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“I think we have a good football team that’s kind of put ourselves behind the eight ball because of the mistakes we made, and tonight, for the most part, we didn’t make those mistakes. I think we played a good football game.”

PHOTOS BY CHRISTA LAM | MUSTANG NE WS FACEOFF | The Cal Poly football team picked up its third win of the season with a 36-14 victory over Sacramento State on Saturday night. Nine Mustangs recorded carries and combined to rush for 366 yards.

Football thrashes Sacramento State Eric Stubben

Cal Poly’s football team (3-6, 2-4 Big Sky) dominated a quick game against Sacramento State (2-7, 1-5) at Alex G. Spanos Stadium in front of a sparse crowd Saturday evening. The Mustangs, donning alternate white helmets, green tops and white pants uncharacteristically passed the ball for 95 yards and two touchdowns in a 36-14 thrashing of the Hornets. After junior defensive lineman Marcus Paige-Allen blocked a field goal to end Sacramento State’s opening drive, the Mustangs’ offense took advantage of the defensive stand. The ensuing 11-play, 89-yard Cal Poly drive finished with senior quarterback Chris Brown throwing his seventh touchdown pass of the season into senior wide receiver Jordan Hines’ outstretched h an d s . The catch marked H i n e s’ seventh

career touchdown reception. The rest of the first quarter remained s c orel e ss , but the Mustangs found themselves on the attack to start the second quarter.

Two consecutive strong rushes by sophomore fullback Joe Protheroe set up a passing opportunity to begin the quarter. Brown took full advantage of the opportunity with a 29-yard touchdown completion aired out to sophomore slotback Kyle Lewis. The touchdown marked the third receiving touchdown of Lewis’ young Cal Poly career and put the Mustangs up 14-0. “Right when they called it, just the defense they were in, I was like, ‘There’s no way this guy’s gonna follow me,’” Lewis said. “They’re too focused on the run, so I was just running full speed. The safety saw me last minute and he knew it was over.” Defense dominated the remainder of the first half, as both teams were held scoreless for the final 13:47. At halftime, Brown had yet to throw an incompletion. Brown completed all three first-half passes for 46 yards and two touchdowns. The Mustangs also had four players with double-digit rushing yards: Brown, Protheroe, junior slotback Kori Garcia and sophomore fullback Jared Mohamed. Quickly after receiving the ball to start the second half, the Mustangs’ offense put on a clinic. A balanced 10-play, 75-yard drive that featured a 43-yard completion from Brown to senior wide receiver Willie Tucker and 32 total rushing yards resulted in a 1-yard Protheroe touchdown run. The drive took only 3:43 and put the Mustangs on top 20-0. A sack by junior defensive lineman Kelly Shepard forced a Sacramento State turnover on downs on the ensuing drive. The Mustangs took over at the Hornets’ 46-yard line. Another quick 9-play, 4:04 drive ended with a 7-yard touchdown run by Mohamed. Senior kicker Stephen Pyle failed to convert the PAT for the second time in the game and the Mustangs led 26-0. Sacramento State found its first points late in the third quarter. A penalty-ridden drive that included two personal fouls against the Mustangs culminated in a 2-yard

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touchdown rush for the Hornets. The Mustangs faced a scare at the beginning of the following drive after freshman quarterback Khaleel Jenkins replaced Brown, who was on the sideline with ice wrapped tightly around his lower leg. “I doubt today he could’ve (come back in). He’s pretty sore right now, but I think he’ll be okay by next week,” Cal Poly head coach Tim Walsh said. “He isn’t gonna miss any more games, that’s basically what he said to me. He’s a warrior and he always has been here.” Jenkins, who started the Mustangs’ game against Portland State on Oct. 24 in place of an injured Brown, fit in seamlessly. The Mustangs marched down the field on Jenkins’ first drive and settled for a 23-yard Alex Vega field goal. After stopping another Sacramento State drive, Cal Poly took over at its own 30-yard line. It took only one play to score as sophomore tight end Reagan Enger took a handoff 70 yards for his first career rushing touchdown to give the Mustangs a 36-7 advantage. The Hornets tacked on one more touchdown in the final two minutes of play, but the score was far too little, too late to harm the Mustangs. The win snapped a three-game losing streak for Cal Poly. “Overall, extremely pleased for our players,” Walsh said. “They really do deserve it. I think we have a good football team that’s kind of put ourselves behind the eight ball because of the mistakes we made, and tonight, for the most part, we didn’t make those mistakes. I think we played a good football game.” The Mustangs finished without a 100-yard rusher for the first time this season, but their rushing attack was far from futile. Enger’s 91 rushing yards on six attempts led nine players who tallied at least one rushing attempt for the Mustangs. Brown finished the game with 95 passing yards and two touchdowns, completing six of seven passing attempts. “We threw it more efficiently and we threw it down the field,” Walsh said. “We thought

