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‘A FALSE SENSE OF WHAT THE REALITY IS’ Anna Hörnell | Special to Mustang News SEXUAL ASSAULT AT CAL POLY Three years, three sexual assault reports.

According to Cal Poly’s official statistics, those are all the instances of sexual violence that occurred between 2010

and 2012 — a number that places the university’s sexual assault report rate at the tail end of all state-run universities in California.

“Well, I get a lot of reports, so my first reaction is that (these statistics) give a false sense of what the reality is,” Safer coordinator Christina Kaviani said.

In the wake of the U.S. government pledging a renewed commitment to end sexual assaults on campus, a Mustang News analysis found that according to the annual Campus Security Report, Cal Poly’s sexual assault report rate ranks 29th of all 33 California public universities

in sexual assault reports per 1,000 students.

The annual security report, known informally as Clery statistics, is published each fall by the University Police Department (UPD).

The grand total of three sexual assaults in three years places the raw number of re-

ported assaults at the same level as California Maritime Academy — a school with fewer than 1,000 students.

Kaviani said she feels Safer’s own statistics are a more accurate gauge of sexual assaults in the Cal Poly community. Safer did not start recording statistics until Fall

2012, but saw seven survivors of sexual violence in that quarter alone.

“If I were a parent, I wouldn’t look at the Campus Security Report to see if this is a safe school or not,” Kaviani said. >>

see ASSAULT, pg 3.

Steve Aoki to take flight Brenna Swanston @brenna_swanston PREVIEW

ERICA HUSTING | SPECIAL SECTIONS COORDINATOR

Cal Poly considering

100 percent tobacco ban Tram Ngyuen Special to Mustang News PREVIEW San Luis Obispo became the first city in the world to successfully ban smoking in public places in 1990. While Cal Poly has yet to weigh in on either a 100 percent smoking or tobacco ban, some universities have already adopted such policies, and the California State University system could be joining them. >> COURTESY PHOTO

see SMOKING, pg 2.

Electro house musician Steve Aoki will perform at the Recreation Center Friday night as part of the Winter White Tour. Aoki is known for bringing cakes to his shows and “caking” his audience members. Electronic artists Dzeko and Torres, AutoErotique and Max Styler will also perform. Doors open at 6 p.m. and the show is slated to begin at 7 p.m. >>

see AOKI, pg 4.

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TONIGHT vs. UC Davis

SATURDAY vs. UC Irvine on ESPNU IAN BILLINGS | STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

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CLARIFICATION In the Jan. 27 edition of Mustang News, the photo above ran on top of the headline “Gay and Greek.” The headline was not meant to imply all those pictured in the photo were gay.

Rather, it was meant to demonstrate that Connor Clarke (center), who shared his story of coming out, is supported by his fraternity brothers in the background.

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Thursday, January 30, 2014

Cal Poly considering 100 percent tobacco ban

ERICA HUSTING | SPECIAL SECTIONS COORDINATOR

ASHES | The ashtray (above) near the Robert E. Kennedy Library is one of Cal Poly’s 67 designated smoking spots on campus. All 67 areas would no longer exist under the potential ban.

Tram Ngyuen Special to Mustang News Chancellors at all University of California (UC) campuses plan to implement a 100 percent tobacco ban by 2014 in an attempt to cut tobacco use and exposure to secondhand smoke, according to an official press release from the UC’s Office of the President issued in 2012.

Now, the California State University (CSU) system is considering banning smoking from its campuses, as well.

“It is the (CSU) chancellor’s intention to institute a system-wide ban on the use and sale of tobacco products on CSU campuses,” Mike Uhlenkamp, director of public affairs for the CSU chancellor’s office, said.

“We are in the process of putting together a task force that would review the creation and implementation of the plan, and are currently consulting with campus leadership on the best way to accomplish this.”

California State University, Fullerton was the first CSU to adopt a 100 percent smoking ban, and California State University, Sacramento is currently the only CSU that will adopt a 100 percent tobacco ban beginning Fall 2015.

Universities that implemented the tobacco ban have also banned electronic

cigarettes. Though these are not tobacco products, they contain nicotine, a substance found in tobacco.

As an entity of San Luis Obispo, Cal Poly’s current smoking policy is discretionary. Smoking is only allowed in private residences, designated areas on campus and 20 feet from any building outside the campus core.

If Cal Poly adopts the potential CSU system-wide tobacco ban, the current 67 designated smoking zones on campus will no longer exist.

“For me, it’s always been the right of the majority as well as protecting the right of the minority,” Associated Students, Inc. (ASI) President and agricultural business senior Jason Colombini said. “I don’t like the idea of a full-blown ban when San Luis Obispo is also a full-blown ban city. Where are (smokers) going to go?”

But Colombini said campus rules must be followed if a mandate goes into effect.

“If this is a campus-wide mandate, though, then that’s what you have to follow,” he said. “It’s one of those things where you need to pick your battles.”

Colombini said he will work with Cal Poly President Jeffrey Armstrong and the chancellor’s office to plan both short-term and long-term changes Cal Poly needs to go through to pre-

pare for the ban.

Colombini and his executive cabinet conducted a survey titled “Let Your Voice Be Heard” in November 2013 to examine Cal Poly students’ opinions on campus-related issues, including a smokefree campus.

Out of 4,006 responses,

Although the potential tobacco ban seems to work against smokers, Theresa Fagouri, a health educator at the Peers Understanding Listening Supporting Educating (PULSE), said she sees it in a different light.

“To put policy in place which makes it more difficult

“I believe in eight weeks you can change any behavior. You can integrate exercise into your life, you can quit smoking, you can quit drinking, you can quit smoking pot.”

