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Pay increase approved CSU Board of Trustees confirms CFA salary increase

Naba Ahmed @nabaahmed

The California State University (CSU) Board of Trustees’ Collective Bargaining Committee voted in favor of the ratification of the tentative agreement with the California Faculty Association (CFA) on Tuesday. The pay increase includes: • A 5 Percent General Salary increase on June 30, 2016 for all faculty on active pay status or on leave. • A 2 percent General Salary Increase on July 1, 2016 for all faculty on active pay status or leave • A 3.5 percent Service Salary Increase on July 1, 2017 for all faculty on active pay status or leave. • A 2.65 percent Service Salary Increase (step increase) during fiscal year 2017-18 for eligible faculty. The agreement covers approximately 26,000 instructional faculty

and staff on all 23 CSU campuses, which will be in effect through June 30, 2018. However, in the case of a financial crisis, the agreement may not go forward. In 2007-08, CSU faculty was going to receive an 11 percent raise for 18 months but never got the raise because of a lack of funds, Cal Poly CFA Chapter President Graham Archer said. “The only thing that can go wrong is if they declare that they don’t have the money, then all state agencies are absolved of their contracts,” Archer said. “(It’s) not outside the realm of possibility, but it would take a financial disaster.” Aside from salary increases, the agreement will: • Increase the vesting period from five years to 10 years for retiree health benefits for new faculty hired after July 1, 2017. • Increase the minimum raise rate for tenure track promotions to 9 percent from 7.5 percent. Bargaining unit members from

the California State University Employees Union (CSUEU) and Academic Professionals of California (APC) will also receive a 3 percent general salary increase on July 1 and a 2 percent general salary increase on June 30, 2017. On April 7, the planned CSU faculty strike was postponed, which took the CFA tby surprise. “Week or two before the strike, we were still thoroughly convinced that we were striking,” Archer said. “We had ordered porta potties and barricades, and created signs, chants and slogans.” However, these collaborative efforts of the CFA are what ultimately propelled the agreement forward, Archer said. “The only reason that we got this is because the faculty got together as a union and stood their ground,” Archer said. JASON HUNG | MUSTANG NE WS

FIGHT IS OVER | Students like Jabe Williams (left) and faculty members fought for a 5 percent raise for all CFA members in this 2015 rally, and eventually got even more. The first set of pay increases will be implemented on June 30.

Bros on the basepaths

Filmmaking process pays off in ‘Student Film Exhibition’

HANNA CROWLEY | MUSTANG NE WS BUDS | Shortstop Kyle Marinconz (left) and left fielder Josh George are two of the Mustangs’ young leaders.

Tommy Tran @tommytran_ The Cal Poly baseball team was getting trounced. UCLA was on its way to a 19-0 victory over the Mustangs on Feb. 27 when freshman catcher Nick Meyer walked out to the pitcher’s mound in the sixth inning. Surrounded by seething teammates, Meyer didn’t harp on fielders for errors or pitcher Craig Colen for missing his spots. Instead, the freshman tried to lighten the mood. “(We) were on the mound saying ‘I don’t know why we’re mad right

now, we just need to have some fun,’” Meyer said. “After that inning, we started to play a little bit better — we obviously didn’t come back (that night) but it helped us out the next day, we won the next game. We just try to make fun in the stuff, instead of just letting stuff spiral downhill.” Looser and more comfortable, Cal Poly rebounded to beat the Bruins 6-2 in the final game of the series the next day. Not everything has gone smoothly in the Mustangs’ 30-24 season, but the team’s camaraderie has been a bright spot and makes for a promising future.

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| Students from two Cal Poly classes worked together to create the films.

Megan Schellong @persimmegan

Student-directed films were projected on the walls of the University Art Galley on the first floor of Walter F. Dexter (building 34) Tuesday evening during the opening reception of the “Student Film Exhibition.” Two Cal Poly classes, digital video production (ART 383) and cinematic processes (ISLA 342), collaborated throughout spring quarter to produce the short films.

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“It’s really powerful because there’s so many ways to make a story and (film) is one medium people are attracted to,” graphic communication senior Cassie Logan said. For the film in which she served as the main editor and director of photography, Logan said the emotion felt by audience members through the cinematic medium was a unique aspect of this method of storytelling. In her piece, the topic was the effect of World War II seen through the eyes of a child.

