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Mothers for Peace stand their ground against Diablo Canyon

Juliet Saunders @CPMustangNews

It was during the Vietnam War when Jane Swanson joined the activist group San Luis Obispo Mothers for Peace (Mothers). She remembers her first brush with activism well. She posted her daughter and herself at the corner of a bus station in San Luis Obispo as they offered leaflets to young men waiting to be bused down to a draft center in Los Angeles. This is when Swanson realized her life

calling: activism. She joined a Mothers and when the war ended, the Mothers turned their attention to something new. The group heard about a proposed nuclear power plant near Avila Beach that we know today as Diablo Canyon. They vowed to prevent the plant from opening, but they lost. Today Fast-forward 42 years and the Mothers are still fighting to shut down Diablo Canyon. The plant is currently up for a license re-

newal and the Mothers are facing their greatest chance to finally reach their goal. The 2011 Fukushima disaster focused public attention on the dangers of seaside nuclear plants. Diablo is the only remaining nuclear power plant in California. When a Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) spokesman was asked whether Fukushima and the plant’s isolation would affect relicensing, he declined to answer. “It’s not like PG&E started out as villains,” Mothers spokes-

woman Swanson said. “But they are now.” The Mothers don’t fault the people who work at the plant, but rather the higher-ups, who stand by the idea that nuclear power is safe. “It is absolutely immoral we would allow a substance like this to be around for our future generations,” Swanson said. “We don’t need (the plant). It’s all about money and weapons.” Continued on page 3

PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC | COURTESY PHOTO GOING NUCLEAR | Diablo Canyon Power Plant is a nuclear power plant near Avila Beach, which Mothers for Peace says has health impacts on people living in surrounding areas. The group has been fighting the plant for decades.

Tapping into the BarrelHouse Speakeasy and Barbershop

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| Chase Minter was selected 21st overall on the first day of the MLS SuperDraft.

Colvey and Hamilton continue Mustangs’ MLS Draft success Keenan Donath @CPMustangSports

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| BarrelHouse is opening a new 1920s speakeasy-themed brewery downtown.

Michelle Zaludek @michellenistic

Tucked along Chorro Street, BarrelHouse’s new taproom is easy to miss. After all, the lights are dimmed and behind the large window facing out to the street is a barbershop, not a bar. That’s on purpose. In fact, “it’s just kinda part of the rouse,” according to BarrelHouse Speakeasy and Barbershop Bar Manager John Pranjic. Walking past the barber chair, down a large flight of stairs, the

lights brighten and the music becomes louder. What looked like a sleepy shop closing for the night is a speakeasy, awake and thriving. The prohibition-era speakeasy theme was the idea of BarrelHouse CEO and co-owner Jason Carvaiho, who picked it based on what the space presented, according to Pranjic. When BarrelHouse bought the space and started construction about year ago, the canvas was essentially blank — the basement, that would eventually be-

come the heart of the taproom, was barren. A ladder was the only way to access it, and there wasn’t much more than a dirt floor and steel beams overhead. Now, soft yellow light illuminates dark wood furniture and exposed brick. Knickknacks, including brass instruments, a rifle and a framed portrait of President Abraham Lincoln hang on the walls to create an atmosphere that feels entirely unique to the area. Continued on page 4

On the final day of the 2016 MLS SuperDraft, Cal Poly men’s soccer players Kip Colvey and Wade Hamilton heard their names called. Both seniors were picked in the draft’s third round, with Colvey going to the San Jose Earthquakes at No. 49 and Hamilton going to the Portland Timbers at No. 61. Their selections round out a historic draft for the Cal Poly men’s soccer program. On Thursday, midfielder Chase Minter became the highest Mustang ever taken in the draft when the Columbus Crew picked him 21st overall. With the addition of Colvey and Hamilton on Tuesday, this year’s draft marks the first time

that Cal Poly had at least three players selected in an MLS draft. Colvey came to Cal Poly as an already experienced international player. Hailing from New Zealand, the defender had already logged minutes with his country’s U-17 national team before setting foot on campus. In San Luis Obispo, the kinesiology major immediately became a key piece of one of the Big West’s best defenses while at the same time improving his own scoring abilities. Colvey set a career high with three goals in his final season and was a 2015 all-conference first team selection. Hamilton will also leave behind a decorated career at Cal Poly. The goalkeeper has been a model of consistency, starting in every match for the Mustangs the past

