, and that choice has helped the company grow at a faster rate.

“Whatever you’re looking for right now, that same job is probably going to exist two years from now,” Adler said. “You’re not wasting time doing it, and right when you graduate from college, it’s the perfect time to try something.”

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The Coachella production team consists of photographers, editors and graphic designers — two of which are Cal Poly students Everett Fitzpatrick and Ally Millard.

THE CHAOS BEHIND THE CONTENT STUDENTS HIRED AS VISUAL STORYTELLERS AT MUSIC FESTIVAL

BY C AIT L IN SCOTT It’s day one of Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival — the second largest music and arts festival in the United States. Art and design senior Everett Fitzpatrick and his team of visual storytellers are crammed into a small trailer on Indio’s Empire Polo Fields, preparing to stare at computer screens for the next 15 hours. It is hot, sweaty, borderline claustrophobic, and the team will spend the following three days flipping through more than 100,000 photos that will be seen across some of the world’s largest media outlets.

“We’re at Coachella ... all we want to be doing is watching the music,” Fitzpatrick said. “We’re watching a live stream of the festival when it’s happening right outside.”

For two weekends every April, Coachella welcomes more than 120,000 people to the Empire Polo Fields in Indio, CA. Fitzpatrick was hired by Goldenvoice — the parent entity of Coachella — as the creative producer of photography. He is part of a team of visual storytellers that create a cohesive narrative of the festival.

Fitzpatrick has dedicated his time to pursuing creative industries

for the past five years. He began experimenting with photography his sophomore of high school, but there was one problem: He had no idea what to take photos of. With an unwavering affection for live music, he began looking for opportunities to get his camera into shows.

“I was 17 years old, cold calling, emailing people like, ‘Please, teach me your ways,’ and that kind of stuff,” Fitzpatrick said. “I finally got a response from Oliver Walker, who was the head of photography for Goldenvoice at the time.”

With Walker’s help, Fitzpatrick received free tickets to shows in exchange for his photos. He worked on this exchange for a while until he got an email asking him to shoot at Tyler, the Creator’s Camp Flog Gnaw Carnival in 2014.

“This was my first time I was really being integrated into the Goldenvoice festival team,” Fitzpatrick said.

A year later as a freshman at Cal Poly, Fitzpatrick was asked to shoot at FYF festival in Los Angeles. This opportunity eventually secured him his first admission to Coachella, which helped spearhead his longstanding relationship with the festival.

Fast-forward to 2019, and Fitzpat-

rick is no longer taking photos at Coachella. Instead, he has transitioned into more of an administrative role. As the Creative Producer of Photography, he is the driving force behind the content seen on social media platforms and general media outlets.

Working at Coachella

From the picturesque sunsets to the iconic ferris wheel, working for Coachella may seem like a dream.

But for Fitzpatrick and the rest of the production team, the weekend is anything but glamorous.

“These photographers are heroes,” Fitzpatrick said. “They’re walking around 16 miles a day while carrying a 30-pound backpack full of gear.”

Fitzpatrick’s team works like a finely tuned production line. Their trailer houses 10 computers, and each member plays an integral role in the creative process. First, photographers spend hours walking miles across the festival grounds in search of the perfect photo. Next, the “runners” fetch the memory cards from the photographers, who then bring them back to the “ingesters.” Three ingesters upload all of the photos and tag them accordingly with descriptive keywords.

Fitzpatrick, along with the Creative Director, clicks through every single photo to approve them.

The approved photos are called “selects.” The selects then move to the photo editors. Once the photos are edited and approved, they are uploaded to a cloud sharing system for social media, marketing, and the general media.

One of the editors on the team is fellow Cal Poly art and design senior Ally Millard. Not only was she the only graphic designer on the team, but she had complete creative freedom with her designs.

“I felt very appreciative that [Fitzpatrick] wanted to bring me on the team,” Millard said. “It was surreal to see him in the Creative Director position and accomplishing things people dream about.”

Millard aimed to add her own unique flare to photos, which can now be seen by millions.

“I felt a lot of pressure because I knew that would be the outcome,” Millard said of her photos being featured on the festival’s official Instagram account. “When Coachella tagged me in an Instagram post I was kind of freaking out. It just didn’t feel real.”

While working behind the scenes can be a tireless task, Fitzpatrick

said collaborating with a team of creative minds made all the stress and sleepless nights worth it.

“The most beautiful thing I noticed about this weekend is the process of collaboration,” Fitzpatrick said. “From the chain of eyes it goes through and [then looking] at the beginning and end product, it’s mesmerizing.”

Although the deserts’ festivals will be coming to a close shortly, Fitzpatrick and the team do not plan on slowing down anytime soon.