THERESA FAGOURI | P.U.L.S.E. HEALTH EDUCATOR 53.5 percent of students said they strongly agree, and 23.1 percent agreed Cal Poly should be a smoke-free campus with minimal designated smoking areas.

“That question was the highest-supported question on the survey,” said Nicole Billington, an ASI executive cabinet member. “So for now, we can really tell that there is a strong desire by students to, at least — as the question says — have a smoke-free campus with minimal designated smoking zones.”

to facilitate an addiction, really makes it easier for the person to quit,” she said.

“What (we’re) really doing is helping. We’re going to save you from yourself.”

Fagouri said she used to work at the American Lung Association of California in Chico and helped change the smoking policy there.

Newly hired in September 2013, Fagouri will be the tobacco ban point person, who will provide smokers with eight-week behavior-change classes if the policy is implemented at Cal Poly, she said.

“I believe in eight weeks you can change any behavior,” she said. “You can integrate exercise into your life, you can quit smoking,

you can quit drinking, you can quit smoking pot.”

Fagouri does not support using electronic cigarettes as a substitute, because “it’s a myth to think they’re safe.” “(Electronic cigarettes are) just facilitating the addiction,” she said. “I think as health educators, what we want to do is to help break addictions and to have people not needing something besides food, water and air in their lives.”

Besides negatively affecting smokers, cigarette smoke can be detrimental to non-smokers as well. Fagouri said when a person with a disease such as lupus or asthma is exposed to cigarette smoke, it can worsen his or her condition.

“The right to smoke will never supersede the right to breathe clean air,” she said.

Though the ASI survey indicated the majority of Cal Poly students would prefer a smoke-free campus, the university is clouded with stereotypes surrounding tobacco use in agriculture and baseball.

Baseball head coach Larry Lee, however, said the NCAA bans the use of any type of tobacco during practices and games.

“It’s been illegal to chew tobacco during a baseball practice, game, travel for many years,” Lee said. “Our players do not chew tobacco when they’re involved in baseball.”

Lee said chewing tobacco is not healthy, and he supports the ban.

Hidden behind bushes and bike racks, the desig-

nated smoking area next to the Robert E. Kennedy Library attracts smokers of different demographics.

Twenty-six-year-old business administration junior Naoyuki Ohta said he smokes five cigarettes a day, and has been smoking since he was 19. Still, he said, he would obey the ban if it’s implemented.

“It’s hard for me because sometimes (when) I want to smoke — if they ban smoking everywhere on campus — I’ll have to go somewhere else off campus,” he said.

Ohta added he thinks many people will break the mandate.

Overhearing Ohta’s conversation about the potential ban, smokers standing around showed displeasure.

One referred to the ban as discrimination against smokers.

“No. Just no,” a nearby smoker immediately responded to the potential ban, letting out a laugh. He asked that his name not be printed.

“I’ll still smoke on campus,” he said with a cigarette in one hand. “Like right now, I don’t smoke in front of people walking around,” he turned his head to glance at people passing by the area, “but I’ll go to an area where there’s no one really standing, and then smoke.”

If the tobacco ban takes effect — probably not this year — smokers will be left with three choices: going to a health educator for help, going off campus between classes to smoke and smoking under the radar, despite the ban.

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Greeks discuss new draft of party registration policy Brooke Sperbeck @BrookeSperbeck7

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College of Liberal Arts proposes increased student fees Benjy Egel @BenjyEgel The College of Liberal Arts (CLA) is proposing a $112 quarterly increase for fulltime students and a $56 increase for part-time students, which would bring college-based fees (CBFs) up to the same level as every other academic college at Cal Poly.

Full-time students in every other college pay $291 in CBFs every quarter, while CLA students currently pay $179.

“We want to provide the best possible education for our students, certainly at least the equal of which students are given in other colleges,” CLA Dean Doug Epperson said. “Without parity in the college-based fees, we’re really handicapped in our ability to do that.”

If the fee is implemented, CLA would gain about $1 million, much of which would go towards what Epperson called “educational enhancement” like study abroad programs and additional guest lecturers.

Every other college increased fees by $200 per quarter in Winter 2002, while CLA raised fees by

Assault continued from pg 1.

Dean of Students Jean DeCosta echoed Kaviani’s statements. Many sexual assaults go unreported because survivors are afraid to come forward, she said, but she added this is not an issue unique to Cal Poly.

“Personally, I think it’s great news, actually,” DeCosta said about Cal Poly’s low statistics. “I’m glad to hear that our report numbers are that low compared to other schools.”

The annual crime statistics are released to comply with the Clery Act, which mandates that all universities receiving federal aid publish statistics on certain crimes annually, as well as maintain a daily crime log.

“I think the numbers reflect that we have a community with a pretty low crime rate and high quality of life,” UPD Chief George Hughes said. “We have a very responsible student body and campus community.”

In accordance with the Clery Act, the university only has to report crimes that occur on campus, in areas adjacent to campus, or on offcampus property owned or operated by the university.

Critics say this potentially excludes many student-on-student crimes that take place in other locations.

At Cal Poly, this means that a sexual assault at a university-affiliated house would be reported via Clery, while an assault on a street in front of that house or at a private party across the street would not.

$125. People assumed CLA courses didn’t need expensive lab equipment or field trips as much as hard sciences, Epperson said.

“If you’re in journalism, GRC (graphic communication), music, art and design, theatre, archeology, these are all very equipment-intensive disciplines,” he said.

The influx of funding would allow CLA majors more “Earn by Doing” opportunities like paid student internships and assistantships, Epperson said.

When other colleges voted to approve fee increases in 2002, people thought CLA classes were less competitive to get into and therefore didn’t need as much funding, he said. Regardless of whether or not the theory was correct at the time, CLA classes are now sometimes bogged down with extensive wait lists.