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three seasons while being named the Big West Goalkeeper of the Year for the past two. Hamilton will join a Portland Timbers team that is coming off a season in which they won the MLS Cup, the league’s equivalent to the NFL’s Super Bowl. While the team currently sports two other goalkeepers on their roster, Hamilton’s track record at Cal Poly bodes well for potential playing time in the future. Colvey and Hamilton, along with Minter and forward Matt Lagrassa, made up a nucleus of experienced seniors that guided the 2015 Cal Poly team to a 11-5-5 overall record. The Mustangs set the best mark in program history with only one loss in Big West Conference play and wound up clinching a birth to the NCAA Tournament.

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Spike in on-campus drinking ANDREW EPPERSON | MUSTANG NE WS WRITE-UPS | RAs have seen more writeups and hospital visits from drinking in the residence halls than ever before. So far, 80 incident reports have been made in 2016, more than was expected at this point in the year.

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University Housing at Cal Poly strives to create an inclusive and safe environment to help students adjust to living on their own. However, the beginning of this quarter had a higher spike in residential alcohol abuse than housing has seen in previous years. The night of Saturday, Jan. 9, University Housing had approximately eight reported cases of students who were unconscious or had alcohol poisoning in residence halls. Psychology junior and resident adviser (RA) Sierra Valdez said she hadn’t seen anything like this before.

“The beginning of this quarter was worse than it’s ever been,” she said. “Almost every community had over five incident reports this weekend alone, and that’s significantly higher than it was last year.” Despite University Housing’s efforts to create a completely alcohol-free environment within residence halls, drinking is common in the on-campus living options. Coordinator of Student Development (CSD) Blaze Campbell described the disciplinary process for resident’s caught drinking in residence halls. The process includes an incident report being filled out by an RA, then a discussion between the residence hall’s CSD and the offender.

If the student is found responsible, they are given an educational and an administrative sanction. Educational sanctions require residents to attend a class put on by PULSE, write a paper or create a bulletin board. Administrative sanctions are considered probationary warnings. If the student is written up again while on probation for a previous offense, they are given an administrative sanction equivalent to a second offense. Even with these disciplinary actions in place, drinking within residence halls is still frequent and dangerous. Medical transports are rare, but the unusually high number last weekend is concerning to

University Housing staff, especially the RAs. “I’ve seen a couple residents who require emergency services, and that’s terrifying,” Valdez said. So far, 80 incident reports have been made in 2016, which is more than was expected at this point in the year, Valdez said. However, not every IR is alcohol related. Some are for mental illness concerns, damaged or stolen property and other minor offenses. For 2015, there were 1,812 from January to December. With all of the residents returning to campus, many feel they need to reunite with their friends and drink to catch up, Valdez said. “For some, the first thing on

their mind after coming back is ‘I have to go out with my friends,’” Valdez said. Residents drinking not only has a negative effect on their own health, but it affects the relationships between residents and their RAs, Valdez said. Graphic communication junior and RA Amanda Ornelas said her job is about more than writing up residents. “It’s about being role models and mentors, someone you can talk to if you have problems,” she said. “We are the first friends you make at college, the first connection here at Poly.” Having to write a resident up can sometimes put a strain on the relationship between the RA and

the residents. “When a resident is written up, no one wins,” Valdez said. University Housing holds events for all buildings to keep students safe and away from drinking. These are designed to provide options for residents to spend time with friends in substance-free events. “We also try to keep reminding residents about the things they learned during Week of Welcome about safety and alcohol,” Valdez said. The RA’s biggest goal is to keep the residents safe, Ornelas said. “We love all of our residents and we want to make sure they keep themselves safe and healthy,” she said.