“I think the music festival thing is going to go on for a while,” Fitzpatrick said. “[My team] and I work very well together and we have pitches together for music festivals down the line... but hopefully our working relationship with Goldenvoice will continue.”

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Since 2014, Fitzpatrick has shot FYF, Camp Flog Gnaw, and Coachella.

EFFECTS OF THE MUSIC FESTIVAL SEASON ON STUDENTS The sun is out, and music festival season is upon us. But just what kind of toll does attending a threeday concert take on students’ academics, as well as their bank account? And what are professors being told by students who miss class?

Weekend two of Coachella took place in Indio Friday, April 19 through Sunday, April 21. Because the festival began on Friday many students made their way down on Thursday. Some even left Wednesday night if they are camping to get in a car security line when it opens at 4:30 a.m. Thursday morning.

Attending Coachella often entails students missing multiple classes, which they may not necessarily have the chance to “make up.”

Industrial technology and packaging junior Dan Seplovich bought his Coachella ticket in August 2018 during pre-sale before the music festivals’ lineup was released.

“Right when I found out what classes I was going to be taking for the spring quarter, I emailed my teachers saying that I was going to be out of town that weekend,” Seplovich said. “I didn’t say specifi-

cally that I was going to Coachella.”

Seplovich said he skipped three classes and a lab, nine hours of class total. Seplovich was also told that although he did not have to be in his product design and development class take a quiz Thursday, he was still required to take it online.

The quiz opened Thursday morning and closed Sunday night. Seplovich said he completed the quiz on his phone in Indio before the festival started but he said it was really difficult because there was hardly any service in the campgrounds.

Seplovich said he made sure to have the notes he needed for the quiz on his phone before leaving.

Aerospace engineering freshman Reid Berke said he skipped eight classes — 10 hours in total — including two chemistry labs to attend Coachella weekend one. Berke told his teachers about a week in advance that he had prior arrangements to attend an event.

“I was telling them I made a monetary investment and I said I didn’t want to pull out because I would lose a lot of money,” Berke said.

“Missing the lab probably hurt the most.”

Berke said he had to accept a zero on linear algebra quiz that he was

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not able to make up, but will be able to drop the quiz at the end of the quarter.

Berke left Wednesday night at 9 pm., arrived in Indio at about 4 a.m. and waited in a car camping line for about three hours to finally arrive at their campsite at 7 a.m.

Thursday morning.

More likely than not, students opt out of actually telling their professors that they are going to a music festival.

Industrial and manufacturing engineering lecturer Karla Carichner said she does not think she had any students try to lie to her about where they were going. Carichner said usually her students will check the schedule and reach out to her if they were going to miss an assignment.

“They can understand the impact of it in terms of their grade because I tell them how much they get for what I call participation, and so that’s showing up and participating in class,” Carichner said.

Carichner said attending a musical festival is not an excused absence and her students would lose points if they skipped class.

“I’ve made it clear, I’ve said, going to a concert is not an excused ab-

sence, there are very few excused absences,” Carichner said.

What is the cost?

At face value, Coachella ticket s range from $429 without a shuttle pass, to $509 with a shuttle pass.

However according to the website, Billboard, general Admission

ue, $50 on gas, $45 for a camping pass and $100 for other things.

Schasteen said she spent around $15-17 a day inside the venue.

“I spent $17 on a snow cone one day,” Schasteen said.

After Coachella, Stagecoach, another popular 3-day music festival among Cal Poly students, will be

I spent $17 on a snow cone one day Coachella weekend one tickets sold out within 40 minutes on January 4, 2019.

Seplovich told Mustang News he spent about a total of $715. These expenses included the ticket, gas, food (in and out of the festival), clothes, and his camping pass.

These prices do not include how much every class skipped at Cal Poly costs.

Kinesiology sophomore Ally Schasteen said she spent about $945 total to attend Coachella. Broken down by each item, Schasteen spent, $600 on her ticket because she bought it off of a friend when tickets were already sold out, $150 on food in- and outside of the ven-

held at the same venue April 26-28.

Lighting in a Bottle on May 8-13 is also relatively close, in Bakersfield this year.

Stagecoach tickets start at a general admission price of $349 with no shuttle pass, and $429 with a shuttle pass. A 4-day festival pass for Lighting in a Bottle is $396.82 and a 5-day pass (arrival on Wednesday) is $458.62.

Although expensive and academically time-consuming, “ [the] experience wise it was definitely worth it to miss the classes,” Berke said.

“I think everyone should go at least once in their life; I’m going to be going every year now until I graduate,” Berke said.