we could make some vertical pass plays.” Cal Poly’s offense wasn’t the only side of the ball that shined. Defensively, senior

linebacker Tu’Uta Inoke totaled 10 tackles and the Mustangs combined for four sacks on the night. “Every game, our first thing is stop the run. I thought we did pretty good as a defense. We played pretty good together as a unit,” Inoke said. “We knew we had a freshman quarterback back there, so we just wanted to give him different looks and make sure we fly around and put pressure on him all night.” The Mustangs return to action next week when they travel to UC Davis for the Battle of the Golden Horseshoe. One of the team’s mottos this season is “Faceless except for Davis.” Walsh said he wants the team to take it one week at a time without worrying about the opponent, but that UC Davis is different. “They’ve taken (the rivalry) a little more seriously I think than we have at certain times. There’s some payback probably on our minds,” Walsh said. With the playoffs virtually out of the picture for the Mustangs, the players know next week’s game is an important one. With a wry smile, Inoke added, “We know what’s at stake playing against Davis.”

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Cal Poly and UCSB Halloween aftermath Naba Ahmed @nabaahmed

Halloween in San Luis Obispo Halloween made its appearance in San Luis Obispo complete with costumes, candy and haunted houses. Associated Students, Inc. (ASI) partnered with University Housing to put together Haunted Halloween in the University Union Plaza, bringing in more than 1,100 students on October 30 and 31, ASI student manager and business administration senior Arin Miller said. “We had a great attendance and the whole event went really well,” Miller said. “We’ve done haunted houses in the past, but this was the first time we have done a Halloweenthemed event.” However, fines and law enforcement were increased around San Luis Obispo for the holiday weekend. Citations for noise violations, public urination and contributing to an unruly gathering resulted in a $700 fine, while hosting an un-

ruly gathering was $1,000. In 2010, San Luis Obispo City Council added Halloween and St. Patrick’s Day to the ordinance, which states that first-offense violations double to $700 from $350 and second offenses increase to $1000 from $700 during those days. In preparation for any off-campus festivities, the San Luis Obispo Police Department employed more officers for the night, according to Administrative Police Captain Keith Storton. “On the Friday and Saturday we deployed additional officers with assistance from other local jurisdictions. We typically operate on a ‘zero tolerance’ policy when it comes to alcohol related crimes,” Storton said in an email to Mustang News. “Because we have more officers on the street and expect our officers to be proactive with enforcement, I suspect our citations issued and arrests made will reflect this effort.” The safety enhancement zone time period was from midnight

on Thursday, Oct. 28 through Nov. 2. In this time period, 22 people were arrested for public intoxication, which was the highest arrest category. There were nine arrests for minors in possession of alcohol and 15 people received a municipal ordinance for having an open container of alcohol, according to Bill Proll, San Luis Obispo Police Department patrol lieutenant. “As for the public, it was a much mellower weekend than we anticipated with Halloween on a Saturday night and it wasn’t as crazy busy as we have had in the past,” Proll said. “There’s the belief that the double fines and safety enhancement zone was making people make better choices.” Despite the increased fines, there has consistently been an increase in alcohol related incidents for the past few years. There were a total of 50 alcohol related incidents this year compared to 38 in 2014, with 16 citations of minor in possession and eight for public intoxication. Medical transports were

requested by 16 people this year as opposed to 11 people in 2014, according to University Police Department (UPD) Commander Brenda Trobaugh. “Within the last two or three years, Halloween has been more active, so the busier we are going to be,” Trobaugh said. “We also have to look at the student population and whether or not there is going to more students.” However, the enormity of parties decreased, Trobaugh said. “Last year appeared to have more big parties, like the big off-campus party that had over 500 students,” Trobaugh said. “But this year was just filled with a bunch of smaller parties around the neighborhoods.” Stats from Isla Vista Isla Vista also implemented fine increases, but had a substantially lower crowd during Halloween weekend, made up of mostly locals. In a press release by the Isla Vista Foot Patrol Station, there were only

500 people on the Isla Vista streets as opposed to several thousand in 2014 and 12,000 15,000 in 2013. However, the reason there were less out-oftowners does not stem from increased fines, Lieutenant of Isla Vista Foot Patrol Station Rob Plastino said.

property owners and managers that do not allow certain activity on their property; student efforts to keep Isla Vista safe.” The Isla Vista Foot Patrol was responsible for covering the area of Isla Vista surrounding UCSB to provide safety and enforcement.

