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Study finds most Campus Dining food unhealthy
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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
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Sigma Pi to host first Suicide Awareness Week Gina Randazzo @gina_randazzo1
Sigma Pi fraternity is hosting its first Suicide Awareness Week from Feb. 9-13. The week reflects the goals of the fraternity’s national philanthropy, the Amazing Day Foundation, which stresses the importance of suicide and mental illness awareness among college students. One of the most notable events is a presentation in Chumash Auditorium on Wednesday by Transitions-Mental Health Association. This will include a Suicide Hotline skit
demonstrating a call to the hotline, and several speakers from the association, including a suicide attempt survivor. That night, Sigma Pi will hold a candlelight memorial in the Julian A. McPhee University Union (UU) Plaza to honor the lives lost to suicide on college campuses nationwide. The candles will represent the number of students who have died each year from suicide, which is more than 1,100. On Saturday, the fraternity will be hosting its “Swing Away for Amazing Day” home run derby. Proceeds from the tick-
et sales will go to the Amazing ing on how to support people Day Foundation. To struggling with mental encourage campus health on Thursday organizations and counseling to participate, services staff the organiappreciation zation with on Friday. I don’t think people the largest B i o understand the gravity attendance medical of mental health, that will get engineerit’s as deadly as $ 2 5 0 to ing junior other diseases. donate to and Suicide a charity of Aw a r e n e s s CJ ESTORES its choice. Week CoordiOther events nator Conor Hethroughout the week digan said that in the include stress tests on Dexter past, Sigma Pi has had smaller Lawn on Tuesday, greek train- suicide awareness events, but
this year the fraternity is trying to set the foundation for larger productions. “It’s a really tricky topic to take on,” Hedigan said. “People feel uncomfortable talking about mental health. But it’s something people need to start thinking about. Just because you can’t always see it and it’s harder to diagnose doesn’t mean there’s not real issues.” Business administration junior and president of Tau Kappa Epsilon (TKE) fraternity CJ Estores said many TKE members are planning on attending the events throughout the week in
honor of Aaron Wolf, a brother they recently lost to suicide. “I don’t think people understand the gravity of mental health, that it’s as deadly as other diseases,” Estores said. “It can ruin a lot of great things if it’s not taken care of.” Hedigan said he is a little nervous that people won’t want to participate in some events because mental health can be an uncomfortable topic to discuss, but optimistic there will be a big turnout. “We just hope we’re making it as friendly and inviting as possible,” Hedigan said.
Five takeaways from the 24th congressional district debate Elena Wasserman @ElenaWasserman
Political beliefs spread far from left to right at the 24th congressional district debate at Alex and Faye Spanos Theatre on Thursday night. Nine candidates answered questions from moderator and KCBX news director Randol White. Four of the questions came from the Cal Poly political science department, while one came from an audience member. Here are the five takeaways from Thursday’s debate: 1. ObamaCare needs to change. There was a clear split between Republican and Democratic candidates on what to do with the Affordable Care Act, commonly referred to as ObamaCare, when entering Congress, the one thing they all agreed on, whether they keep or get rid of ObamaCare, is that it needs to be changed in some way. Republicans Justin Fareed
and Matt Kokkonen said it was not passed bipartisanly and ObamaCare should be fully removed. “This policy is like the Rubik’s cube,” Fareed said. Democrat Bill Ostrander disagreed heavily and debated that the U.S. is the only country without affordable health care. “We are 37th in health care. Cuba is even above us,” Ostrander said. The only woman in the debate, Democrat Helene Schneider, said ObamaCare should be kept and even expanded. “We’re missing the ability to negotiate prices for pharmaceuticals,” Schneider said. “We need to expand mental health services, and the lack thereof.” Independent John Uebersax said Wall Street is behind the exorbitant cost of pharmaceuticals. He emphasized that society should focus on peace, not war, as he did for most other questions. 2. Student debt is ridiculous. Schneider was the woman of lists
in Thursday’s debate. One was her three-step plan to ease prices for higher education: “reducing student debt, increasing loans and grants and making community college free.” Democrat Salud Carbajal agreed with Schneider and said “it’s ridiculous that you can refinance your mortgage, but you can’t refinance your student debt.” Never going over time with his answers, Republican Katcho Achadjian kept his answer to the point that an “investmen t in our kids is an investment in our future.” 3. Democrats want the minimum wage raised. As expected, Republican and Democratic candidates butted heads when it came to fiscal policies with the democratic candidates advocating for increasing minimum wage and the Republican advocating economic freedom and deregulating small businesses. Fareed wanted to get rid of regulations and public bureaucrats.