“It’s based on the assumption that our students face less problems with bottlenecked courses,” he said. “If you talk to students in certain disciplines, they’ll tell you that’s definitely not true.”

Provost Kathleen Enz Finken said not funding

CLA at the same level as other colleges causes the college to lag behind.

Technologically-dependent majors like graphic communication could better prepare students for the professional world with more cuttingedge equipment, Enz Finken said. But even majors with traditional roots like English and music need money for new books and instruments.

“They have greater need than they currently can fund,” she said. “I can see that there certainly are lots of needs that would be appropriate for use of these funds.”

In an email to all CLA students Monday, Epperson included a link to a webpage which he said would provide pro and con statements on the proposal. As of Wednesday afternoon, no con statement had been submitted.

In 2003, CLA spent a quarter of its budget on educational enhancement. But a loss of state funding associated with the recession forced the department to spend nearly 95 percent of the budget on essential services, such as teachers’ salaries.

Epperson proposed to allot 25 percent of the proposed

$1 million increase for increasing course access, with the remaining 75 percent going towards educational enhancement.

“This is the one revenue stream that is dedicated 100 percent to CLA majors,” Epperson said. “(With the) Student Success Fee, we have to use the vast majority of that to meet our General Education obligations.”

All CLA students will vote whether or not to implement the fee over two days in the last week of February, Associated Students, Inc. President Jason Colombini said. If the proposal is approved, CLA officials will assemble a team of students to decide exactly how to use the money.

Enz Finken said she was in favor of passing the proposal, but students will have the final say.

“In my opinion, it is a positive thing,” Enz Finken said. “But the students have to decide for themselves what the best route is, weighing all the different factors and weighing their own experiences within the college.”

“The Clery Act served its purpose when it came out, and I think it has some validity, but I think it gives a skewed vision of what’s really happening,” Kaviani said.

A government report released earlier this month, “Rape and Sexual Assault: A Renewed Call to Action,” found that one in five college women have been sexually assaulted — but only 12 percent of them choose to report it. Applying these statistics to women at Cal Poly sets the expected number of annual reported assaults in the community at approximately 200. But the one-assault-peryear statistics reflected in the campus security reports, as well as Safer’s statistics, are a far cry from that number, partially because of the Clery Act’s location requirements.

Safer crisis counselor Katy Palmer examined the Campus Security Reports, and was one of a handful of students who decided to take action during fall quarter.

“I was outraged that we only had one reported sexual assault in the report last year,” said Palmer, an anthropology and geography senior.

Palmer has worked with survivors of sexual assault at Cal Poly for three years, and was frustrated with the disparity between the number of people she saw and the numbers that made it into official statistics.

“These are the statistics that the general population sees, and it’s things like this that perpetuate victim blaming, slut shaming and brushing this rape culture that is pervasive

in our society underneath the rug,” Palmer said. “And I’ve had enough.”

Palmer’s frustration led to the “Break the Silence Coalition,” a group of students and community members committed to reexamining the way Cal Poly reports sexual assaults.

The group is still in its preliminary stages, Palmer said, but aims to examine sexual assault policies and Clery reporting procedures at other schools, and then approach the university with potential changes.

“I don’t think it’s a university issue, per se — I think it’s a policy failure in the Clery Act,” Palmer said. “But I do think there are things we could be doing to better represent what actually occurs on this campus.”

The Clery Act was first created in response to the rape and murder of 19-year-old Lehigh University student Jeanne Clery. When signed into law in 1990, it was intended to push universities to give an accurate picture of campus crime.

Kaviani also voiced concerns about the Clery Act. She said Cal Poly could redo the form of reporting in order to more accurately reflect actual sexual violence numbers.

“Cal Poly’s doing a lot of things right,” she said. “But it has a lot of things that it could do better.”

Hughes said the Clery Act mandates that UPD report statistics in a certain way. In 2014, some changes will be made to the report to include more of what Cal Poly does to prevent sexual assault. Hughes also was not entirely opposed to including more statistics in

the report – such as Safer’s statistics – to capture more student-on-student crime.

“Could we add another section to the report for other numbers?” he said. “Possibly, but I would have to investigate that.”

A true improvement in the prevalence of sexual assault, however, would require a campus-wide shift in attitude, Kaviani said.

“If we wanted to be up at the area of where our academics are for our student affairs and our social development areas, then I think we have a lot of work to do,” she said.

All three greek council presidents have proposed a new draft of the party registration policy, which they will be reviewing in meetings with administrators Thursday, Interfraternity Council (IFC) president Domenic Hjerpe said Tuesday night.

“The three council presidents are meeting with (Dean of Students) Jean DeCosta and (Coordinator of Fraternity and Sorority Life) Kathryn O’Hagan on Thursday morning,” Hjerpe said. “The three council presidents are also meeting with Jean and (Vice President for Student Affairs) Keith Humphrey, because all of a sudden some time freed up in his schedule, and that will be on Thursday late afternoon.”

Notable changes in the draft released to Mustang News include a definition of what constitutes a fraternity party.

Previously, only one of four criteria would need to have been met to define a fraternity party, but the new draft requires at least two of six points be met to deem an event a party.

These points include criteria such as having a designated theme, more than 50 people in attendance or being cited as an “unruly gathering” by the City of San Luis Obispo.

The “reasonable observer” clause, however, which has led to much debate among greek leaders and administrators, remains among the criteria.

Another addition includes an “amnesty policy,” which says that a greek organization that acts responsibly in getting an individual medical assistance would be given amnesty, provided the individual did not have access to alcohol at the greek event.

While the revised draft reiterates the four-hour time limit on parties, it extends the latest possible end time to 1 a.m., an hour later than the original draft allowed.

