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“Addicted to porn?” The words were typed on white paper in black, all-capital letters. The signs were scattered around Cal Poly’s campus earlier last month, prompting several head turns and double takes. Graduate student Alex Vice, who is
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pursuing a teaching credential, is part of a national church group called Pure Desire that creates open places for people to talk about pornography and sexual addiction. Along with the “Addicted to porn?” question, the signs had information on how to get in contact with this ministry. Vice posted the signs around campus because he thinks there are a lot of students
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who struggle with porn addictions, but are too scared to talk about them. “I believe the deepest root of all fears is a fear of condemnation by other people,” Vice said. “People don’t want to talk about it because they are afraid others will shun them or think they are weird.” According to Esquire Magazine, Pornhub — the largest pornography site on
the Internet — reported that there were a total of 87.8 billion porn videos or clips viewed in 2015, which translates to about 12 porn videos viewed by every person on Earth. Among these users, the largest amount of users — approximately 41 percent — were reported to be from the United States. Continued on page 2
Business senior killed by train near California and Foothill intersection
ALLISON ROYAL | MUSTANG NE WS END OF A LIFE | Student Thomas Stone appeared to have been wearing headphones, according to a witness.
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Business administration senior Thomas Stone was hit and killed by an Amtrak train on Tuesday near the intersection of California Boulevard and Foothill Boulevard. San Luis Obispo Police Department Lieutenant John Bledsoe said paramedics pronounced the 22-year-old man deceased at an unnamed hospital. The man’s death appeared to be an accident, Bledsoe said. “We have nothing to indicate that there was any suspicious
activity,” Bledsoe said. Stone was hit by the train at around 5 p.m. Construction management sophomore Connor Westover was passing by the tracks when Stone was hit. Westover called 911, grabbing some rags for blood and rushed to Stone’s. “I was there, trying to tell him it’s going to be all right. He was gasping a lot,” Westover said. “I wish I knew more, I wish I could do more ... I never thought I would be in this situation.” Westover said Stone appeared to have had headphones in
when he was hit. Business administration junior Matt Sauer was riding his bike on California Boulevard when he saw paramedics performing CPR on a bloody person. “It’s just so sad,” Sauer said. “You never want to see something like that happen.” The train departed from San Luis Obispo at 4:48 p.m. headed toward Seattle. Police stopped the Amtrak train on the corner of Foothill Boulevard and California Boulevard until approximately 6 p.m.
ILIANA ARROYOS | MUSTANG NE WS NEW | The original “The Vagina Monologues,” seen performed above, are being replaced by Cal Poly-specific stories.
Cal Poly version of “The Vagina Monologues” avoids sexual violence discussion Michelle Zaludek @michellenistic
After 20 years, “The Vagina Monologues” is showing its age. To keep up with the times and to address legalities that come with talking about sexual violence on federally funded campuses, Cal Poly’s version of the monologues is being revamped and changed altogether. These
changes include integrating more stories of women of color, transgender women and queer women, and barring monologues dealing with sexual assault violence entirely. “The Vagina Monologues,” which had been shown at Cal Poly for several years, doesn’t allow for much creative license, another reason for its facelift. “Some of the (limitations) were
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really petty, like ‘no intermission,”’ said Tammie Velasquez, coordinator for the Gender Equity Center (GEC). “And you can’t change the script, which is really difficult because the script was written 20 years ago. So, what was really progressive and inclusive 20 years ago isn’t as progressive now.” Continued on page 6