HANNA CROWLEY | MUSTANG NE WS C O N G R E S S | Cal Poly recently hosted the 24th congressional district debate on Thursday, Feb. 4.
Ostrander wanted to get rid of Fareed’s ideas and “the Republican playbook we’ve heard the last 35 years (that) hasn’t worked very well.” Schneider and Carbajal agreed with Ostrander, especially on raising the minimum wage. “No one should work a full-time job and still fall into poverty,” Schneider said. Achadjian responded by saying the government needs to support small businesses because “they supply 66 percent of this country’s jobs.” Kokkonen reinforced Achadjian’s statements and advocated for no income tax for people under age 25. “That will work, I know that,” Kokkonen said. Democrat Jeff Oshins took his
time to continue advocating for freeing up student debts. 4. If you’re as persistent as Jeff Oshins, you get to ask questions. But people might not answer. Oshins thought he had a better question to ask all the Republican candidates: if they would sign Americans for Tax Reform president Grover Norquist’s pledge not to increase taxes. Keeping up with his short answer quips, Achadjian responds to this by asking if the debate was going to stick with the prepared questions. Called out, Fareed took the time to not answer the question but used his 30 seconds to again enforce promoting economic growth by getting rid of
frivolous regulations. The only Republican to answer the question was Kokkonen, who said he wouldn’t sign the pledge, but also won’t sign off on any more taxes. 5. Everyone agrees we need water. Though they agreed on the need to clean up water, they disagreed on how to fund it. “What happened in Flint, Michigan should never happen again,” Schneider said. Schneider and Carbajal said the government should help fund programs for conservation of water, storage and aquifers. Fareed, Achadjian, and Kokkonen said those programs could be beneficial, but shouldn’t be funded by the federal government.
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‘Back on the attack’ at ATOG with Judah 1 Michelle Zaludek @michellenistic
Another Type of Groove (ATOG) centered around Black History Month for winter quarter’s first performance. Students, several performing for the first time, sang and read poetry about a little bit of everything — from a rendition of Etta James’ “My Funny Valentine,” to a retelling of the African-American folktale “Why Lizards Can’t Sit,” to personal works about an ex-girlfriend and the passing of a parent. Featured artist David M. Oliver, more widely known as Judah 1, took to the stage twice — forgoing using a microphone to create a more intimate setting. Judah 1, a slam poet, is the author of two original poetry books, founder of spoken word venue LionLike MindState and a poetry teacher to a wide variety of students — all the way from first-graders to prisoners at Chino Men’s Prison and The California Rehabilitation Center for men, according to an event release from ATOG. His poetry hits an array of topics, largely focusing on time and social disparities. The following is a Q&A with Judah 1, which has been edited for space and clarity. MN: What have you been reading or watching lately? Judah 1: Oh, shit. I don’t watch too much of anything, I don’t watch TV, as a practice. I’ve been reading “The Art Spirit” by Robert Henri, really dope book; “The Inner Reaches of Outer Space”
by Joseph Campbell; and I’ve been reading some secret mystery school texts that I can’t give you guys names for. MN: How do you start creating a poem? Judah 1: More than not, I’m freestyling from my car, and that’s how I start. Or when it’s like, really in my spirit, I find myself — when I wake up in the morning — I’m already talking. And it’s the poem. So I either remember portions of it, what’s happening, or I start writing immediately. I did that especially when I was younger. Now I can control it a little more, and then I pick a target and just start shooting. MN: How has your idea of poetry changed since you started? Judah 1: It has not. It has not. It’s still a vehicle of God. I started writing songs and things like that when I was seven, and then poetry when I was 15 or 16. You know, it’s a vehicle of God, the voice of the prophets. It’s the movement of the people. You know, people won’t move unless you talk to them first. You know what I mean? Nobody would learn anything if we didn’t speak to each other. So the number one way of doing that: get a poet on board. That’s your shaman, that’s your seer, that’s your sorcerer, your source-seeker, your prophet, fuckin’ lawman, your philosophers — yeah, that hasn’t changed. We’re everything.