The new draft also mandates all parties with at least 200 people be registered 10 days in advance

— a change from the previous threshold of 100 attendees.

Parties with less than that number must be registered five days before the event.

Alcohol regulations forbidding shots and drinking games, which received national attention earlier this month, remain in the new draft of the policy.

The new proposed policy was drafted by all three council leaders and released to their respective chapter presidents, but has not yet been approved by national organizations or the administration, Hjerpe said.

Hjerpe also sent the revised draft to Panhellenic’s national organization, and each IFC chapter sent it to its respective national organization for review.

Hjerpe said he believes the draft is more “professionally organized” and eliminates loopholes.

“I believe the draft is much better for both parties,” Hjerpe said. “It includes all of the compromised points that campus previously requested.”

When asked if an agreement on the policy could be reached during Thursday’s meetings, Hjerpe said it was “hard to say.” He hopes the meetings will help get “every party on the same page.”

“Previously there has been a lapse in communication, and it is very important that in a policy of this matter that everyone is on the same page and everything is very clear,” Hjerpe said.

United Sorority and Fraternity Council (USFC) President and agricultural business junior Edward Yanez said they are “making progress,” and that he thinks a decision could be made this week.

“I feel that this week’s going to be the week we finally finish and get the policy approved,” Yanez said.

Though greek life remains on probation for the third consecutive week until further notice, Hjerpe said there has been no explanation from the administration justifying it.

“They still have not given me a clear answer as to why we are on probation,” Hjerpe said.

DeCosta referred all questions about greek probation to Cal Poly spokesperson Matt Lazier, who said there was no new information about the negotiations Tuesday.

“I feel that this week’s going to be the week we finally finish and get the policy approved.”

EDWARD YANEZ | USFC PRESIDENT

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Steve Aoki to take flight

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Brenna Swanston @Brenna_Swanston Steven Hiroyuki Aoki, aka Steve Aoki, will shake up the Recreation Center on Friday night, electrifying the main gym’s stage with electro house music, snow machines and an assortment of cakes.

Aoki is currently headlining the Winter White Tour, presented by Collective Effort Events and Otter Productions. The tour travels all over the East Coast and makes a few pit stops along the West, including Honolulu, San Jose State University and Cal Poly.

Collective Effort Events owner and partner Johnny Kenny said Aoki’s performance style has earned his position in the top five touring acts in the electronic scene.

“His concerts are unlike anyone else who’s out there today,” Kenny said. “He’s very active.”

Aoki has incurred a reputation for his audience interactions, Kenny said. For example, he keeps three inflatable rafts on stage with him during his performances. Toward the end of his

set, he pulls members from the audience, sets them on the rafts and sends them crowd surfing throughout the venue.

“It’s wild; he’s wild,” Kenny said. “He has great music, great energy and the guy’s just literally a Tasmanian devil running around the stage.”

Another classic Aoki gimmick involves a widely loved but seemingly unrelated baked dessert: cake.

Aoki brings 10 cakes to each of his shows and, throughout the night, cakes audience members, Kenny said.

His fans often show up with shirts and signs reading “Cake me.”

“These kids are literally begging to be caked,” he said.

However, only a handful are chosen — and they are a happy handful indeed.

“A lot of the time, they leave and they’re all caked up, and they don’t even wipe it off of themselves,” Kenny said. “They love it so much.”

Biological sciences junior Jeff Shen will see Aoki live for the first time on Friday.

“I heard he feeds people cake,” Shen said. “I hope he has chocolate cake. I’m expecting a

sweaty good time.”

Kenny said a good time is exactly what the crowd will get.

“Just forget about the world for four hours and, as one, dance and experience the show that is Steve Aoki,” he said.

Electronic artists Dzeko and Torres, AutoErotique and Max Styler will join Aoki on the Winter White Tour, which will create a winter atmosphere inside its concert venues.

“It’s more than just a straightforward concert,” Kenny said.

Those entering the venue will be greeted by people dressed as yetis, who will also pose in photo booths and dance on stage. The production will incorporate fake snow machines, confetti blasts, elaborate light shows, hundreds of large white balloons and an optional all-white dress code for its audience.

“We’re trying to bring the winter vibe inside,” Kenny said. “We have an endless summer here on the Central Coast, so we’re trying to bring a taste of that vibe to the event.”

Otter Productions President Bruce Howard said while tickets are available to the general

public, college students comprise two-thirds of the show’s ticket buyers so far.

Aoki’s genre of music is what Cal Poly students have been waiting for, he said.

“The feedback that we get from students, overwhelming feedback, is that they liked alternative music but wanted more electronic dance,” Howard said.

Associated Students, Inc. (ASI) supervisor of musical entertainment and business administration senior Gage McGinnis agreed that Cal Poly students have demanded electronic dance music, he said. Until recently, ASI has struggled to meet that demand.

“You have to have the perfect venue and a perfect time to do something like that,” McGinnis said.

ASI tested the waters of on-campus electronic dance music on Jan. 10 with DJ XXYYXX. “It was awesome,” McGinnis said. “Kids really really liked it. It got them warmed up for what’s going to happen this Friday.”

see AOKI, pg 5.

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PIECE OF CAKE | Electro house musician Steve Aoki will take the main stage at the Recreation Center on Friday night as part of the Winter White Tour. Doors open at 6 p.m. and the show begins at 7 p.m.

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Louder Space to hit the Airwaves Kelly Trom @kttrom It all started with one mutual friend, one house on Fredricks Street and Hathway Avenue, and similar music interests.

Louder Space is made up of four best friends who are both current and former Cal Poly students: industrial engineering senior Chris Kaye (lead singer), Oren Ben-Joseph (bassist), Philip Tyler (drummer and background vocals) and Clayton Daly (guitarist).