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RIPPED FROM THE RECORD NCAA FINDS CAL POLY GAVE ATHLETES TOO MUCH BOOK MONEY NOW, THE UNIVERSITY STANDS TO LOSE RECORDS

BY F RANC ISCO MARTIN EZ Cal Poly Athletics failed to monitor its book scholarship program from the 2012-13 year to Fall 2015, as announced by the NCAA Thursday, April 18. As a result, records broken by student-athletes that received improper stipends will be vacated and no longer considered an official record holder.

way with the NCAA throughout this process that began in 2015,” Director of Athletics Don Oberhelman said in a press release. “There was never an intent to violate NCAA rules, and when we discovered the issue, we self reported it to the NCAA.” According to Cal Poly Athletics’ statement, the NCAA reversed a previous decision that allowed for student-athletes to receive book

It was an inadvertent error that was isolated in the area of textbooks and, in every case of any actual over award, there was no advantage gained DON OBERHELMAN According to the NCAA, Cal Poly Athletics provided student-athletes with an $800 stipend for course books, which did not total to the actual cost of course books.

In total, 72 student-athletes across 18 of Cal Poly’s 22 athletics programs received an average of $225 in extra stipends. The smallest of these overages was $5. The largest was $734.

“Cal Poly has cooperated in every

stipends in the way Cal Poly had used in October 2015. Cal Poly immediately contacted the NCAA after learning about the reversal.

The NCAA’s investigation reveals that student-athletes also misused funds from the book stipends for non-course related materials. This includes food, rent, utilities and auto repairs.

Cal Poly Athletics faces a twoyear probation, in which the Ath-

letics Department will be required to create a compliance and education program dealing with NCAA legislation. Cal Poly is also required to send in yearly reports to the NCAA detailing their education efforts. The NCAA also requires that all prospective athletes be informed of Cal Poly’s probation and their infractions.

Another infraction from the NCAA is the vacating of all records in which ineligible student-athletes and coaches participated in events. This includes all wins, post-season appearances and trophies in which ineligible Mustangs participated in.

In addition, any record broken by student-athletes who were found to have received improper stipends will be vacated and no longer considered to be an official record holder. Cal Poly Athletics is required to report which student-athletes are deemed ineligible within 45 days of today’s decision for accurate representation in NCAA record books.

While Cal Poly Athletics acknowl-

edged their wrongdoing in this instance, they disputed the severity of the financial aid violations. Cal Poly Athletics said these violations were Level III violations instead of Level II violations. They added that, as a result, vacating records should not apply in this instance.

The NCAA disagreed, as they pointed out that the extent and length in which these violations took place do not make this situation an isolated incident.

Cal Poly also paid a self-imposed $5,000 fine to the NCAA. “Cal Poly promotes an atmosphere of compliance, and has in place strong monitoring and educational practices,” Oberhelman said. “This high level of commitment is what led to the discovery of the error. It was an inadvertent error that was isolated in the area of textbooks and, in every case of any actual over award, there was no advantage gained.”

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Athletics Director Don Oberhelman said Cal Poly self-reported the violation after they discovered the department inadvertently violated a NCAA rule.

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Cal Poly Athletics has until June 2 at the latest to relish some of its sporting achievements in recent history, including NCAA Tournament appearances.

Cal Poly will be forced to vacate records from the 2012-13 season to Fall 2015 due to 72 student-athletes in 18 of 22 sports receiving improper amounts of book stipends. The NCAA also placed Cal Poly on probation for two years.

While it is not yet known what accomplishments will be affected by the NCAA’s decision, 18 of 22 sports teams means it is highly likely that some of the team accomplishments listed will be vacated.

MEN’S BASKETBALL Men’s Basketball had postseason appearances in 2013 and 2014. The Mustangs danced in 2014’s March Madness, making their first appearance in NCAA Tournament. The team won its First Four game against Texas Southern. Cal Poly climbed from the No. 7 seed position Big West Conference Tournament to winning the championship to qualify for the NCAA Tournament. The 2013 Men’s Basketball team earned an invite to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament after an 18-14 season, including a win against then-No. 11 UCLA.

FOOTBALL

Football claimed a Big Sky Conference title and made it to the second round of the NCAA FCS playoffs in 2012. The Mustangs were ranked as high as No. 11 in the Sports Network poll and began the season 7-0. Cal Poly finished the season 9-3 and was 7-1 in Big Sky action.