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Philanthropy timeline

Thoughts on male birth control

Life living in France

The dangers of drunkorexia

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Thursday, May 26, 2016

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A year in greek life philanthropy

Gina Randazzo @gina_randazzo1

Make-A-Wish concert

Pink Shabbat

Dunk the UPD

October 23, 2015

November 20, 2015

December 3, 2015

During Fall 2015, Lambda Chi Alpha and Chi Omega teamed up and raised $5,200 for the Make-A-Wish Foundation, an organization dedicated to granting wishes to children that are diagnosed with life-threating medical conditions. The MakeA-Wish concert, held in Chumash Auditorium, featured local musicians and raised money through ticket and T-shirt sales.

Cuck Fancer

February 16, 2016 Alpha Epsilon Pi (AEPi) brought to campus “Cuck Fancer,” a national organization that helps young adults with cancer financially, paying for anything from rent to tuition to medical bills. AEPi raised $4,000 for Cuck Fancer and tested or swabbed 200 students for potential bone marrow transplants.

In November, Alpha Epsilon Phi (AEPhi) held its third annual Pink Shabbat dinner. The Jewish sorority raised $2,000 by selling dinner and raffle tickets for the event. The proceeds went to Sharsheret, a Jewish nonprofit organization that supports young Jewish women facing breast cancer. AEPhi members invited the women from Sharsheret to Pink Shabbat, some of which are AEPhi alumni.

Love Shouldn’t Hurt Week

February 11, 2016 Alpha Chi Omega (AXO) expanded its annual Love Shouldn’t Hurt Week this February to combat domestic violence. AXO hosted local vendors on Dexter Lawn, with a portion of its profits going to the San Luis Obispo Women’s Shelter. The sorority also held “Throw Pies Not Punches,” where participants bought pies to throw at influential members of the Cal Poly community. Among those who took a pie to the face were UPD officers, Associated Students, Inc. members and fraternity and sorority life advisors. Proceeds from “Throw Pies Not Punches” combined with other fundraising events through the week totaled $1,413 for the San Luis Obispo’s Women’s Shelter.

Phi Sigma Kappa (Phi Sig) hosted its annual Dunk the UPD (University Police Department) this December, raising money for St. Jude Medical, Special Olympics and Family Care Network. Participants purchased balls to throw at dunk tanks holding UPD officers. Phi Sig raised $3,600 for the charities, as well as the family of Nick Brown, a Phi Sig member who passed away a few days prior to the event. The fraternity was also able to raise a separate $10,936 for the Brown family, covering the departed brother’s memorial costs.

Suicide Awareness Week

February 9, 2016 Sigma Pi hosted its Suicide Awareness Week from February 9-13. This was the first year Sigma Pi hosted a full week of events that promoted awareness about suicide and mental illness among college students. Events during the week included a presentation from Transitions-Mental Health Association, a candlelight memorial to honor the lives lost to suicide on college campuses nationwide and a home run derby to raise funds for the Amazing Day Foundation, Sigma Pi’s national charity. The foundation assists college students with mental health issues nationwide.

Kappa Sigma Bootcamp

Chi O Casino

Radiothon for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital

February 21, 2016

February 27, 2016

March 3, 2016

A new event came to the greek life philanthropy scene this February. Kappa Sigma hosted its first Kappa Sigma Bootcamp. Different campus group and individual participants came to compete in a three-round obstacle course competition. Kappa Sigma was able to raise $2,100 for the Military Heroes Campaign, a public charity founded by Kappa Sigma fraternity nationwide. The organization aids military veterans and their families in the U.S. and Canada.

Chi Omega (Chi O) has been widely known for its success in raising money for the Make-A-Wish Foundation, namely for its signature philanthropy event, Chi O Casino. The mock casino night invited guests to play Poker, Blackjack, Roulette, Texas Hold’em and Craps. Chi O members sold tickets and made gift baskets that guests could enter in a raffle to win, ultimately raising $40,763 for Make-A-Wish.

Tau Kappa Epsilon (TKE) partnered with Sunny Country Radio for the first time this March, volunteering at a two-day Radiothon for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. TKE members manned phones from 5 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day, answering phone calls and receving donations. The Radiothon raised $128,000 for St. Jude. The hospital is world renowned for its research, treatment and care for childhood cancer and other life threatening diseases.

Get on the Ball

Walk to Cure Arthritis

Iron Chef cooking competition

March 3, 2016

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February 21, 2016

Though Zeta Beta Tau (ZBT)’s national philanthropy donates to Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals, the Cal Poly chapter received a special exemption to help the Cotas, a local family with four-year-old son Mateo diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia. The fraternity is currently hosting “Get on the Ball,” a weeklong event on Dexter Lawn where participants could sign a 7-foot inflatable ball in support of Team Mateo. Sponsors for “Get on the Ball” will donate a certain amount of money for every signature gathered. ZBT also partners with Jack’s Helping Hand, an organization that assists children with cancer and special needs. Jack’s Helping Hand also supports Mateo and the Cota family financially and emotionally.