The quartet is currently in the process of recording its debut album, Airwaves, which will help define the band’s sound. The band has an EP it recorded in the comfort of its own home, but the foursome wanted their next step to be recording a full-length album

in a professional studio.

To achieve this goal, however, the band realized it would have to cough up approximately $7,000.

“We thought if all these other bands and startups can make thousands of dollars off of Kickstater, why can’t we?”

Kaye said. “Let’s film our next live show and show them that we are more than a bunch of guys who sit around and make music.”

The band has currently overshot its goal with approximately $8,500 to devote to this album, money which the band hopes will further progress its dream of touring California this summer.

“That has really been a theme for us; every time we set a goal for ourselves it really pushes us to get on it, and we always seem to meet them,” Kaye said.

“We are always setting shorter term and longer term goals.”

Not only did the band exceed its fundraising goal, but it hopes fans realize it is a turning point for Louder Space.

“When you hear the word ‘airwaves,’ you are thinking about sound waves or radio waves extending out into the universe,” Ben-Joseph said.

“Our first EP was titled Signs of Life — that was our start and now these ‘airwaves’ are our next step; we are spreading our music out.”

The sound quality, overall experience with recording and writing songs and commitment to the band have all increased since their last attempts to capture their sound.

“Before, we would just throw songs together and be happy because now we would have something to play live,” Kaye

said. “We just want to keep working with it until there is no cringe factor — when we listen to it two years later, we don’t want to cringe at a certain part.”

Louder Space is influenced by bands like Red Hot Chili Peppers, Sublime, Young the Giant and The Expendables.

However, defining its music within one genre is a tough task to accomplish.

Its new album is a testament to that, with songs dipping into all sorts of alternative rock.

“As a young band, we don’t have a reputation to uphold or a sound people are expecting, so we are not afraid to experiment and explore what our sound is,” Daly said. “That is why it is so hard to put a genre on it, because every song sounds pretty different.”

Their songwriting inspira-

tion comes from college years in San Luis Obispo — cruising on California Boulevard, hiking Bishop Peak, going to the beach. Their house on Fredericks Street and Hathway Avenue was a big part of that experience.

“That house is everything,” Tyler said. “We wouldn’t have had Louder Space without that house. There is not many houses in (San Luis Obispo) that you can get away with playing in a rock band. Back then, we were hacking around, not really sure what we were doing. We were trying new things.”

Though they have moved from the house where they became best friends, they experienced many important, historic band moments there.

“That house, too, was where our first shows were, and we

definitely will never forget that house or the experiences we had,” Tyler said. “That’s why a lot of songs are inspired by that house, because it was the ‘mother’ of Louder Space.”

All four band members were friends first and bandmates second — and that’s the way they want to move forward.

“Some best friends go surfing or snowboarding together; we play music together,” Tyler said. “That is just what we do as friends.”

San Luis Obispo has been their home for the four years of their Cal Poly education, but the band might be spreading their wings soon.

“Our evolution is very closely linked to going through school,

see SOUND, pg 7.

PHOTO COURTESY OF RACHEL DENOBLE

AOKI continued from pg 4.

The XXYYXX concert yielded two arrests for public intoxication on campus.

To prevent another such instance at Aoki’s show, the venue will have increased security, McGinnis said. However, there aren’t many more preventative measures Cal Poly can take.

“It’s not like you can necessarily prevent something like that,” McGinnis said. “We’re not going to breathalyze thou-

sands of kids before going into the concert. But we’re scaling up security, and UPD (University Police Department) will be there and they’re going to have their eye out for something like that.”

ASI expects the event to be a hit, he said.

“We expect it to be fun,” he said. “It’ll be wild. Loud music. Lots of lights. Kids dress pretty funky for stuff like this.

We expect kids to be excited.”

The show should pave the way for more big-ticket concerts at the Recreation

Center, McGinnis said.

The Recreation Center used to house large concerts on a regular basis, but that hasn’t been the case since its renovation. Now, however, it is back in action.

ASI suspects the show will sell out soon, so students hoping to attend should buy their tickets in advance, McGinnis said.

General tickets are $50 and $40 with a student ID. The doors will open at 6 p.m. and the show will begin at 7 p.m.

“It’s wild; he’s wild. He has great music, great energy and the guy’s just literally a Tasmanian devil running around the stage.”

JOHNNY KENNY | COLLECTIVE EFFORT EVENTS OWNER AND PARTNER

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Thursday, January 30, 2014

So you think you like craft beer?

Nick Larson and Jake Devincenzi @njlarson8 and @jake_devincenzi Kinesiology senior Nick Larson and aerospace engineering senior Jake Devincenzi are Mustang News beer columnists.

Nothing makes us happier than seeing newfound beer enthusiasts ditch their cans of Natty and PBR to pick up a bottle of something crafty, or impressing us further by pouring their beer into proper glassware. But, if we ever see someone pour a beer from our “No crap on tap” column into a glass, they will win immediate induction onto our short list of people not to drink beer with. PBR in a glass is like putting clothes on your dog. You look dumb.

Your dog looks dumb. Dumb.

Since we’re on the topic of people who make our short list, here’s another way to catch a first-class ticket. Let us

set the mood ...

It’s Friday night after a long week of midterms. A couple of buddies invite you down to the pub to hang out, chat and drink some of that magical hoppy elixir that rids your mind of all the week’s troubles. Naturally, you accept, and soon enough, you are drinking a deliciously refreshing double black IPA and chatting about your favorite topic: beer, of course.

(On a side note, Drake’s Son of Dad is an exceptionally delicious Double Black IPA, if you ever see it on tap.)