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THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE ON ISL A VISTA STREETS IN 2015 “What keeps most outsiders from coming to Isla Vista for Halloween is the collaboration between many stakeholders to keep IV safe during major events,” Plastino said. “Some of these efforts include UCSB student-only events, such as concerts; parking restrictions in and around Isla Vista; residents that do not host open parties;

There were approximately 28 misdemeanor arrests over the two-day operational period as compared 40 jail bookings in 2014 and 200 in 2013. Approximately 16 citations were issued this year as opposed to 40 in 2014 and 250 in 2013. There were seven medical transports, significantly fewer than in previous years’ totals.

Five cases of viral meningitis reported at Cal Poly Naba Ahmed @nabaahmed

On Nov. 6, Cal Poly Health Services announced that it has been monitoring five cases of viral meningitis in Cal Poly students. There are two types of meningitis: viral and bacterial. Bacterial meningitis is more threatening because it cannot be treated by vaccines or antibiotics. No cases of bacterial meningitis have been reported. University Health Services

and County Health Department officials have been proactive in assessing the infection, according to a press release by Dr. Karen Hord-Sandquist, medical director for Campus Health and Wellbeing. If any students are experiencing symptoms of severe headaches, fever, nausea, vomiting, stiff neck, light sensitivity and associated dehydrations, they should seek immediate medical attention. The recovery period will be within one or two weeks

with no long-term effects. The threat of a serious illness is scary, business administration sophomore Madison Jordan said, and is especially problematic during the academic year. “With the stress from midterms, it would be inconvenient to get sick in the first place,” Jordan said. “So the fact that there is a serious illness going around makes it more stressful.” According to the Campus Health and Wellbeing website, if students feel that you have

been exposed to meningitis and do not have a fever, they should go to the Health Center or their primary healthcare provider. If they have a fever, they should go to the nearest emergency room. “I feel like everyone gets sick especially during week seven of school one way or another,” business administration junior Kyle Heuerman said. “If students get sick or have any symptoms, they now have to worry about potentially going to the emergency room.”

Due to the rapid spread of the infection, early diagnosis is important for successful treatment — especially for bacterial meningitis, which can result in prolonged hospitalization. Bacterial meningitis has similar symptoms, and it can be transmitted through intimate contact with an infected individual such as kissing or sharing glasses, cups, silverware or toothbrushes. “We recommend good handwashing, and avoid sharing food/ drinks/saliva as the best way

to prevent most viral illness,” Hord-Sandquist said in an email to Mustang News. A Cal Poly student contracted viral meningitis in December 2013 approximately two weeks after UC Santa Barbara lacrosse player Aaron Loy had his feet amputated because of bacterial meningitis. A Cal Poly faculty member was also diagnosed with bacterial meningitis in January 2015. The Health Center has quarantined infected people in the past.

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Cal Poly Dia de Los Muertos event celebrates life Naba Ahmed @nabaahmed

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| Students dressed up to show off their culture.

A total of 15 campus organizations collaborated to celebrate Dia de Los Muertos, or Day of the Dead, in the Julian A. McPhee University Union (UU) Plaza on Nov. 5. Day of the Dead is a holiday typically observed on Nov. 1 and Nov. 2 in various countries in Latin and Central America and Mexico, Gender Equity Center Coordinator Tammie Velasquez said. Family members typically honor deceased loved ones with prized possessions as well as symbolic items such as salt, candles and marigolds. “The light from the candles and the scent from the marigolds help guide the spirit to the altar,” Velasquez said. “It’s a way to celebrate their life and have their spirit live on so that they can be reunited with their family.”

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By molding this tradition into a Cal Poly event, the organizations were able to present their own take on Dia de Los Muertos through their altars, complete with flowers, candles and pictures. Each organization set up an altar highlighting different individuals ranging from musicians to social justice activists such as Martin Luther King Jr. Lambda Theta Nu’s altar was dedicated to Selena Quintanilla, a MexicanAmerican singer. Each club or organization was able to represent a different public figure and reflect on their life, liberal arts and engineering studies (LAES) senior Denise Garcia said.