Alpha Omicron Pi (AOII) hosted its annual Walk to Cure Arthritis this May, raising $23,373 for arthritis research and treatment in the process. Community members from SLO and surrounding cities joined AOII members in walking around Cal Poly for three hours in support of the cause. AOII members raised the money through restaurant fundraisers and individual donations. Proceeds from all of the events went to the Arthritis Foundation, AOII’s national philanthropy.

Delta Chi raised $11,000 for the Jimmy V Foundation for Cancer Research this winter quarter through a three-week fundraising campaign and its annual Iron Chef cooking competition. The Jimmy V Foundation funds scientific research and testing to find cures for cancer. Delta Chi’s fundraising campaign allowed donors to add to a GoFundMe account for the philanthropy, ultimately raising $9,000. The fundraising ended on the day of the Iron Chef competition, where eight sororities were supplied with a basket of ingridients and given an hour to prepare the best dish possible for a panel of Delta Chi judges. The sororities paid to enter the competition, adding $2,000 to the total funds raised for Jimmy V.

Thursday, May 26, 2016

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Dairy science students successfully petition to save agricultural land Naba Ahmed @nabaahmed

Cal Poly President Jeffrey Armstrong agreed to change the Master Plan because of the number of signatures on a petition to preserve vital agricultural land use for dairy education. The land is currently being used for animal wastewater disposal, grazing land and research. Agriculture students started the opposition to maintain Cal Poly’s Learn by Doing motto. They planned to get at least 5,000 signatures and reached at least 1,863 before their voices were heard. The fields that would have been replaced would have affected the daily operation of the dairy science program. By putting a facility complex over agricultural land, the program would have limited disposal of animal wastewater or bio nutrient management, grazing room for cattle and faculty research. According to animal science de-

partment head Jaymie Noland, the fields are currently used as spray fields for dairy waste management and pasture land for heifers and dry cows. “We became concerned at that point that that would impact the educational process and health and well-being of the dairy,” Noland said. “The issue was putting a facilities unit right to dairy, and not having a space for livestock to graze, and also the biosecurity issue and location seemed very problematic.” However, Noland wasn’t just concerned about the welfare of dairy science supporters, but also about the facility complex employees because it would not be a good fit for either side. “I don’t think the facilities will want to be that close to the dairy,” Noland said. “If you’ve ever been up there, there’s a lot of flies and odor; they don’t make the most wonderful neighbors.” Dairy science sophomore Samiel Tom began her courses

learning about animal nutrition and dairy cows by going out to the fields, which is why she can’t imagine learning it any other way. “It would definitely affect me as a dairy science student because we won’t have the land that we use for teaching, which would not be in agreement with Cal Poly’s commitment to Learn by Doing,” Tom said. “I came to Cal Poly because I knew I would have all these resources and to think that future students might not get that is disappointing.” Without the lands, students wouldn’t have the resources to make Cal Poly products, dairy science sophomore Emily Butner said. “The dairy industry is a huge component of California agriculture, so removal of this land to be used for other purposes is not only going to affect the dairy program, but affect everyone,” Butner said. “Because without that land, we cannot operate a

HANNA CROWLEY | MUSTANG NE WS MAKING MOO-VES | The petition received 1,863 signatures before Cal Poly administrators took action.

successful dairy and a wide variety of ag majors come in and learn hands on stuff about the dairy industry.” What separates Cal Poly is its Learn by Doing motto, which is critical to students understanding the agriculture business. “If Cal Poly wants to make the next generation the future leaders of agriculture, it’s very important that they all understand what happens on the dairy operation by doing it themselves,” Butner said. However, the petition brought the issue to light.

“Good news is that now the Master Plan committee and president are very responsive,” Noland said. “We have had a positive discussion where they now understand some of the more subtle nuances of the problems that dairy would face.” Armstrong responded to the petition in an email and said he appreciated the attention and advocacy for dairy science. “After ongoing review and consideration of alternative possibilities, we have decided to relocate the pink area of the map to the upper portion of the Stenner

Creek Housing Site,” Armstrong said in an email. “I am happy to report that these projects will not impact the land currently used by dairy science.” In the meeting with the Master Plan committee and Armstrong, Noland said that they are in the process of making changes to the Master Plan in order to accommodate for the needs and functionality of the dairy. “We reached an agreement to move that complex off of dairy land, and I think that will be a win-win for everyone,” Noland said.