BASEBALL Baseball had an accolade-achieving 2014 season, with both a Big West Conference championship and a NCAA Tournament appearance, in which they hosted an NCAA regional section. They finished the season with a 47-12 record and went 19-5 in Big West play. At one point, the Mustangs were also considered the best team in college baseball by Collegiate Baseball Newspaper. The 47 wins are also the most wins in a single season by any Cal Poly Baseball team. Baseball also appeared in the 2013 NCAA Tournament.

WOMEN’S SOCCER

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

Women’s Soccer finished the 2013 season as Big West regular season champions with a 7-1 record in conference play. The Mustangs then lost to Cal State Fullerton on penalty kicks in the Big West Conference Tournament semifinals.

Women’s Basketball made their first NCAA Tournament appearance in 2013. The Mustangs lost to No. 3 Penn State in the first round after winning the Big West Conference Tournament against University of the Pacific. The Mustangs went 21-11 and 13-5 in Big West action.

MEN’S TENNIS

MEN’S SOCCER

Men’s Tennis served up aces in the 2013-14 season, when they were 4-1 in Big West action on the way to winning a Big West Tournament championship. The team also qualified to the NCAA Tournament, where they were defeated by UCLA 4-0.

In 2015, Men’s Soccer made an appearance in the NCAA Tournament after recording 11 wins that season. This was the first Mustang team lead by head coach Steve Sampson, who joined Cal Poly in December 2014.

For a student-athlete to lose an individual achievements, they need to be found as one of the 72 to have received extra stipends for books in their time at Cal Poly.

While there are no details as of yet as to who received extra stipend money, these achievements may soon be vacated as a result of the NCAA’s punishments.

Football’s fullback Joe Protheroe currently the most rushing yards in program history, with 4,271 yards. Through the 2014 and 2015 seasons, he recorded 973 rushed yards. If he was deemed ineligible, he would be removed as Cal Poly’s all-time leading rusher. However, his program-leading single-season rushing record of 1,810 yards would remain.

Softball’s righthander Sierra Hyland‘s 2014 freshman season may also be vacated, along with her perfect game and no-hitter against CSUN and Maryland, respectively. Hyland led the nation’s freshmen in wins with 26, which was good for 22nd among all Division I pitchers. Hyland also played a pivotal role for the Mustangs’ offense with a .366 batting average, 36 RBI and six home runs. Vacating Hyland’s 2014 season would effectively remove her from the top of the all-time leader board in many program categories.

Men’s soccer alumnus Mackenzie Pridham scored a program-leading 26 goals throughout his career.

The forward played the latter half of his career in 2012 and 2013. 25 of his 26 goals came in his final two seasons with the Mustangs, with 14 coming in 2013.

Women’s Basketball’s Dynn Leaupepe is in the top three for points in program history with 1,636. In her freshman season in 2014-15, the guard recorded 229 points and four double-doubles.

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HOROSCOPES ARIES – March 21/April 20 You may realize a long-term goal over the next few days, Aries. The sense of accomplishment can inspire you to try new things and set new goals.

LIBRA – Sept. 23/Oct. 23 Libra, the longer you let your needs go unaddressed, the more the pressure and stress will mount. Find a way to put yourself first this week.

TAURUS – April 21/May 21 It can be challenging to balance private and public life, Taurus. Make a concerted effort to be open, but don’t overshare information, either. Work with others, if necessary.

SCORPIO – Oct. 24/Nov. 22 Your sense of security and routine is put to the test with a new visitor to your household, Scorpio. This visitor may require a few concessions on your part.

GEMINI – May 22/June 21 Gemini, you want to have momentum, but something trips you up and slows you down considerably. You have to find a work-around if you want to be happy.

SAGITTARIUS – Nov. 23/Dec. 21 Sagittarius, try your best to breeze through interruptions at work this week. Your projects are all on schedule, and you want to keep them going forward.

CANCER – June 22/July 22 Older, unresolved issues may bubble up this week and grab at your attention, Cancer.

Seek out close companions who may be able to guide you through.

CAPRICORN – Dec. 22/Jan. 20 Your attention may be drawn to the material things in your life right now, Capricorn. It is okay to focus on the niceties surrounding you once in a while.

LEO – July 23/Aug. 23 Leo, consistency at work starts to shine through in your career status and progress at the company. Competition seems to fall away, and you take a leadership role.

AQUARIUS – Jan. 21/Feb. 18 Make some changes at home so that living spaces reflect your personality and desire for comfort and coziness, Aquarius. It can make for more harmonious living.

VIRGO – Aug. 24/Sept. 22 Showcase your talents to people unfamiliar with what you can do, Virgo. This renewed enthusiasm may inspire you and others going forward.

PISCES – Feb. 19/March 20 You may be at a loss for words because distractions keep pulling you in different directions, Pisces. Stay the course the best you can.