While drinking your beer, you start chatting with a new guy who just walked in. He seems to really like beer, and you see great potential in him.

He tells you how he loves drinking craft beer and names all of his favorite drinking spots in town. Right when you start to think this guy could become a great addition to your beer-loving family, the waiter comes around and asks him what he wants to order.

“Hmm ... Oh! You have Blue

Moon! I’ll have one of those.”

(Insert long, jaw-dropping silence) Go straight to the short list.

Do not pass GO. Do not collect $200.

With the steadily rising appreciation for craft beer comes a similar increase in people claiming to appreciate craft beer. Don’t get us wrong; this is still better than nothing.

But just because your beer is in a bottle doesn’t mean it is a noteworthy craft beer. Sure, Samuel Adams Boston Lager is a great beer in its own right, but if you get excited about a pub with 40 craft beers on tap selling a bottle of Samuel Adams Boston Lager, we will cringe and might not talk to you for a while.

Fear not, young beer connoisseurs. Below are some suggestions for how to please your palate and avoid awkward experiences and broken friendships. Yes, our friendships are heavily based on beer preferences.

Replace: Blue Moon, Shock Top, Hangar 24 Orange Wheat With: Hoegaarden or PranQster (Both available in 6-packs) There’s nothing wrong with lighter beer, but just because you can find a beer anywhere doesn’t mean it’s good. Mass production tends to lead to lower quality in MOST cases.

Hoegaarden is likely the best low-cost wheat beer around, and can be found at any BevMo! and many bars.

PranQster is a common Belgian-style golden ale, a great segue into full-fledged

Something’s Brewing Belgian ales. We said this in our first article, but we will reiterate: Blue Moon and Shock Top get the job done and are fun for a while, but they can’t compare to real craft beer.

Replace: Anchor Steam, Fat Tire With: Alaskan Amber (6-pack), Lagunitas Little Sumpin’ Sumpin’ (6-pack), Lagunitas Lucky 13 Mondo Large Red Ale (22 oz) Sure, these are better than the previous group of beers, but you’re still playing in the minor leagues here. Both of these breweries are better than these representations of them.

Nearly every brewery has this problem — that one beer everyone seems to love — yet avid beer consumers know it’s crap.

It’s the same problem in Game of Thrones, as there are a lot of awesome characters, yet the

inbred weasel Joffrey is “king.”

Anyway, look to an alternative like the Alaskan Amber, a basic American amber style with loads of taste. If you’re looking to sip rather than drink, grab a bottle of Lagunitas Lil’ Sumpin’ Sumpin’ American ale or Lucky 13 Mondo Large Red, which will pack some serious flavor into your brew.

Replace: Stone IPA With: New Belgium Rampant Imperial IPA (6-pack), Deschutes Chasin’ Freshies IPA (22 oz), or ANYTHING ELSE

BY STONE BREWING CO. Brace yourselves, San Luis Obispo — this one’s gonna sting. Ranting about how much you love Stone IPA does not make you a craft beer connoisseur. Stone Brewing Co., in our opinion, is one of the best craft breweries in California. This particular beer, however, is un-

exciting and the worst they make by far. Would we grab a Stone IPA over Blue Moon or PBR? Damn straight! But treating your 24-pack of Stone IPA like some prized possession is like going to Disneyland and skipping Indiana Jones, Space Mountain and Pirates of the Caribbean because you love riding It’s A Small World. Please, San Luis Obispo, help end this pandemic.

We understand we are snobby and judgmental, but we have more than 300 unique bottles on our walls, so we don’t really care. It’s all for your benefit, and one day you’ll understand.

Take what we have to say to heart, and don’t be afraid to explore new tastes and give them a fair and honest chance. Once you harness the power of the Force, only then can we prevail over the dark side (or, in this case, the light side).

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Thursday, January 30, 2014

What is progressive-‘ism’?

Zachary Antoyan is a political science senior and Mustang News liberal columnist. These views do not necessarily reflect the opinion or editorial coverage of Mustang News.

Political scientists use political spectrums to understand a lot of things. By placing people under the “isms” we have created on either side of such a spectrum, interested parties can glean a lot from where others stand on the line.

But it’s never as simple as saying: “Cross to this side of the room if you believe vaccines cause autism,” and then, poof, you’re a crazy conservative who listens to Michelle Bachman. Which you shouldn’t do. So don’t listen to her. Just don’t.

One of the more poignant lines from a South Park episode where Cartman freezes himself into the future because he can’t wait for the Nintendo Wii goes: “We realized ‘isms’ are great for those who are rational, but in the hands of irrational people, ‘isms’ always lead to violence.”

Now, an association with ideology doesn’t always result in violence, but this quote highlights two points: The level of rigor necessary in the thought process of aligning oneself with an “ism,” and the possible harm of blindly following “isms.”

The line of questioning we can then raise follows: Do Americans think rigorously about their political stances?

Does our culture encourage or discourage political entrenchment? Is there even a wrong stance? Are political spectrums stupid? And, perhaps most important, will Zach wake up in time for class tomorrow?

Answers to these questions are obvious: no, encourage, no, yes and probably not.

Once again, a pop culture reference is pertinent, this time from “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia.”

When Mac is trying to convince the others that evolution doesn’t exist, he says, “These liberals are trying to assassinate my character. I can’t change their mind, I won’t change my mind, ‘cause I don’t have to, ‘cause I’m an American.

I won’t change my mind on anything, regardless of the facts that are set out before me. I’m dug-in, and I’ll never change.” Clearly, this is hyperbole, but I thought it was a funny connection.