Injectable birth control may soon come to men in America — and at Cal Poly Lexi McCoy Special to Mustang News

that number. “I think that more and more we are seeing males participate in pregnancy prevention,” Wilburn said. “Hopefully it will spark more interest in family planning for males.” The Center would be able to cover this type of injectable male birth control under Medi-Cal or Family PACT, since The Center does not take private insurance, Wilburn said. “We would hope that California would be progressive enough that if a man was interested in this contraception, they would help cover it,” Wilburn said. Vasalgel has been in the works by the Parsemus Foundation since

Cultural Centers, Planned Parenthood and The Center; pills, the patch and the ring at the Health Center; and IUDs and implants (as well as pills, the patch and the ring) at the Center and Planned Parenthood. All of these options, except condoms, place the sole responsibility in the hands of the women. Vasalgel puts the responsibility on men.

The burden of birth control on women may soon be a little less heavy, thanks to an injectable form of male birth control, called Vasalgel, could be on the market as early as 2018. Vasalgel is a gel that is injected into the vas deferens to block sperm, while allowing semen to pass. It is reversible, nonhorSo, how do Cal Poly students monal and expected to be as effeel about Vasalgel? fective as a vasectomy with less “I would not immediately use it side effects. because it will be new and that’s Most birth control options for kind of scary, and you won’t know women, such as the pill, the patch, the long-term side effects. Eventhe implant and the IUD, are tually, if there were no long-term hormonal and have long-lasting side effects, I would possibly do side effects. As of now, it. I don’t like needles condoms are the most though, which makes me I LIKE THE INCENTIVE OF THE popular birth control, less inclined.” — Collin FACT THAT IT’S NOT THE FEMALE’S but aren’t as effective in Scholl, biological sciRESPONSIBILIT Y. BUT IF BOTH PARTNERS AREN’T COMMUNICATING preventing pregnancy as ences junior. IT COULD CAUSE PROBLEMS. other options. Condoms, “I like the incentive of when used effectively, the fact that it’s not the HANNAH BURGAR PSYCHOLOGY JUNIOR have a 98 percent pregfemale’s responsibility. nancy prevention rate. But if both partners arHowever, they can be en’t communicating, it used ineffectively or expire — an- 2010 was previously and tested on could cause problems. It can be nually, condoms have an 18 percent rabbits. The first clinical trials on positive if it’s communicated and pregnancy rate, according to a humans were done this year. A taken seriously.” — Hannah Burnews release from the Parsemus study published this year showed gardt, psychology junior. Foundation. that after 29 days, rabbits had no “I would do it. Honestly, it Clinic director of The Center sperm in their semen and the con- seems like such a quick procefor Health & Prevention Kayla traceptive remained in effect for dure. It seems pretty scary, but Wilburn said approximately 21 the 12-month study. it’s quick and lasts for years. It is percent of the organization’s paThere are many birth control easily reversible also. Women get tients are male, and this type of options available to students: free IUDs and implants. Considering contraception will hopefully raise condoms at PULSE, the Cross those procedures, this is smaller

than those so there’s no reason for me not to do it.” — Max Gomez, iochemistry junior. “I think it’s fantastic. It’s been a long time coming with how long we’ve had birth control for women. I’d love to see responsibility on men for birth control be-

cause it is too reliant on women.” — Katie O’Brien, anthropology and geology senior. “I would be willing to do it if my girlfriend didn’t want to go on birth control. Even if my partner was on birth control and wanted me to do it, I would.” — Jack

Boudreau, history junior. “I think it’s a great idea. I do think there’s going to be apprehensiveness to it because so much focus has always been put on women to use birth control. It’s a change in thinking about safe sex.” — Miriam Flock, animal science junior.

Thursday, May 26, 2016

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A Chinese-American in Paris: Reconnecting with my heritage while living in France Kristine Xu @kristiners

When I began my year abroad, I expected to experience culture shock, a rapid growth of independence and a newfound love for a language. What I least expected to encounter, however, was the uncomfortable task of addressing my identity in the context of a completely new culture. It’s not surprising to be the child of immigrant parents in California, especially since immigrants make up 27 percent of its population, according to 2011 data from the Public Policy Institute of California. As a first-generation child of Chinese immigrant parents, many of the kids I grew up with had similar “coming to America” stories that included herculean amounts of hard work, sacrifice and motivation so that they could have a chance at a better life. Growing up, it was just as com-

KRISTINE XU | MUSTANG NE WS IDENTITY | Living in France as a Chinese-American was a challenge because the country doesn’t have the same immigrant foundation as the United States.

mon to come from an immigrant family as it was to come from a 100 percent all-American one. In addition, the yearly culture festivals at my schools celebrated the diversity of our community and encouraged a cultural exchange among families of different backgrounds. So when I moved more than 5,000 miles to France, I had to navigate the strange journey of living in a country that wasn’t built off the same immigrant foundation as the United States.

