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Without fear:
Je suis Paris Kristine Xu @kristiners
Kristine Xu is a journalism junior and Mustang News study abroad columnist in Paris, France. “Ten people have been shot. Something’s going on in Paris.” I was away from Paris for the weekend at a friend’s apartment in Prague when the news broke. Without cellphone service or reliable Internet, I scrolled through my friend’s Facebook feed in disbelief. I read without fully understanding. My mind raced, wondering if my classmates were safe, how many innocent lives were taken and when the horror would end. I felt helpless and vulnerable as I responded to the flurry of messages flooding my inbox. My friends and family breathed sighs of relief when they found out I was safe, but the same couldn’t be said for many
families who lost loved ones that night. I don’t think I quite understood the events unfolding in Paris until I sat down and watched all the video coverage, interviews, photos and articles from news sources around the world. The streets of Paris I had grown to know and love over the past few months were chaotic and unrecognizable. I was stunned to discover Le Bataclan, one of the five locations of the Paris terror attacks, was in the next district over and only eight stops away from my apartment by metro. I had met a friend at a cafe in that neighborhood just the week before. Classmates near the area witnessed soldiers running past their apartments, with the only audible sounds coming from the sirens of ambulances
racing through the city. After the attacks Friday night, there were 50 minutes of complete silence while the city held its breath. Not a soul was in the streets. Continued on page 4
KRISTINE XU | MUSTANG NE WS HEALING | Paris’ iconic Place de la République turned into a memorial for the civilians killed in terror attacks last week. The slogan “même pas peur,” seen on the banner above, translates to “not even scared.”
ZBT placed on social probation until winter
JASON HUNG | MUSTANG NE WS ZBTROUBLE
| After breaking the party registration policy, ZBT has been put on social probation.
Gina Randazzo @Gina_Randazzo1 CHRISTA L AM | MUSTANG NE WS TOURNEY | After its most successful season in years, the men’s soccer team heads to the NCAA Tournament.
Men’s soccer heads to the NCAA Tournament Keenan Donath @CPMustangSports
Regardless of how far the Cal Poly soccer team goes into the postseason, the 2015 campaign was a success. In their first year under head coach Steve Sampson, the Mustangs collected 11 wins and only four losses. Their at-large bid
to the NCAA Tournament is a much-deserved reward for their consistent play on the pitch. Cal Poly’s first round match against UCLA (10-8-1, 5-4-1 Pac-12) will be a test to see if this year’s squad holds up down the stretch. The Mustangs (11-4-5, 5-1-4 Big West) assumed the identity of a team-oriented, defensive powerhouse from the season’s
first whistle. Cal Poly went five matches without recording a loss, taking down competitive nonconference opponents such as UNLV and Air Force. Looking virtually unbeatable at home, Spanos Stadium soon solidified itself as one of the toughest venues to play at on the West Coast. Continued on page 8
Zeta Beta Tau (ZBT) was placed on social probation as of Tuesday, Nov. 10, until the end of Winter quarter because of a violation of Cal Poly’s party registration policy and alcohol Policy. The Fraternity and Sorority Judicial Council (FSJC) determined their punishment after an investigation that began on Oct. 23. Though put on social probation, the fraternity has the opportunity to host two social events at a third-party venue (not the chapter facility or a satellite house) during
winter quarter if they complete additional sanctions. These sanctions include reviewing and updating the fraternity’s risk management policy, which will be reviewed by the FSJC and Fraternity and Sorority Life administrators. ZBT must also have an adviser host a risk management educational program with the chapter. In general, the judicial board will be attempting to give educational type sanctions, Coordinator of Fraternity and Sorority Life Kathryn O’Hagan said. “The idea is that once we’ve looked through their risk management plan, made some
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changes and looked into what they need to do to host events that wouldn’t violate the policy,” O’Hagan said. “The limited social events would allow them to put that into practice.” ZBT president and construction management senior John Herrero said agrees with the FSJC decision, and that ZBT’s sanctions were fair and manageable. “We’re excited to have the opportunity to focus on different areas,” said Herrero, “Our guys see it as a challenge. We’re always learning here at college, and this is another opportunity to have a learning moment.”