1. Tenor 5. Panthers’ signal caller 8. Systems, doctrines, theories 12. Rulers 14. Indonesian coastal town 15. Type of cuisine 16. Kids 18. Single Lens Reflex 19. Extra seed-covering 20. Force out 21. Feline 22. __ & Stitch 23. Semantic relations 26. A larval frog or toad 30. Sport for speedsters 31. One who is learning 32. Request 33. Famed WWII conference 34. Relieved 39. English broadcaster 42. Car signal 44. Grass part 46. Trivially 47. Serve as a warning 49. Centers of activity 50. An electrically charged atom 51. Small swelling of cells 56. Irritates 57. “__ your i’s, cross your t’s” 58. Removed 59. “Death in the Family” author 60. When you hope to arrive 61. German district 62. Turner and Kennedy 63. Midway between south and southeast 64. Emerald Isle

CLUES DOWN

1. Mathematical optimization search method 2. Country along the Arabian peninsula 3. Pointed parts of pens 4. Lake __, one of the Great 5. Peruvian region 6. State capital of Georgia 7. Those killed for their beliefs 8. Typeface 9. Shrill cry 10. Sends via the Postal Service 11. Holds grain 13. Occurring at a fitting time 17. Vogue 24. Born of 25. Get the job done 26. Teletype (Computers) 27. Small southern constellation 28. Decaliters 29. Area near the concert stage 35. Social insect living in organized colonies 36. Winter activity 37. Snakelike fish 38. Not wet 40. In addition to 41. In league 42. Barrels per day (abbr.)

43. Monetary unit 44. Marked 45. Emerges 47. Shape by heating 48. Early Slavic society 49. Italian automaker 52. Racing legend Earnhardt 53. A type of name 54. __ Strauss, jeans maker 55. Famed garden

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Cal Poly outscored Long Beach state 16-7 throughout the home series.

BASEBALL SWEEPS ANOTHER BIG WEST OPPONENT

BY NAYT H AN B RYANT Cal Poly followed up on its historic away sweep over UC Davis last weekend by sweeping Long Beach State at Blair Field for the first time since 1997. The 3-0 series win took place Thursday, April 18 through Saturday, April 20 and moved the Mustangs record to 19-17 for the season. With the victory, Cal Poly has won six straight games and holds sole possession of first place in the Big West Conference.

Thursday

Long Beach State jumped to an early lead against Cal Poly in game one, but a seventh inning scoring drive resulted in a 4-2 victory for the Mustangs. Cal Poly committed zero defensive errors for the third time in the previous four matches.

The Dirtbags took advantage of two hits in the first inning for an early 2-0 lead. Cal Poly’s response did not come until the top of the seventh inning as the Mustangs struggled against Long Beach State starter Adam Seminaris (26). Freshman designated hitter Conagher Sands, sophomore outfielder Cole Cabrera and junior catcher Myles Emmerson each registered an RBI double to rally the Mustangs past Long Beach State for a 4-2 lead. The inning also saw an RBI single by junior third baseman Jack Kuzma.

Senior right-hander Michael Clark (3-1) continued to be Cal Poly’s go-to reliever by securing the win for Cal Poly after pitching four scoreless frames as a reliever. Clark allowed zero hits and zero walks with two strikeouts.

Starting pitcher Chase Watkins allowed seven hits over five innings with three strikeouts.

The victory evened Cal Poly’s record for the first time this season at 17-17. The victory was also the second game in a row in which the Mustangs won despite being down after six innings.

Friday

Cal Poly defeated Long Beach State 7-1 to clinch the series on Friday, April 19. The Dirtbags were held to just four hits by junior right-hander Bobby Ay, who earned his fifth win of the season.

This time it was Cal Poly who took advantage of the early lead.

In the top of the first inning, junior center fielder Bradley Beesley homered to left field for a 1-0 lead. Ay retired nine batters in a row following the Dirtbags’ lone run of the match.

Cal Poly captured the lead in the fourth inning with RBIs from Sands and sophomore first baseman Tate Samuelson.

That lead was almost doubled in the sixth inning with three hits and an error. After singles from Beesley and sophomore right fielder Elijah Greene, Samuelson reached first base on a fielding error. Sands followed up with an RBI single to right center field before Samuelson scored on a wild pitch for the 6-1 lead. Samuelson capped off the scoring with an RBI single in the seventh inning to conclude the game at 7-1.

Sands, Beesley and Greene led Cal Poly’s offense with two hits each. Ay (5-0) was awarded the victory after allowing just one run and totaling ten strikeouts. Dirtbags pitcher Nick Avila (0-2) was given the loss after allowing six runs on seven hits.