“I think that it’s something that everyone can celebrate, it’s not just a cultural event,” Garcia said. “It’s really just a time to commemorate and remember all those people that you have lost.” This was not all that this event had to offer. Complete with music, traditional Mexican drinks and pan dulce, students could fully immerse themselves in the spirit of Dia de Los Muertos. Additionally, students could decorate sugar skulls or get their faces painted. For Cross Cultural Centers Assistant Director Ruth de Jesus, this was the first event she had been to for Dia de Los Muertos.

“It was really nice coming out in the morning seeing people preparing their altars in such a loving manner,” de Jesus said. “I liked how there was a variety of people being expressed from public figures to parents and family members.” The festivities continued throughout the day, with cultural performances capping off the night. “What I like about it is that it is a cultural celebration as well as a way to educate on the way that different cultures observe the passing of death based in different parts of the world,” Velasquez said.

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| Darian Ferris performs to show students the complexity of Hupa culture. Though it may seem rehearsed, the choreography for the Brush Dance is actually improvised.

Hupa Sweathogs fight illness and ignorance with Brush Dance ceremony Brendan Abrams @brenabrams

Thursday saw an influx of cultural happenings at the Julian A. McPhee University Union (UU). The Dia de los Muertos

festivities occurred throughout the day, but as night fell and the decorations for the Mexican holiday were cleaned up, a company of Hupa tribe members spent a fleeting half hour in the spotlight of the UU

conference room. The group, led by Boyd Ferris, called itself the Sweathogs and represented the Hupa (pronounced Hoo-pah) tribe, which has historically lived in northern California in Hum-

boldt County along the Trinity River. They performed an abridged version of a Brush Dance intended to cure the ill, but it quickly became clear that dances like this are as valuable for the entire tribal community as they are for any sick individual. “This is one of our ways to come back to our culture and spend time together in a good way,” Ferris said in his explanation of the dance. He went on to mention that engaging in ancient cultural traditions like dances have helped some members achieve sobriety, partly because of the heightened sense of community the traditions foster. That sense of community shined brightly when the dance was underway. This particular Brush Dance involved one member singing a short verse repeatedly, while others chanted to keep a beat while standing in a line (or potentially in a circle when not performing for an audience). Then, one or more of the participants jumped out of line, unleashing fierce shrieks while hopping about and assuming intense warrior positions. The intent here is to literally fight illness, and to do it as a community. The dancers must work together more than the casual ob-

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server might notice. While the ceremony appears standardized and well-practiced, it involves a good deal of improvisation. There is no predetermined choreography of who will “jump out” or sing. All the participants must acquire an acute sense of unity in order for the ceremony to proceed smoothly. This Brush Dance was defined by the coherence created by an intuitive communal feeling, despite the unconventional setting. These members of the Hupa tribe were not selected at ran-

dom to show up at Cal Poly, as Ferris’ daughter, Darian, is a kinesiology senior and co-president of the American Indian Student Association (AISA). She wanted to show Cal Poly students that each Native American tribe has a distinct culture. “A lot of (people on campus) and in my club are more familiar with powwows and things like that, but a lot of tribes don’t do powwows, so I wanted to share our ceremonies with them,” she said.

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Jeff Daniels and the Ben Daniels Band bring a personal touch to homey tunes in the PAC Madi Salvati @MadiSalvati

It was Bruce Springsteen meets Kid Rock as Jeff Daniels and the Ben Daniels Band took the stage at the Christopher Cohan Performing Arts Center (PAC) on Wednesday night. This father-son duo, which decided to combine forces for a tour, brought a lot of energy to the performance. Every audience member was on their feet clapping along by the final song. Mostly known for his roles in films such as “Dumb and Dumber,” “Terms of Endearment” and, more recently, “The Martian” and “Steve Jobs,” as well as HBO series “The Newsroom,” actor and playwright Jeff Daniels also has a musical side. Daniels has six recorded albums and spent the past 12 years playing at well-known venues around the United States, including New York City’s 54 Below and The Barns at Wolf Trap in Virginia. Clad in loose-fitting jeans, a blue collared shirt and a fedora, Jeff Daniels played alongside his son, strumming instruments from an acoustic guitar to a cigar box. After their first song, Jeff Daniels announced, “It wasn’t a trainwreck! Some of you expected that, though.” Daniels brought comedic interlude and commentary about his acting and music careers, adding a more personal vibe to the show. Mechanical engineering freshman Sam Nelson thought the commentary between songs added to the performance. “I like his storytelling,” Nelson said. “It made it more personal and there’s more emo-