It is so easy to accept the “isms” thrust upon us early in our lives, and easier yet to establish these ideologies as part of our characters. And when we accept one, the other ideas that surround it on the political spectrum become just as

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the progressive THE true TRUE PROGRESSIVE of those that think differently from myself. In fact, the more I become confident in my beliefs, the more I want to experience challenges and opposition. The more I know about the beliefs of others, the more I shape and change my own, and I am quickly learning that my own beliefs are all over that damn political spectrum.

We can learn to control the definition of the “ism,” rather than allow strict interpretations of the term.

The true nature of the progressive is the willingness to shift and change one’s own ideas and beliefs in order to suit what is best for them and for others. It is an acceptance that there is a world of lives and stories outside of our current perception. Lives filled with love, hate, anguish, fear, happiness, anxiety and laughter. Each one is valuable in the most intrinsic

way possible. The true nature of the progressive is one that can both separate themselves from the whole, and yet still value their place within the lives of others. It is the understanding that the justifications for one ideology are just as real and true as the justifications for another.

Stagnation in our political environment is the unwillingness to accept and understand the positions of the political enemy. The true nature of the progressive is the willingness to change one’s own stance when presented with new ideas, changes, and perspectives. The true nature of the progressive is adaption and connection.

This is Zachary Antoyan, spending the night on the P, pretending to be a mountain goat. Have a fantastic week everyone.

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The author of the column concluded that: “Ultimately, the inequality gap doesn’t affect mobility from one economic class to another.”

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easy to receive. So we place “isms” on the spectrum, and then we foolishly equate the other side with the other, or the political enemy.

The political spectrum is archaic and breeds conflict.

Rather than people taking stock of their beliefs and examining them, we use them to define groups of people and individuals. Most of the time, talk of political concepts revolves around the formate of the right and the wrong: Whereas my views are clearly correct, yours — if they differ from mine — are blatantly wrong. Unless I’m talking about Chris Christie, the whole purpose of this column for me is to write convincing and compelling arguments for or against a political this or that.

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less residential segregation, (2) less income inequality, (3) better primary schools, (4) greater social capital, and (5) greater family stability.”

According to the project findings, these “five key factors” are “significant predictors of both relative and absolute upward mobility.”

The author of the column has focused on just one of the

five key factors: family stability. The opportunity project does find that “measures of family structure” are the “strongest predictors of upward mobility.” However, a focus on just one of the “five key factors” is misleading and an oversimplification of a complex social issue.

Moreover, the author has not taken into consideration

the project’s warning “that these factors should not be interpreted as causal determinants of mobility.” In other words, family stability is correlated with social mobility, but any causal relationship is obscured by the interconnection between family stability and the other four key factors, including income inequality.

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Wrestling continued from, pg 9 injury many doctors said would end his wrestling career, but he was driven to defy the odds.

“I just went to another doctor until I found someone that was willing to work with me,” Dominic said. “I never accepted the fact that I wasn’t going to wrestle. I mean, it’s been a part of my life, so when someone tells you that, it just goes in one ear and out the other.”

The Gilroy, Calif. native has had an impressive start to the season, dropping just one match in the last 11, and has gone undefeated in dual matches (6-0).

Dominic will face Oregon

State’s No. 24 All-American Joe Latham (22-11) to compose the strongest bout of Thursday’s match.

However, Dominic isn’t Cal Poly’s leader in wins.

His younger brother, Blake, a redshirt freshman weighing in at a 149 pounds, leads the Mustangs with a record of 18-8. Blake attributes much of his success to the reinforcement Dominic has provided him.

“He never lets me live down a moment,” Blake said. “I’ll do poorly in a match and he’ll come over and support me. He’ll get me through a loss, or get me through a victory to keep me on track. He really does push me to excel because I really want to stay at the

“Their guys are really tough.

They like to brawl and have a ‘get-in-your-face’ kind of style. We’re going to be ready for it.”

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same level as him.”

Blake is currently ranked No. 31 in the NCAA coaches poll, and will take on one of the Oregon State’s strongest competitors in No. 12 Scott Sakaguchi. Blake lost to Sakaguchi in their first meeting.

Oregon State has seen success within its wrestling program, as the Beavers have amassed 49 total conference championships and 89 total All-Americans since it was established in 1909. The Beavers will be one Cal Poly’s strongest opponents this season, Dominic said.

“It’s going to be close,” Dominic said. “Each match is going to be a battle. All their guys are really tough. They like to brawl and have a ‘get-in-your-face’ kind of style. We’re going to be

ready for it.”

Cal Poly has not beaten the Beavers since the 201011 season, but the Mustangs hope the outdoor venue can spur the team to victory, Buckley said.

“A win against Oregon State outdoors would be a great catalyst for change,” he said. “It’s an exciting, unique event.”

The Cal Poly wrestling team will be part of history on Thursday, and Blake and the rest of the Mustangs are prepared to stake a claim in the Pac-12.

“It’s just expecting craziness,” Blake said. “I don’t really know what to expect because this never happens, so I’m just excited.

It’s going to be a big match.”

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Sound continued from pg 5. living together, having the support of Cal Poly students and administration having us for events,” BenJoseph said. “The whole local community has been really supportive. I think later this year there is a possibility we are going to be moving out of San Luis Obispo to Los Angeles where more of the music scene is, but we are very happy with our time here.”

For now, Airwaves is the band’s next big move.

“Once the album gets released, we are going to send it to a bunch of venues, labels, connections we have, radio stations,” Daly said. “We are all going to be graduated, so we will actually have the time to travel around, play more shows, get more people to listen to album, growing in our fan base and hoping that the right kind of people get to hear it.”

Airwaves will be released sometime during the month of April.

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Wrestling takes on Oregon State in UU Evan Morter @EvanMorter Cal Poly’s first-ever outdoor wrestling meet will take place Thursday at 3 p.m. when the Mustangs host No. 24 Oregon State in the University Union Plaza.