MN: Explain the importance of poetry, to you, as a medium. Judah 1: Poetry is the medium. I actually have my new album coming out called The Milder Medium, where I’m saying, like, I am the medium. Because, I think the purpose of poetry as a medium — because it is a medium — is to automatically lift the people higher. You know what I mean? It’s like you’re in between the higher aspect: God’s self, and then the lower aspect: your true nature. (Poetry) is there to lift you up to the concept — maybe not take you to the concept — but lift you up out of where you are, so you can see out of that shit. That’s the purpose of poetry, to me. It’s to either magnify something and expose it, or to lift you up out of something so you can see who you are. MN: Who or what inspires your poetry? Judah 1: Everything. Period. MN: Is there any poet who you particularly idolized? Judah 1: No. I like 13th of Nazareth, from Virginia … He’s really dope. One of my favorite contemporary poets, actually, but he suffers from epilepsy. So we had a couple of shows scheduled together over the years, but every time he’s at the airport — he has epilepsy — so he doesn’t make it out. It’s pretty sad, because he’s phenomenal. His mind is ridiculous. And he doesn’t get to use it or
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| Slam Poet Judah 1 took to the stage twice as the featured artist during ATOG last week.
share it — and that shit’s whack. That’s it. MN: What’s one takeaway you want people to have from your set? Judah 1: Oy! That God is in you. And that is actual. That’s not metaphorical bullshit. And
that if it is, what will you do then? Period. If God is in you, what will you do? What will you not do? It’s up to you. MN: Why come back to Cal Poly to do ATOG? Judah 1: Ooh — ‘cause it’s awe-
some. It’s awesome. The response last time was incredible. People followed me on Facebook, they followed me on Instagram. A couple guys hit me up today to say, ‘Hey, I’m coming out to see you today.’ And that felt good. So, I’m back. And I attacked. Back on the attack.
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Getting steamy with Thai-Vietnamese Student Association’s hot pot night Michelle Zaludek @michelleenistic
The house was infused with the smell of cooking spices. It was warm — a little muggy — and buzzing with festive people at various stages of eating. Some, either finished or taking a break from their meal, were gathered around video games in the living room. Others crowded the dining table, waiting patiently with bowls that only had a little broth swirling around the bottom. Fresh food — including handfuls of spinach and mushrooms, chunks of pork and beef, tofu and rice noodles — was re-added to two woks that were filled high with bubbling broth. As bowls were filled, sauces such as fish oil and chili paste were added on top, all coming together to make an Asian hot pot. The event was a group effort for the Thai-Vietnamese Student Association, and a staple part of its club-event roster. The group cooks together several times a quarter, routinely creating Thai and Vietnamese dishes including hot pots, pho and spring rolls. However, while vegetables and meats are easy to find, certain ingredients aren’t widely available in the San Luis Obispo area. “Like, for spring rolls, you really need rice paper,” English freshman Anne Marie Sohn said. “And you can’t really get good
rice paper in (San Luis Obispo), because we don’t really have an Oriental market here.” So club members will often travel as far as LA or the Bay Area and visit markets to get important ingredients, especially spices. “Last weekend, one of our board members went home, and went to the Asian market — the 99 Ranch Market — to get a lot of the spices for (the hot pot),” biological sciences sophomore and club secretary Alice Dornblaser said. Though club funds are sometimes used to help pay for food items, ingredients are mostly brought in by individual members, who pay out of pocket so that the group will have enough to eat. Cooking, eating and cleanup is also a combined effort during the bring-yourown-bowl
meat alone took about two hours to butcher. “It’s a lot of work,” she said. “But it’s definitely worth it.” Creating food together is an important part in bonding for some of the club members, giving them a sense of community at Cal Poly. “It’s kind of sad, eating alone and cooking by yourself,” Sohn said. “So having a club where you can always have company … It’s a good stress reliever, and it’s a good way to put yourself out there.” Furthermore, because the club is so small, that sense of community can be built up quickly. “I came to college not knowing a lot of people,” Dornblaser said. “But I came here (to the club), and it feels like family. Everyone’s super nice. It feels like home — like a home away from home.” Club president and electrical engineering sophomore Charles Kobashigawa explained that of all the dishes that the club makes, he prefers pho nights. “It reminds me of home a lot,” he said. “My mom used to make it a lot, and when (the club) makes it, I think it’s really good.” The recipes are generally repeats within the club, and the meals are either a once-a-year or once-aquarter deal — depending on how difficult or expensive they are to make. But input from club members is encouraged, and soup bases, sauces and proteins are commonly