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In 1973, the Mothers received “intervener status” for Diablo Canyon. This means that they have a power of attorney toward anything that has to do with the plant itself, including relicensing. Though intervener status does not give the Mothers a great deal of power, it means something to them. Originally, the Mothers became interveners to prevent the licensing of the facility before it was built. However, that effort proved futile as the plant was built in the 1980s. As it stands, Diablo Canyon’s facilities are to remain in operation until 2025. To maintain their facility and continue operation, PG&E must apply for a petition to relicense both reactors. The company officially applied for relicensing in 2009, which would mean the plant would operate for an additional 20 years after 2025. The Mothers are looking to prevent the plant from getting their license renewed, but it won’t be an easy road. The petition was halted due to a number of reasons, including safety regulation checks and concern over the location of

earthquake fault lines. The Mothers’ attorney, Diane Curran, is challenging the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) to look further into the issues related to where the nuclear plant is located. One of the major issues the Mothers are worried about is that one of the nuclear units at the plant is directly near multiple earthquake faults and is in an active seismic activity zone. “This is California. It is very shaky!” Mothers spokeswoman Linda Seeley said. Tom Cuddy is the Senior Manager of Corporate Relations at PG&E for Diablo Canyon. He said that though PG&E officials knew of the fault before they built the plant, they used the most secure building methods. He also said the company continues to check the plant for seismic activity and safety. “Diablo Canyon was built to withstand the strongest potential earthquakes in the region,” Cuddy said. “The plant is built into solid bedrock and is reinforced with extensive seismic fortifications to withstand the largest ground motions generated by earthquakes from local faults.”

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NEWS | 3 Cuddy continued that the plant’s ability to withstand seismic activity was further solidified by an assessment done by the NRC in 2013. “PG&E employs a seismic department staffed with experts who continually study earthquake faults in the region and global seismic events as part of the plant’s comprehensive safety program,” Cuddy said. Mothers for Peace doesn’t buy it. Members said they will continue to fight the plant’s relicensing petition. They will continue to demand the NRC to take greater measures to examine the facility, joining other groups who also oppose nuclear power. “It’s a miracle we haven’t had a nuclear meltdown,” Swanson said. An earthquake is just one of many concerns the Mothers have with the plant. Other complaints include how marine life is affected and the fact that nuclear plants could be the targets of terrorist attacks. One of their biggest concerns is how the nuclear rods are stored. According to the Mothers, and extensive research the nonprofit has done to familiarize itself with every aspect of nuclear power, the rods must be stored in pools after they are done being used. This is to prevent fires. The Mothers don’t think PG&E is effectively storing the rods. “The rods are stored close together in the pools, that is the greatest danger,” Seeley said. A fire caused by the rods would have an “uncontrolled release of radiation that would be devastating,” Swanson said. But safety is PG&E’s core value, Cuddy said. The Mothers will continue to fight for their beliefs — that nuclear power is an unsafe form of energy and there are many alternatives to this type of energy.

MOTHERS FOR PEACE | COURTESY PHOTO FIGHT FOR THEIR CHILDREN | There has been an ongoing battle about Diablo Canyon for the last 20 years.

“Nuclear energy produces more clean-air energy than any other source and is the only one that can produce large amounts of electricity 24/7,” Cuddy said. The two will never see eye-toeye on the issue, but the Mothers will continue to fight for what they

believe in. “Somebody’s gotta do it. If we don’t, who would?” Seeley said. “And we are not alone. We are the best friends you would ever want to meet.” Shutting down the plant is just the beginning of the fight. The

waste created from the facility must be monitored for thousands of years to come. “Winning for us is a lot more than to shut down Diablo,” Swanson said. “It is only a step. What winning means is operating a nuclear-free future.”

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AVRAH BAUM | MUSTANG NE WS FULL OF FLAVOR | BarrelHouse Speakeasy uses different types of barrels including rum, bourbon and red and white wine to give subtle taste to its beers — offering unique characteristics. The taproom opened on Jan. 8.