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| In between songs, the audience got to know Jeff Daniels better as he shared comedic stories and comments about his music and acting careers.

tion. It sounds homey and more intimate.” Throughout the night, Daniels and his son played songs from Jeff Daniels’ most recent album, Days Like These. With each song, Daniels showcased not only his talent and love for music, but his son’s and the band’s talent as well. Amanda Merte, vocalist for Ben

Daniels Band, sang solo at one point with Jeff Daniels on guitar, giving her the spotlight for a moment. Wesley Fritzemeier, who played drums, mandolin and violin, also busted out his classical violinist ability in a stand-out performance backed by the band. Though Jeff Daniels may have been the reason the PAC

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was almost full, giving other band members moments in the spotlight added variety and entertainment. After a short intermission, it was solely the Ben Daniels Band that returned to the stage, playing two final songs. The band’s folky, classic rock vibe was cohesive with the overall sound of the show.

The Ben Daniels Band members include Tommy Reifel on bass, George Merkel on guitar, Fritzmeier on drums and mandolin, Merte on vocals and Ben Daniels on guitar and vocals. The show came full circle when Jeff Daniels came back on after the Ben Daniels Band. By the final song, the patriarch invited his whole family on stage for a

song called “The Big Bay Shuffle,” affectionately named after Greenbay, Michigan. As he played, they danced and the rest of the audience couldn’t help but dance too. Industrial engineering freshman Spencer Grenley was floored by the performance. “He’s blown me away,” Grenley said. “It’s been a great experience.”

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Emilio Horner is a political science senior and Mustang News liberal columnist. These views do not necessarily reflect the editorial coverage of Mustang News. The extreme squandering of money, due to the bloated contracts of privatized military defense contractors should upset those on both the left and the right in the era of corporate warfare. In 2005, the Defense Contract Audit Agency found that Halliburton, a private defense contractor, had more than $1.4 billion of questionable and unsupported costs stolen from the American people. An internal Pentagon audit later found that Halliburton failed to account for $4.2 billion that it received for its services. Additionally, many of the company’s finance employees have exposed that the company engaged in systematic accounting fraud. For the left, this is a classic case of the military industrial complex run amok. Revolving door policies blatant corruption, and corporate consolidation of defense contractors have caused the supposed “free market” bidding process to lead to cronyism. On the right, this is a classic case of wasteful government spending. Former Halliburton employees have revealed that the company charged $45 for cases of soda and $100 for bags of laundry. If you just replace “military industrial complex” with “welfare queen” this could basically be a story Bill O’Reilly uses to drum up the dog-whistle crowd every night. Each year, the government spends more than $200 billion on goods and services. The Department of Defense alone accounts for more than $120 billion in contracts. This accounts for more than 60 percent of federal procurement dollars. In fact, government contracts account for approximately one-fifth of the federal budget. During the

2000 election, George W. Bush pledged to improve government services through the mechanism of competition, but government audits continue to show that there has been less competition among companies for contracts, and instead more collusion. The role of investigating the information exchange between government officers who manage weapons programs and the private contractors who design and build them is to beg the question: How can a strong sense of ethics in government be implemented? Additionally, what are the obligations to the armed forces, American taxpayers and the nation in general, of defense contractors? Finally, it’s important to ask: Does regulation and enforcement on federal acquisition, defense acquisition and federal procurement procedures need to be tougher? The Defense Department has three methods that it uses to procure goods or services. One is competitive bidding in which contract decisions should be made with price only and price related factors at play. The procurement process should promote competition and drive price down hypothetically. If a company is non-responsive, meaning it cannot assure the government of the quality of its services being provided within the time period, or if there is a conflict of interest between the low bidder and the government official, the government can reject the lowest bid. More commonly, the ways that a contract officer would either reject or accept a bid comes from bribery. Bribes come in many ways: flat payments in exchange for the contract, kickbacks, the offering of the difference between the amount the bid was and the unsuccessful low bid, gifts or even country club memberships. The second form of contract comes from competitive proposals in which the government works with companies to draw up the best proposal. A problem with this is that