Creating food together is an important part in bonding for some of the club members, giving them a sense of community at Cal Poly. Michelle Zaludek
event, taking about four to six hours, according to Dornblaser, who added that the 20 pounds of
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added or changed because of it. “We definitely share recipes,” Kobashigawa said. “We have a lot of input at the beginning of the quarter, where we’ll ask, like, what kind of soup they want. And they’ll just shout out: ‘I want this,’ or ‘Let’s do this kind of broth.’ And we’ll take those things into account.” The Thai-Vietnamese Student Association is small compared to other cultural clubs, so taking input to make everyone
happy is a little easier. It also means that the meals can be more intimate, taking place at a former club member’s house as opposed to an event center or a large open space. “We’re big enough to make a party, but small enough that it can be contained,” Sohn said. And while the nights are generally centered around one dish, Sohn added that she’d like to see the club expand the menu a little by trying a potluck-style dinner.
“Everybody would make different Thai-Vietnamese dishes,” she said. “I think it would be really fun — really experimental.” But altogether, just being able to come together and share a meal is the important part of the experience. “It’s just good to cook together and eat together,” Sohn said. “Because you do that with your family, and there’s a reason that you would eat with people and not (just) with yourself.”
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Bicyclists
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The menace of the modern era Daniel Park @CPMustangNews
Daniel Park is a journalism senior and Mustang News humor columnist. The views expressed in this article do not reflect the viewpoints or editorial coverage of Mustang News. Today, I want to talk about something that angers me to no end. No, it’s not the French. Rather, this something is seemingly everywhere. It’s like a virus or bacteria, but without hope for a cure. That’s right — I’m talking about bicyclists. Yes, bicyclists. People who genuinely hate America and liberty. You see them everywhere, smiling like they actually enjoy exercising (it disgusts me). Everyone knows that only communists and dictators smile while exercising. Or perhaps they’re smiling because they know they don’t have to pay for the same parking permits that the rest of us must pay. It angers me so much. But perhaps what I hate most about bicyclists is the serious misconception that they think they are cars. What I mean by that is they believe they have the same rights as people who have the wonderful sense to drive to school. And while I sit alone on a Friday night with a pint of Ben and Jerry’s in one hand and Disney movies on my television screen (one day I’ll get a prince), I occasionally think about why the hell these people have the
same rights as drivers. It makes no sense. There they are, no more than a foot wide, taking up an entire car lane! And the driver behind the dipstick has to stop and pretend like the bicyclist is a car. But that’s not the worst part. The
argue is a much bigger problem than bicyclists). I can’t count how many times I have nearly run over a bicyclist. Actually, about 16 times —14 of those times I actually succeeded in running them over. Unfortunately, they all survived. They swerve and maneuver across roads and lanes like they’re in a hurry. Well, the drivers who must stay in lanes have places to be, too. I, for example, have 10 minutes or fewer to get home to watch another exciting episode of “Dora the Explorer.” A Hispanic girl with an unforgivably high voice teaching me the joys of discovering the world around us? Yes, please. So I have a solution to this heart-wrenching problem that’s plaguing our great community: Cal Poly should only have one bike rack on campus. By having only one bike rack, we can strongly discourage the use of bicycles to and from school. We can also establish bike permits for those who insist on making everyone’s life miserable. The starting price will be 10,000 euros. Yup, euros. That way, bicyclists will have to go to the currency exchange (probably on their bikes) to get a permit, which they hopefully can’t afford. Also, all Cal Poly administrators should be forced to ride to work on bikes. After all, if faculty and students must go through the painful process of finding parking, then administrators should go through an equally painful process of exercising. I urge all drivers to
I’m tired of wiping blood and body parts off my bumper.