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“It’s kind of cool — walking in and not realizing that you’re in a bar at first,” Sports Warehouse photographer Joe Long said. Many who were there for the first few nights after the taproom opened on Jan. 8 were either followers of the brand, or heard about the opening through wordof-mouth. Even so, the room was mostly hitting capacity on a nightly basis, filling the small room to approximately 70 people. The biggest draw, according Pranjic, is the quality and diversity of the beer. “It’s not the kind of taproom where you’ll walk in and get 20 different beers that all kind of

taste the same,” he said. “We use rum barrels, bourbon barrels, we use white wine barrels, we use red wine barrels, and all of those bring really unique flavors and characteristics.” Computer science senior Clay Jones, who came to the taproom on the suggestion of nutrition senior Delainey Womack, agreed that what set the new BarrelHouse location apart was its level of quality. “It’s just focused on good beer,” he said. Womack agreed, also noting that the speakeasy is well-kept, clean and that the staff was approachable, adding: “Everyone here is really nice.” Out of the entire beer list, Pranjic suggested BarrelHouse’s bour-

bon barrel aged stout: Curly Wolf. “It has big bourbon notes, which are really cool, plus I’m a fan of dark beers — of stouts,” he said. “So those two together makes a really interesting combination.” And anyone looking for a wider range of tastes is also welcome to create a tasting flight. The setup is a little abnormal, where instead of being given a standard set, tastings are bought by the glass — usually about $2 to $4 per glass — and can be composed of as many or as few tastings as someone wants. “It’s really cool, because we have some beers that are pretty big,” Pranjic said. “Like, we have the Grog, a 12 percent, Caribbean rum barrel aged imperial sugar brown ale. And getting four or

five ounces of that alone is perfect for what some people want sometimes.” In making a starter flight, Pranjic suggested a couple of BarrelHouse’s flagship beers: the BarrelHouse IPA, a hoppy, unfiltered IPA with mango notes; and Sunny Daze, a clementine blonde ale with honey notes, according to the BarrelHouse website. However, the taproom’s growth is still ongoing. The barbershop upstairs will be fully functioning within about a month, according to Pranjic. The San Luis Obispo-based barber will be using old-school techniques and tools — including

a straight razor — to add to the speakeasy’s atmosphere. The taproom is also set to feature a menu of neighboring restaurant’s foods in upcoming months, as well as cold brew coffee on tap. But in the interim, people are welcome to bring in their own food. A resounding issue for several was that the room was too loud, especially for an atmosphere intended to be more low key. Further, despite the beer-hungry crowd that fills downtown on Tuesday nights, BarrelHouse Speakeasy and Taproom doesn’t plan to feature any Pint Night specials.

“We’re not really looking for people to come and guzzle down one dollar beers,” Pranjic said. “Not to say that’s not ‘our crowd,’ but that’s not necessarily what we’re going for. We’re not looking to funnel beer down anybody’s throats and send them on their way after five or six (beers).” All the same, Pranjic seemed optimistic about the speakeasy’s ability to fill a void in downtown San Luis Obispo. “There are people looking for places to drink beer — especially craft beer,” he said. “And I think that if people are looking for a quality craft product that they’ll find it here.”

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Thursday, January 21, 2016

Salam: Learning Farsi (and other lessons) with the Cross Cultural Centers

ILIANA ARROYOS | MUSTANG NE WS CULTURAL CONNECTIONS | After immigrating to the U.S. from Iran, Nima Eshaghi transferred to Cal Poly.

Will Peischel @CPMustangNews

Nima Eshaghi weaved, pink marker in hand, back and forth across the white board. First, in English: right to left. Then, in Farsi: right to left. Finally, the phonetic spelling in the Latin alphabet: left to right. Eshaghi is smartly dressed — leather shoes, shirt tucked in. His black hair is thick, with strong eyebrows and a smile that’s quick to present itself over a sharp v-shaped goatee. “In America,” the chemistry junior said, “everyone says ‘what’s up.’ In Iran, we say ‘Salam.’ Sa-lam.” For an hour on Friday, the MultiCultural Center became a provisional classroom and hosted a class in conversational Farsi (calm down, no credits). In the lounge area, beige event flyers advertised gender equity training and Queer Women Thursdays, juxtaposed against the deep purple walls. Red living room furniture sat along a wall. The office-space-turned-safe-spaceturned-classroom initially felt peculiar; however, the relaxed atmosphere and Eshaghi’s positive reinforcement made the experience all-inclusive. The classes have been going all year, but Friday’s was the first