many senior executives with the Pentagon come from industry, which is where they return after their government jobs are up. Finally, the third type is sole source, in which the government only looks at one company, not having competition at all and ruining the purpose of a privatized military. Though contracting systems are supposed to be open and competitive, the government has recently been awarding contracts with little to no competitive bidding. Additionally, the government has assumed more of the risk and has not been efficient in watching and overseeing defense contractors. In the Iraq War, a large number of the contracts were sole source. Of the 24 contracts, worth about $122.5 million, 13 of them were sole source based, prized at $111 million. Of these, contract requirements were not established, supply schedules were not met, personal service contracts were wrongly awarded and there was little to no government surveillance. For example, a contractor was paid even though he was on vacation, and vehicles were airlifted into Iraq at a cost of hundreds of thousands of dollars without prior approval. Halliburton was the largest contractor operating during the Iraq War, representing 52 percent of the total contract value. The company initially had a couple multi-billion dollar contracts for providing logistical support and oil infrastructure. Known as the Logistics Civil Augmentation Program (LOGCAP), Halliburton was issued $8.6 billion. At the same time, the Restore Iraqi Oil (RIO) contract, given as a sole source contract, gave Halliburton approximately $2.5 billion. All these contracts are given as “cost plus award fee” contracts, meaning that Halliburton is reimbursed for costs it acquired while under contract. Then profit is looked at as a percentage of those costs. This directly incentivizes Halliburton and other private defense contractors to jack up prices.

the new left For example, Halliburton insisted housing its executives in five-star hotels in Kuwait. They torched brand new trucks rather than perform relatively minor repairs and maintenance. They dramatically overcharged for importing fuel from Kuwait into Iraq. They constantly billed for equipment that wasn’t necessary and then submitted millions of dollars in duplicate costs. During the cost estimates for LOGCAP, Halliburton charged $12.8 million after the government’s estimation was $1.9 million. Similarly, they charged the government $10.8 million for a base in Kuwait that was estimated at $2.8 million. Lastly, they charged for fictional employees. The auditors stated Halliburton charged $1.4 million for 146 personnel when they only had 62 personnel on hand. As if profiteering of war was not immoral enough, they had to steal from American taxpayers while doing it. First off, this

matters because the next time someone tells you that the United States does not have enough money to fund some liberal program designed to protect the environment, educate the population or keep the poorest among us clothed and fed, know that money has been and continues to be funneled directly into private military corporations. Know the dangers of the revolving door in which Dick Cheney was able to go from being chairman and CEO of Halliburton to giving them contracts worth billions in Iraq and Afghanistan. Lastly, know that whenever politicians speak of going to war for idealistic reasons like “spreading democracy” and “promoting freedom,” it’s important to note who will profit off that decision. A post-Citizens United Era of commodified free speech, the same people who profit are more than likely funding the nationalist political rhetoric.

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Men’s soccer advances in Big West Conference Tournament

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| The Mustangs’ 1-0 win over UC Irvine secures them a spot in the Big West Conference Tournament semifinals.

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The Cal Poly men’s soccer team (11-3-5, 5-1-4 Big West) hosted the first round of the Big West Conference Tournament for the first time in six years on Saturday afternoon and beat UC Irvine 1-0. Cal Poly was second in Big West North Division standings after conference play, while UC Irvine (5-11-4, 3-5-2) finished third in the South Division. Cal Poly tied the program’s single-season record with 11 wins during a season. After only five minutes of play,

junior midfielder Justin Dhillon seized on an opportunity to score, heading in a pass from freshman forward George Grote. The goal was Dhillon’s third of the season and eighth overall as a Mustang. “I think we had a set piece kind of far out, swung it in and the ball was fortunate to bounce out to George Grote,” Dhillon said. “He just locked eyes with me and picked me out. From there, it was pretty easy from inside the (sixyard-box). Credit to George on that one.” Senior goalkeeper Wade Hamilton recorded seven saves during his 67th career start and

logged his seventh shutout of the year. Hamilton is just one shutout away from Cal Poly’s single-season record. “Irvine did a good job playing against us, getting behind us and creating opportunities,” Hamilton said. “You try to get the ball up and out, but if you can’t, it ended up being a corner kick.” Despite the win on Saturday, first-year head coach Steve Sampson said the Mustangs could do a better job of controlling the ball when passing and dribbling. “We did not possess the ball today the way we normally like to possess the ball,” Sampson said. “Obviously, the opponent had a

lot to do with that. But I believe when we get on a bigger field like we’re going to see at Fullerton, that tends to be an advantage for us. I believe that this team has yet to play its best soccer.” The Mustangs now advance to the Big West Conference Tournament semifinal, where they will take on CSU Fullerton for a Wednesday night road game. No. 1 UC Santa Barbara will play either UC Davis or CSU Northridge on Wednesday. Winners of each semifinal game will face each other for the Big West Conference Tournament championship game on Saturday, Nov. 14.