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Overall Leetham acknowledged that the report is comparable to most universities. She and the corporation think it’s great that students are demonstrating the Learn by Doing process and getting involved. However, Leetham was unsure how some of the data came about but said the overall results need to be higher. “That number in itself isn’t high as we would like it to be,” Leetham said. The study itself came about out of interest on how healthy campus food is, Fishler said. “As a nutrition major, I am very interested in what foods our campus provides to the students. The choices that Dining makes about the kinds of food that it provides to its students impacts the students’ lives,” Fishler said. “We were all motivated by the fact that the food environment affects what we eat.” The team was guided by kinesiology professor Marilyn Tseng and consisted of four nutrition students: Fishler, Rachel Gipson, Kelly Koyano and Kelsey DeGreef. The study was completed and in April 2015 and was peer reviewed over the course of the year. It was then sent to the Center for Disease Control (CDC) Feb. 4, 2016 for publication. The research team used the
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worst part is when the light turns green and the idiot starts to go. In a nice air-conditioned car, one can cross the busy intersection in mere seconds. On a crappy bike, it takes HOURS for the “driver” to cross the intersection. And the car driver again has to pretend like the bicyclist is a car, albeit a car with an old woman who witnessed firsthand both World Wars and the rise and fall of the Confederacy behind the wheel. You know what? I would take a senior citizen in a car over a bicyclist anytime. Why? Because with senior citizens, there’s a good chance that they’ll die soon, thus getting them off the road faster. (Hopefully they don’t die while driving, which I would Nutrition Environment Measures Survey for Campus Dining (NEMS-CD) to analyze all dining locations. This system of measuring healthy food is used around the country. NEMS categorizes different restaurants, such as fast food or sit-down, and then evaluates the meals, side orders, drinks, etc., of that dining facility. Each category is given a score out of 97, where four is the lowest. Campus Dining received a mean score of 26. Earth and soil science freshman Mikaela McGill thought the low score was due to the lack of variety of food. “I’m lactose-intolerant, so I have already have limitations,” McGill said. “I feel like I’m eating the same stuff every day. Having 12 percent of entrees considered as healthy just makes me wonder what I have been eating.” Biomedical engineering sophomore Tyler McDonough, who lives in Poly Canyon Village, has a hard time eating healthily on campus. “I buy all the food I eat from the grocery stores. I cannot stand on-campus food because it isn’t healthy and nutritious,” McDonough said. “The selection is limited and very expensive. I’ve been buying food from Costco and Trader Joe’s and cooking all my meals. I make it for the complete goal of not eating on campus.” However, Campus Dining
is changing how it makes and prepares food. Leetham has seen a big change since the beginning of the decade. “What I really took away
back me up on this. Imagine, for a brief second, the beauty of empty streets. Imagine the greatness of America restored. In all seriousness, though, those of you who ride bikes need to learn something. Yes, you guys have the right to be on the street, hogging up all the lanes. But you guys also have responsibilities. I love and respect the few bicyclists who actually use hand signs to tell the driver behind them that they are either going to take a left or right and should act accordingly instead of just cutting through and causing a 200-car pile-up behind them. I love and respect the bicyclists who realize that the bike lanes are lanes for … wait for it
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… bikes, and use the lanes that are so painted with a disgusting shade of green. When you use the bike lanes, it allows for the rest of us in cars to go on our way undisturbed, listening to Justin Bieber and knowing deep inside that, though we may like his music, he still is and will always be a douche. In conclusion, there clearly are rules for motorists and bicyclists, some of which are the same for both. Although I may disagree with it, bicyclists have rights on the road that I urge all motorists to follow. But, and this is important, bicyclists must follow the rules of the road as well. I’m tired of wiping blood and body parts off my bumper. So do your part and ensure that you don’t end in a tragic accident.