biweekly meeting of the quarter. Eshaghi, who instructs the class, was born in Iran and lived there until four years ago, when his immediate family moved to Los Angeles. He came to Allan Hancock College in Santa Maria, largely to improve his English. Eshaghi found it easier to learn English outside of his Persian community in LA, where the mother tongue is still widely spoken. Last quarter he transferred to Cal Poly and joined Poly Persians. “I joined them and they asked me if I could teach them,” he said. According to English senior and Poly Persians co-president Mehra Gharibian, the conversational Farsi meetings came as part of Poly Persians’ renewed effort to increase their visibility on campus. “The club got really revitalized this year so we decided to bring it back,” Gharibian said. “It’s really fun, it’s really informal. People from the club stand up and lead a lesson.” With a school of one dominant demographic background, clubs like Poly Persians are valuable for everyone. They exist as structures for the minority students at Cal Poly. “For the meetings a lot of people might come one time,” Gharibian

said. “Then, they won’t come for a month. Then they might come back when they’re missing their family or their culture. It’s support. It’s a place to find community and have fun too.” They also exist as a resource for non-members to understand and enrich themselves with another culture. Eshaghi sees himself as a representative, someone who contrasts what people might see on the news about Iran. “I am standing here. They can see someone who’s grown up overseas,” Eshaghi said. “They can see the culture.” Chemistry senior Millad Pessian also attended the meeting. He’s in his fifth year and said he’s seen a demographic shift across campus since his freshman year; he thinks the school is diversifying. As Cal Poly continues to commit to its promise to promote and increase diversity on campus, clubs like Poly Persians and people like Eshaghi will find themselves in more and more important roles. Those institutions and people will serve as conduits of contact between different people of different cultures. For now, Eshaghi will keep teaching the class. “Mercy,” he said. It means “I’m well.”

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Thursday, January 21, 2016 MUSTANG NEWS

The slam against slang

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Daniel Park is a journalism senior and the Mustang News humor columnist. These views do not necessarily reflect those of Mustang News editorial. I want to discuss the slang that is dribbling out of the mouths of today’s youth. Not the slang that our grandparents use to try to seem relevant in society. I mean please, Grandma, at this point in life you should probably be focusing on who’s going to do your eulogy rather than try to interact with your family. No, I’m talking about the slang that is continually being produced everyday at an unsettling speed by a great number of people my age. I suppose what makes me the most upset is the fact that the slang that is suppose to substitute the actual word isn’t that much shorter! I can understand contractions, as they reduce two words into one and therefore reduce two syllables into one, but oftentimes the slang doesn’t do anything to ease the burdens of my life. For example, cray-cray and crazy are apparently the same word. I could potentially understand how this slang came

to be. All you have to do is take the first part of the word and repeat it twice. Why twice? I don’t really know. Perhaps you have a stutter. But that’s beside the point. The problem with cray-cray is that if you don’t know what the word is beforehand, then you have virtually no chance of deciphering the code. Cray-cray could mean anything. Crayon? Crayfish? It’s only on the third try that you would be able to say with confidence, “Oh! She must be calling me crazy. It would sound strange if she called me a crayon or crayfish.” But that’s not nearly as bad as what slang is now. Today’s youth have totally let their imaginations run wild, creating words and phrases that have absolutely no meaning or value. Did you know that “chopper” means penis in the United Kingdom? I didn’t think so. I believe the slang came into existence when British women threatened to chop off their partners’ joystick if they didn’t do something, leaving their husbands castrated and helpless. Or as I call it, marriage. The people I feel bad for are