It will be the first time most Cal Poly wrestlers have competed in an organized meet outside of the gym, which has the Mustangs eager for Thursday’s competition.

“It’s going to be new to both teams,” head coach Brendan Buckley said. “It’s pretty rare across the board.

It has almost never happened. I know our boys are going to be excited to wrestle in the middle of campus.”

The wrestling team is seeking to gain more recognition throughout the Cal Poly community, and with the Central Coast sun overhead and the event at the hub of campus, Buckley expects a nice turnout.

Buckley continued from pg 10.

Buckley said. “For us to have this weather over 80 degrees … to be able to have an outdoor wrestling match in almost February is something special.”

And on Thursday, Buckley has arranged to implement the idea he saw so many years ago when he coached the Aggies.

The Cal Poly wrestling squad will host Oregon State in the University Union Plaza, marking the first outdoor wrestling match in program history.

Sophomore wrestler Devon

“It means a lot to be able to market it on our own campus,” he said. “Everyone wants to be able to have their student body come to their competition. I feel like a lot of people just aren’t as aware of our program as we would like them to be, so this is a great way to accomplish that goal.”

The Mustangs have dropped four of their last five matches, but the team feels they are gaining camaraderie because of an overall improvement in leadership, Buckley said.

Cal Poly is led by captains Dominic Kastl, Blake Kastl and Kyle Chene.

Junior Dominic Kastl is a Pac-12 champion and is now ranked No. 19 in the NCAA coaches poll within the 174-pound weight class and is 14-3 on the year.

Dominic missed all of last year due to a lower back

see WRESTLING, pg 9.

Lotito appreciates the uniqueness of an outdoor match in the middle of winter. In is hometown of Bethelehem, Penn.,Lotito’s family is shoveling snow this time of year.

“It never gets warm enough to do anything like that (in Pennsylvania),” Lotito said.

“They actually just had a big snowstorm. It’ll be cool to be out in the sun, and it could possibly help get more recognition for the program.

We have a decent fan base that comes pretty consistently, but it would be nice to have it opened up a bit more and have some more students come to our matches.”

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BOUT WITH THE ELEMENTS | The Cal Poly wrestling team will host its first-ever outdoor wrestling match on Thursday.

Cal Poly's wrestling program has seen the likes of almost 50 All-Americans and, of course, its most famous alumni: former UFC champ Chuck Liddell.

Buckley’s arrival to Cal Poly also marked a new outlook for the wrestling program — one that is centered on academics and fostering a positive representation of the university.

Assistant coach Mitch Monteiro began coaching at Cal Poly the same year Buckley took the reigns, and he supports Buckley's new focus for the team.

“It’s a building process,”

Monteiro said. “It’s the whole package of being the student-athlete. We started over from scratch with the team and brought in a new look and a new mentality with Cal Poly wrestling …

Making sure our guys are doing well in the classroom and also being role models in the community.”

In Buckley’s inaugural year at Cal Poly, three-time All-American Boris Novachkov and All-American Ryan DesRoches led the team to a 6-7 overall dual meet record — including a 3-2 mark in Pac-12 duals.

“They were incredibly tal-

ented, but after that, we had to start from scratch,” Buckley said. “It takes a couple of years to get that ball moving. That’s where we are. We have a lot of talent, and we’re incredibly young.

We’ve had more than our fare share of injuries, but that’s simply the nature of our sport.”

After a disappointing 2-11 record last season, expectations were set high for the 2013-14 campaign. That is, until the injuries began to pile up.

To Buckley, it’s safe to assume that injuries will occur in such a combative sport.

In Cal Poly's first week of competition, they dominated Cal State Bakersfield, winning 8 of 10 bouts.

But after sustaining injuries, Buckley has yet to arrange that same lineup.

That is, until this Thursday.

“This Thursday will mark the first time this year that I think we’re starting to get pretty close to that lineup again,” Buckley said. “Obviously we want that success, but we’re building for the future, and we’re trying to do it the right way. Sometimes it’s a little more slow and steady. We’re well on our way.”

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Thursday, January 30, 2014

Taking the fight outside IAN BILLINGS | STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

Jefferson P. Nolan @jefferson_nolan In 2011, wrestling coach Brendan Buckley received a phone call from Cal Poly Athletics Director Don Oberhelman.

The then-head wrestling coach at Columbia University rarely thought of San Luis Obispo until that call, but when a job offer came, Buckley’s memory raced back to his senior year in college.

Sporting a red and blue singlet, Buckley had traveled to San Luis Obispo with the Fresno State wrestling team.

The year was 1997. Buckley was an All-American in his senior year, and the 142-pound athlete dominated his match with a 14-3 victory.

That year, the Bulldogs finished the season ranked No. 10 in the nation.

The trip to San Luis Obispo was a quick one — the team was in the middle of the season when they traveled to compete against the Mustangs.

However, Buckley distinctly recalled climbing Morro Rock with his brother, and the two dined at the Madonna Inn for lunch.

“When I got the coaching position at Cal Poly, it was definitely nostalgic,” Buckley said. “Back then (in 1997), I was a senior and a captain. We were right in the midst of the postseason, so it was a quick trip.”

After he graduated from Fresno State, Buckley simply asked himself what

made him happiest.

Undoubtedly, the answer was wrestling. It was always wrestling.

Buckley pursued a career in coaching, landing stints at UC Davis, Virginia and Columbia University.

It was during his stint as chief assistant coach at UC Davis that Buckley witnessed his first outdoor wrestling match. It was January, and for the Long Island native, it seemed remarkable that the weather was conducive for an outdoor competition.

“There are places on the East Coast where it’s winter, it’s snowing and it’s cold,”

see Buckley, pg 9.