With the victory, the Mustangs clinched a Big West Conference series at Blair Field for the first

time in ten years. Cal Poly also reached a season high in successive wins with five straight following Friday’s victory.

Saturday

Cal Poly completed its away sweep over Long Beach State with a 5-4 victory on Saturday, April 20.

The Mustangs took no time to gain the lead on Saturday and totaled four runs in the top of the first inning with a pair of walks and five hits. Greene, Cabrera and sophomore third baseman Nick DiCarlo all tallied singles while Sands and Beesley both contributed a double.

However, Long Beach State evened the score in the very next inning. Emmerson kicked off the fourth inning with a double down the right field line before advancing to third on a Kuzma single. Greene followed up with an RBI single through the right side for Cal Poly’s final run of the game.

Neither team could score in the remainder of the game as Long Beach State stranded 11 runners on base in total. The Dirtbags loaded the bases in the ninth inning with zero outs before sophomores Andrew Alvarez and Taylor Dollard retired the final batters of the match.

Clark earned the win on the mound for Cal Poly after allowing five hits and zero runs with six strikeouts. Dollard was awarded the save for his vital ninth inning strikeout.

Cal Poly will host USC next weekend in a non-conference series Friday, April 26 through Sunday, April 28 inside Baggett Stadium. Friday’s first pitch is set for 6 p.m.

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In her senior year, Stahley became just the second woman in Big West history to lead both assists and steals in the same season.

BY KYL I E S M IT H Cal Poly’s star point guard, Dye Stahley, will be returning to the Mustangs next year as a student assistant coach. The back-to-back Big West Best Hustle award winner said she has found it difficult to leave the sport that she loves.

“Knowing me, my personality, I’m just going to want to go out there and do it for them,” Stahley said. “Coaching is way different than being a player.” “[Stahley] never lets a ball just roll by her,” head coach Faith Mimnaugh said. “She is on top of it like it’s the last piece of meat on Earth ... she’s hungry.”

As a point guard for four years, Stahley established herself as both a play maker and defensive threat.

In her final season, she became just the second woman in Big West history to lead the conference in both assists and steals in the same year. She even showcased her scoring talent with her career-high 23 point performance to propel the Mustangs to an overtime win this season.

“It’s a natural progression, easy for her,” Minaugh said. “She’s already got pretty good reps at doing that as a coach on the floor as a point guard.”

Stahley also ranked No. 45 nationally for assists and No. 65 nationally for steals. She is staying at Cal Poly for a fifth year in order to finish her bachelor’s of science degree in material engineering. As the team enters their 2019-2020 preseason training, Stahley could not help but show up.

“I want them to do so much better than me, personally, that I did in the program and how the teams

in the past did in the program,” Stahley said, “If I can help by being a coach and help them experience that, then I’m all for it.”

Stahley has spent the past few weeks playing defense against the team during practices and running individual workouts.

“It’s thrilling to watch the progression,” Mimnaugh said. “We try to empower our athletes and now to see her embrace that roll, being a person that can now empower and pour into other people, she is well suited for it.”

As Stahley transitions into her coaching role, sophomore guard Malia Holt is training to take Stahley’s place next season.

“I consider her someone I want to play my game after,” Holt said.

“So I am super excited to have extra eyes on me out there so she can tell me what I am doing wrong or if I can do something differently.”

Stahley put up 445 total points, 341 assists, 260 rebounds, and 159 steals during her college career.

She will graduate No. 15 in program history in both steals and assists.

“The coaches let me say stuff when it needs to be said,” Stahley said. “They are definitely encouraging me to speak up and they trust me.”

A highlight for Stahley during her time as point guard was playing in the Honda Center for the semifinals of the Big West Conference Tournament during her junior season.

“I know that feeling and what it takes to be a championship program,” Stahley said. “I can bring that back to the players who don’t know what it’s like to be in the Honda Center and help bring that hunger for wanting more.”

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Despite the “Learning Communities” used to group compatible students, many random roommate assignments end in chaos for Cal Poly freshmen.

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THE NIGHTMARE ON GRAND AVENUE: CAL POLY’S RANDOM ROOMMATE CATASTROPHE

BY SY DNE Y SHER MAN Sydney Sherman is a journalism freshman and Mustang News columnist. The views expressed do not necessarily reflect those of Mustang News.

With spring quarter on the rise, the sun is out, the flowers are blooming and there is a full 6 weeks left for freshmen living on campus to either ditch their roommate or grit their teeth and look ahead to the light at the end of the tunnel.

After students are admitted to Cal Poly, the next big decision they will face is where, and more importantly, with whom, they will be living for their freshman year and their first taste of college life.