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good enough. There is also a long-term goal for Campus Dining to better its food. The new Master Plan will offer improvements for Campus Dining. Leetham hopes to incorporate a more “made-infront-of-you” method of preparing food in the new dining locations. VG Cafe will be remodeled this summer to in-
corporate this style of cooking. Leetham said Campus Dining has seen great success with the egg scramblers at VG Cafe, where students can choose ingredients and customize their orders. The new dining locations are being modeled so students can pick what they want and watch it as it’s cooked. However, the current facilities do not have the capability to prepare food this way. The primary facilities are old and were built back when Cal Poly offered a cafeteria style system, Leetham said. Civil engineering senior Ian Leonard has seen an improvement since he’s been at Cal Poly. He said he has seen the quality of the food get better and also thinks the new dining plan is better than his freshman year. “I really like that you have Plu$ Dollars rather than meals,” Leonard said. “I think it gives you more options than what I had. It also teaches you how to manage your money.” With the switch, Campus Dining has seen an increase in the food’s quality. However, Leetham wants to stress how difficult it is to mass feed a university. “We make nearly 20,000 meals a day,” Leetham said. “There is so much that we have to take account for. Eating healthy is expensive, but also healthy food doesn’t have the best (taste) quality ... Overall, we want to please the students we serve.”
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As competitive as the first half was, the second half was the polar opposite. The Mustangs started the half 0-for-11 from the floor before senior forward Brian Bennett hit a baseline jumper. During that time, Hawaii went on a 9-0 run, induced by two three-pointers and an andone layup. “They came out pretty efficient and we were not offensively efficient,” Callero said. “And I thought that changed our entire psyche for our defense.” The Mustangs battled back to bring the game within two on a three-pointer by sophomore guard Taylor Sutlive with 13:06 left. However, the comeback was short-lived. Hawaii ripped off a 12-0 run to take a 14-point lead and never looked back. With Saturday’s loss, Cal Poly fell to 8-14 on the season and 2-7 in Big West Conference play. Hawaii advanced to 18-3 overall and 7-1 in the conference, good for a share of the conference lead. After the loss, Callero was not happy with the Mustangs performance. “I was very heated with our team,” Callero said. “I only get heated a couple times a year and this is as heated as I’ve been with the team because the general feeling was a little bit of a pity party.” “I think that the tough losses tonight mounted on us and emotionally we became very soft and felt very bad about ‘Oh God, we might lose another game.’”
Beyond Morgan’s 10 points, Shead added nine points and Bennett, Martin, and sophomore forward Luke Meikle pitched in eight points each. After a poor shooting half, the Mustangs finished the game shooting 33 percent overall and 29 percent from beyond the arc. Hawaii shot 61 percent in the second half, en route to 52 percent overall shooting and 35 percent from three-point range. Despite the tough performance, the Mustangs aren’t counting themselves out just yet. “There’s definitely enough talent and there’s definitely enough character (for a run),” Callero said. “Character has to sometimes be outed. You know, character doesn’t rise until sometimes it’s challenged.” Morgan and Shead both agreed and added their own thoughts. ““If we’re gonna turn this season around and get some wins, we’re going to have to remedy (letdowns),” Morgan said. “We can’t beat these good teams in conference playing well for 30 minutes.” “We gotta just find what we’re good at and stick with it,” Shead added. Callero defined the importance of a strong bounce back after Saturday’s performance. “There are no options but to fight,” he said. “There are no other options but to bounce back. There are no options but to question yourself.” Cal Poly heads south next week to play at Long Beach State on Thursday at 7 p.m. and at UC Riverside on Saturday at 7:30 p.m.
HANNA CROWLEY | MUSTANG NE WS FRUSTRATION | After a loss to Hawaii on Saturday night, the men’s basketball team’s frustration peaked. “I only get heated a couple times a year, and this is as heated as I’ve been with this team,” head coach Joe Callero said.