the immigrants of this great nation. Many of them try to assimilate as best they can, and the main way they do this is by learning English. Now imagine, just for a second, the immigrant who has just mastered the English language. Through sheer perseverance, he has finally grasped sentence structure and syntax. He’s happy and proud to have conquered this difficult task, and a tear forms in the corner of his eye. He can’t wait to put this practical skill into use. So, he does what any rational person does and goes to a nearby college. When he steps onto campus, he is greeted by, “Nah, you’re not special.” In all honesty, I don’t get it anymore. I may have been able to keep up with all this when I was younger. But now, I just don’t care. Whenever my friends use a word I know isn’t even real, I just smile and wonder if “Real Housewives of Atlanta” is on Netflix (Yes, it is). So here’s my advice: don’t use slang all the time. Once in a while is fine and may even help to spice up an otherwise pedestrian conversation. But u s i ng s l ang e ve r y other word?

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At that point, you should just record a rap album. Maybe someday, you can come up with lyrics like, “Never let me slip, cause if I slip, then I’m slippin.” Seems like someone should make sure that Dr. Dre doesn’t go outside when it’s raining. It’s almost a guarantee that by the time I’m old, children and teenagers won’t even use

slang anymore. They’ll just grunt at each other. “Cray-cray” will turn into “ugh.” “Wrecked” will turn into “ugh.” “I have an incurable strain of syphilis” will turn into “ugh.” Actually that last grunt might actually be that of disgust. Whatever the future holds, I won’t be ready for it.

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What to look for in Cal Poly Athletics this weekend CHRISTA L AM | MUSTANG NE WS JUMPER

| Senior forward Joel Awich hit a jumper late in the game during the Mustangs’ double overtime win against Long Beach State last Saturday. The Mustangs have two away games this weekend.

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Two weeks into conference play for both the men’s and women’s basketball teams, the remaining schedule is a battle for the championship title. With recent standout victories for both the men’s and women’s teams, the nearing of next month’s swimming and diving championships and the rise of 197-pound junior wrestler J.T. Goodwin, the Mustangs are at a promising spot for the remainder of their seasons with a busy

week ahead of them. The men’s basketball team returns to the road this week after spending last week at home, while the women’s basketball team currently rides a five-game home winning streak. Both teams are at vital spots in determining their success in Big West Conference play. The men’s basketball team (79, 1-2 Big West) travels to Cal State Northridge (6-12, 1-3) on Thursday. The Mustangs had a 1-1 record against the Matadors last season. The Mustangs will continue

their Southern California play as they face Cal State Fullerton (8-8, 1-2 Big West) in the Titan Gym on Saturday, hoping to continue a strong showing against the Titans after defeating them twice last season. Both of the men’s basketball games will be televised on ESPN3. The women’s basketball team (9-7, 2-1 Big West) made a strong start to their home conference play, beating Cal State Fullerton 51-46 in the Mott Athletics Center last Saturday in the Mustangs’ first home Big West game.

The Mustangs are currently in fourth place in Big West Conference standings and are on a five-game home winning streak, including a two-game overall winning streak. They hope to continue their success in conference play, when they host Cal State Northridge and UC Davis this week at the Mott Athletics Center. Thursday’s game against CSUN (2-15, 0-3 Big West) will start at 7 p.m. The Mustangs had a 1-1 record against the Matadors last season. The women’s basketball team

faces UC Davis (10-6, 3-0 Big West) on Saturday at 4 p.m. The Mustangs defeated the Aggies in both of their games last season. Saturday’s game will honor Adopt a Classroom participants, the Special Olympics and Girl Scouts, with all spectators in 8th grade or younger and all Girl Scouts receiving free admission. The wrestling team (1-5) also travels this weekend for two non-conference matches. The team travels to Northern Colorado on Friday followed by a trip to Wyoming on Saturday.

The men’s tennis team will travel to Wake Forest this weekend to compete in the Intercollegiate Tennis Association Kick-Off on Saturday and Sunday. The Mustangs are currently ranked 52nd, with only the top 60 teams invited to the ITA tournament. Their first matchup will be against Tennessee, followed by group-play matchups against Wake Forest and Auburn. This week’s action will continue to play a large role in dictating seasons’ outcomes for Cal Poly Athletics.