The people you meet in your dorm room are some of the first people you encounter at this strange, new place, and they have

a huge impact on whether this is a place you want to be — or they may send you packing.

Students are given the option to come into Cal Poly with a roommate of their choice, whom they may know from back home or whom they may meet on one of the class Facebook groups, e.g.

“Class of 2022,” for my year.

This the case for about 50 percent of incoming freshmen, according to Marketing Coordinator for University Housing Julia Bluff.

However, for the optimistic students or those forced into a triple without a choice (like myself ), it is left at random based on “Residential Learning Communities.”

These include but are not limited to “24/7 Quiet Community,” “Collaborative Leadership” or “College-Based,” among other broad and confusing options that students have to select on their

housing application before coming to Cal Poly.

The Residential Learning Communities (RLCs) are “groups of students that are housed together based on a common field of study, career or personal interest,” Bluff said. “We want students from different backgrounds and experiences to live with one another and learn from each other.”

Although these communities have the potential to provide foundation for a good relationship, they fail to take into account any deeper personality traits or living habits. For example, I could be “Gender Inclusive,” which is great, but I could also bring different partners home every night and leave my stuff all over the floor.

Even in the best case scenario, these communities flatten everyone down to a single-identity.

Not so surprisingly, this broad way of putting students together has proved to have its issues.

As of January 2019, Bluff said that housing had completed 198 room trade requests for the academic year. That does not include the

[her] mental health plummet,” as a result, according to the source.

When she tried to go to a resident advisor (RA) about it, she said “she was never there in her room when [she] needed to talk to her.”

In another instance, a student from yakʔitʸutʸu said her roommate steals her food when she is not there and “will hide the wrappers or in some cases leave the empty food box in the fridge so that [she] doesn’t initially notice,” as well as obsessively keep tabs on her actions.

“Every night that I stay over at a friends or go out, she always excessively questions where I was at or if I was okay and has stated she feels she should call the cops every time I’m gone,” the source said.

As for a true roommate horror story, another student from the Red Bricks might have everyone beat after getting a new roommate for the start of spring quarter.

After giving her some time to move in, the student immediately noticed, “some interesting things around the room.”

These things included “devil drawings hanging up over her desk,” “voodoo dolls,” and words written on the walls such as “death,” “Satan” and “anxiety” — just to name a few.

This was not the worst of it.

The student said that on the second night of them living together, her new roommate announced that she would be growing “shrooms” in the closet of their room, to which she responded, “No, I’m not comfortable with that.”

The new roommate ignored her comments, saying that she was going to do it anyway, which became a breaking point for the original student.

After telling the RA, who proceeded to inform the proper authorities about the drugs, the new roommate was furious, calling the other roommate a “pussy” for telling the police about it. Yet she had to live with her for another few days before she would be kicked

Although these communities have the potential to provide the foundation for a good relationship, they fail to take into account any deeper personality traits or living habits. rest of winter quarter, which was bound to have created trouble with the gloom of harder classes and endless rainy days.

One student from the Red Bricks residence halls has had her roommate say, “openly very transphobic and homophobic comments,” apparently knowing that she identifies as queer, and has “made

out of housing.

The roommate stayed with a friend for the two nights because she did not feel comfortable sleeping in the room with her, a precaution that she should not have had to take in the first place.

These kinds of conflicts could easily be avoided with a simple roommate quiz or personality test,

matching students based on similarity and giving them the resource to find a good match.

When asked about using a personality test of sorts, Bluff said that they have considered adding them in the past, but that “roommate surveys aren’t perfect” — although apparently neither are the RLCs, according to the number of room changes.

“People tend to fill them out aspirationally,” Bluff said. “Parents and supporters often fill out housing applications on behalf of their students.” This may be some true in some cases, but it oftentimes sounds more like a scapegoat.

Regardless, even having the simplest quiz asking questions like “Are you an early bird or a night owl?” or “What kinds of activities

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Housing won’t be doing much of assigning roommates anymore — which we are good with.

Barricades were set in place by University Police the day of Milo Yiannopoulos’ last visit to campus, spring of 2018.

BRIDGING THE PARTY DIVIDE AT CAL POLY

JULIA BLUFF do you enjoy?” would be more of an improvement than having nothing at all.

Housing has not completely ruled out the idea of doing a roommate quiz, and Bluff said they are still exploring options to make them more effective.

However, for next year, Housing plans on taking an even more passive role, leaving it up to students to have more freedom in not only their roommates but also the rooms themselves.

“First-year students will select their rooms on a first-come, firstserved basis — based on the date they secured housing,” University Housing Assistant Director of Outreach & Communications Nona L. Matthews said.

