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Study finds most Campus Dining food unhealthy
12 PERCENT
of the 314 entrees studied are considered healthy PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY HANNAH CROWLEY | MUSTANG NE WS
HEALTH CONSCIOUS | A team of Cal Poly nutrition students researched Campus Dining and found that healthy food is hard to come by. Only 12 percent of the 314 entrees researched were healthy. Connor McCarthy @conrmccarthy
A research team of Cal Poly nutrition students found limited healthy options within Campus Dining. The team released a study on Feb. 4, which concluded that only
12 percent of the 314 entrees offered at all 18 Campus Dining locations are considered in good health. The study also said that only 11 out of the 31 main dish salads were considered healthy. Nutrition sophomore and research team member Madison Fishler was not surprised
by the findings. “It makes sense that the food courts, the locations with the most options, scored the highest (healthiest),” Fishler said. “I was surprised by how low the sit-down location on campus scored.” Campus Dining, on the other hand, was caught a little off-guard,
according to Associate Vice President Commercial Services Lorlie Leetham. The Cal Poly Corporation, which controls all Campus Dining locations, has some speculations on how the team found a lot of its statistics. Continued on page 6
ASI Coffeehouse Series relaxes students during midterms
GABBY PA JO | MUSTANG NE WS DESTRESS | The event was a welcome distraction for students dealing with the stress of midterms.
Annie Vainshtein @annievain
The usual chatter of stress, Campus Dining prices and weekend plans fell to a low hum on Thursday afternoon as students congregated around the lower-level Julian A. McPhee University Union (UU) lounge to hear acoustic music. An event put on by Associated Students, Inc. (ASI), the Acoustic Coffeehouse Series featured a live performance from three Cal Poly students — liberal arts and engineering studies senior Kyvon Brown, biomedical engineering junior Kyle Erickson and materials engineering senior Calvin Noetzel — who played a wide assortment of music, both original and covers. Amidst the clamor of espresso machinery and the buzz of midterm preparation, many students stayed to watch the performers, whose gentle, heart-jutting harmonies captured the room. The event took place during UU hour (11 a.m. to 12 p.m.) near Starbucks on the first floor. Campus Catering provided an arrangement of food, from doughnuts to bagels, as well as free coffee. Hundreds of students snaked around the bagel and doughnut stations, which were
cleared out almost entirely within the first half hour. The television normally broadcasting CNN was transformed into an artistic backdrop for the three students, two of whom (Noetzel and Erickson) played guitar. Brown and Erickson sing for That’s The Key, an a cappella group on campus. The UU was packed to the brim, which was to be expected, said musical entertainment assistant for ASI events and business administration junior Ryan Viggiano. ASI planned for approximately 200 students to attend the event. All food and coffee was free for students. “ASI Events tries to be the outlet to the ultimate college experience paid through student fees,” Viggiano said. “Why not use student fees to go back to the students?” While most students seemed to enjoy the intimacy of the indoor performance, a few had reservations about the space and its capacity. Biological sciences junior Ellie Brauer thought having the event outside would be a more productive use of space. “It’s sort of strange to have it in here,” she said. “Having it (in
the UU plaza) would be better.” Having the event inside, however, was a conscious calculation on the part of ASI. Given El Nino’s unpredictability, inside seemed to be the best bet, Viggiano said. “Additionally, it’s warm inside and we wanted more people to culminate near the Starbucks line,” Viggiano said. “It’s a good way to involve students as they’re just kind of walking through to get to class.” The location also allowed students to catch the event in passing — a welcome surprise for those dealing with the struggles of mid-quarter schoolwork. “They’re really great performers, so it’s great to listen to,” kinesiology sophomore Drew Nicklas said. “Midterms have been crazy, so this is a great way to relax.” Viggiano booked the trio, who are friends of his. So far, he said, there are three more Acoustic Coffeehouse Series planned. “The hope is to enable (the trio) to continue their passion and what they love, while also providing other students the opportunity to see how cool they are,” he said. According to Viggiano, the next event is tentatively planned for Feb. 18, and the following on March 3.
CHRISTA LAM | MUSTANG NE WS DROPPED | The Cal Poly men’s basketball team 60 points was its second-lowest point total of the season.
Men’s basketball drops fourth straight game Eric Stubben @EricStubben
The Cal Poly men’s basketball team suffered its biggest conference loss since 2014 on Saturday night, losing to Hawaii 74-60 in Mott Athletics Center. The 60 points were the Mustangs’ second-lowest total in a game this season. Senior guard Reese Morgan led the team with 10 points. An entertaining but somewhat sloppy first half electrified the crowd early in the game. Both teams traded possession for most of the game as the largest lead of the half was five points, held once by each team. The half was highlighted by
two breakaway jams by the Mustangs. Senior guard David Nwaba took a steal up the court, then left a between the legs pass in the middle of the key for freshman forward Josh Martin. Minutes later, freshman guard Jaylen Shead threw down a one-handed jam to send the crowd into hysterics. “I thought (in) the first half, we moved the ball and did some things,” Cal Poly head coach Joe Callero said. “We got shots, we missed some great open shots. We had a chance there to push the lead to six or eight points with some good looks.” Both teams headed into the locker room locked at 28 points apiece. The Mustangs shot 42 percent from the field and 33
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percent from beyond the arc in the first half. Hawaii shot 44 percent overall, but was held to 14 percent from three-point range in the half. For the second game in a row, the Mustangs did not shoot a free throw in the first half. Beginning in the first half, frustrations with officiating began boiling over. Callero commented on the inconsistent nature of officiating this season. “Quite frankly, it’s the most frustrating year I’ve had in 27 (seasons) of just understanding what might be the next point of emphasis,” Callero said. “Is it post play, is it drives, pump fakes, leg kickouts, the other team? Who knows what.” Continued on page 6