Students will still select RLCs, the location of which will be decided based upon demand, and then they will be able to choose their own rooms within each specific learning community — which, to me, sounds like a disaster waiting to happen.

“Housing won’t be doing much assigning of roommates anymore — which we are good with,” Bluff said.

Whether this will lead to chaos or harmony or both, it is too soon to tell, but one thing is for sure – Housing wants a hands-off role when it comes to day-to-day dorm life and will continue to leave it up to the students to figure it out themselves in the jungle of campus housing.

BY IAN LEVY Ian Levy is a political science sophomore. The views expressed do not necessarily reflect those of Mustang News.

Last year, a Fake News Panel collapsed amidst a flurry of drama and social media clapbacks. The Cal Poly College Republicans, the co-sponsors of the event, released a statement afterward explaining, “We have learned that collaboration at Cal Poly only happens if you concede to their agendas.”

The panel was meant to be a collaborative event, sponsored by the College of Liberal Arts, ASI, League of Women Voters, College Republicans and the Cal Poly Democrats. Each organization had to bring a speaker to discuss fake news and free speech. The College Republicans planned to bring in Bill Whittle, who, according to the Chicago Tribune, is known for his ideas of white superiority. As a result of the decision to bring in Whittle, the Cal Poly Democrats felt obligated to pull out of the panel, ultimately triggering the first step that led to the disintegration of the event. What

ensued was not only a passionate Facebook comment section, but also real campus polemics against each side with accusations of racism pointed toward one group and cowardice toward the other.

This year, the Cal Poly Democrats held a free speech panel in conjunction with other non-partisan groups but avoided the College Republicans altogether.

This anecdote is not a diatribe of politics at Cal Poly, nor is it a condemnation of a particular group. The purpose is to speak out about a well-known animosity that needs to be addressed and to plead that our politics don’t always have to be so hostile. In the interest of providing full transparency, I lean to the left of center, and I am the current Co-President of the Cal Poly Democrats, a position I have found both vexing and intellectually stimulating. I also have not made a strong enough effort to connect with the College Republicans.

The inflammatory rhetoric on this campus shows there is clearly a problem within our political discourse — but no one is asking for a solution. Eventually, we need to break out of our respective comfort zones and find common ground, or there really won’t be hope for improved dialogue at Cal Poly. The party gap on campus hurts everybody, including the reputation of our school, and it’s time that we talk about amelioration.

Recognizing the party gap is es-

sential to fixing the problem. It is evident to anyone on campus that there is a massive schism between the left and the right. During Open House, it was disheartening to see parents and incoming students notice how controversial politics is at Cal Poly. When the only right-leaning group at Open Jouse, Turning Point USA, was placed in an entirely different section than their counterparts, the Democrats, the prospective students and their families could only assume that it has reached a critical point.

It is also no secret to students on campus that the Cal Poly Democrats and the College Republicans don’t have an amicable relationship. It is easy for the left to point at the free speech wall or provocative speakers like Milo Yiannopoulos and Laura Loomer and decide not to cooperate with the College Republicans. Speaking only on behalf of my experiences with one side, I can see the urge not to work with a provocative group.

Whether it be lending credibility to a speaker who could potentially incite harm (such were the Democrats’ concerns with the fake news panel last year) or a hesitation to debate with a group that subverts its platforms and disregards the facts — a current attitude — there are dilemmas that need to be addressed to move forward.

But there are two sides to every story, and refusing to cooperate isn’t a feasible longterm solution. The current strategy I have

witnessed from the left has been to retaliate by ignoring the problem. The persistent logic is that if you don’t give in to the provocation, then maybe the lack of attention will be enough to end what you’re displeased with. But that hasn’t worked. Each year, we see more news stories about raised tensions between each side as they combat each other in a proverbial and never-ending shadow boxing match. Each year, we continue to see the wall come up. Each year, we continue to ignore a festering problem — and I’m guilty of it too. I came into my position as Co-President of the Democrats with the assumption that I wasn’t going to work with the College Republicans. When it came time for our free speech panel, bringing on the Republicans was unquestionably off the table. But this isn’t just because of stubbornness. There is still a very valid concern with the way the College Republicans operate their club, and oftentimes, show bad faith when they co-sponsor events.

I’m not suggesting a co-sponsored event, a debate or even a joint meeting. To be honest, I don’t think we’re ready for that yet. What I am suggesting is a friendly soccer match, a barbecue for charity or any form of contact that begins the healing process.

Reconciliation, after years of feuding, may be a naive wish, but it’s a good way to begin repairing what is so clearly broken.

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