Even though I felt like another American girl studying abroad, the behaviors, mannerisms and treatment I received were a bit different than expected. At first, I wasn’t accustomed with how frequently my background would come up in my day-to-day activities. My identity shifted from being something ordinary that I shared with a lot of my peers, to something I had to address constantly because it was considered a novelty. From being asked about where I was “really” from, to hav-

ing racist comments shouted at me on the street, I became resentful of the fact that I couldn’t blend in as easily in France as I could in the United States. I couldn’t cope with this new phenomenon and felt increasingly uneasy as the weeks passed. I felt pressure to pick between being American or being Chinese, even though there was no earthly way I could have made that decision. Despite the fact that I am in no way, shape or form ashamed of my heritage, it was becoming increasingly difficult to be proud of my background so far away from home. As time went on, I realized I needed to find a way of resolving

this internal conflict for my own benefit and personal growth. I returned to those moments in my childhood that I felt most comfortable with my heritage and tried to recreate them while living abroad. I discovered a prominent Chinese presence in the 13th arrondissement of Paris, where I started frequenting Chinese restaurants, grocery stores and clothing shops. I even started speaking Chinese as often as I could, despite not being fluent and speaking with a heavy American accent. I also found it helpful to share my experiences with my parents back home, where I discovered the parallels between my experience moving to France and their

experiences moving to America. I realized that the language barrier, the cultural adaptation and the homesickness I was struggling with were all things that my parents once dealt with when they moved to the states. Despite physically being the farthest away from home that I have ever been, I have never felt more close to my parents than now. Something clicked inside me, and suddenly I didn’t feel quite as uncomfortable anymore. Despite my original uneasiness about being “different” in France, I slowly developed a fierce love and protective attitude toward Chinese culture that I had never had before. The struggles I was experiencing in Paris were helping me better understand how hard it was for my parents to emigrate and appreciate the sacrifices they made for me. I don’t feel the need to pick between two cultures anymore because the experiences from this year have given me a stronger connection with my parents, my identity and my heritage, something that I will always cherish years from now in the future.

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“People talk about PTSD and World War II, but no one can visualize what that meant,” Logan said. “So putting in the perspective of a young kid ties you in emotionally and gives you a perspective you weren’t ready to have.” Other students said they appreciated the film not only for the alternative perspectives offered, but also for the time and effort put into the process. “It’s something you don’t think of when watching it until you’ve had experience creating it,” graphic communication senior Lauren Fukuda said. “I was with Cassie making this film and she had to hold auditions, buy props, get costumes, and it’s a very detailed process.” The filmmaking process extended beyond the on-screen details — intense pre-planning went into the films. According to Cal Poly storytelling and cinematic processes instructor Randi Barros, students dedicate much of their time to planning characters, focusing on the physiology, sociology and psychology of the characters in order to make them as human as possible. Liberal arts and engineering studies junior Matt Aguirre said he could relate to the characters in his film, which focused on a teenage boy trying to break out of the typical characteristic of the un-established adolescent. “It appeals to our generation very well because we’re questioning our phase in life,” Aguirre said. “I relate to it very well because at my start at Poly I was told what to do in terms of my career and making a film of me breaking out of that bubble is very relatable.” Aguirre said his film is a tribute to how he’s changed as a person. After switching majors

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from industrial engineering to liberal arts and engineering studies, Aguirre is now able to incorporate more creativity into his classwork. Tying creativity and technology together, assistant professor for art and design James Werner said that the exhibition is interdisciplinary because it resulted in more refined films, combining cinema graphic editing techniques and screenwriting into one. “Most students hadn’t taken on this high of a caliber before this project, and they used all the tangents of creating a self-directed film,” Werner said. Some of those tangents included shooting, working in teams and editing content. In this process, students realized the tediousness and detail-oriented nature of filmmaking. “Everything in film is there for a reason, so when you create films and there’s a quote on someone’s wall in their living room, you have to remove it because it doesn’t have a place,” graphic communication senior Daphne Trinh said. Trinh’s piece, titled “Baseball Card,” experienced some of the limitations of filmmaking when her team couldn’t get access to filming in the desired store location for a scene in the film. “We were supposed to do it at a sports shop and the only shop we had access to was one with pink walls, a crystal chandelier and a really girly quote, but we used the resources we had,” Trinh said. Though the filming process tested students, they adapted to the environments presented to them and created films from which they can grow. The films will be on display in the first floor of Dexter until May 27.

JASON HUNG | MUSTANG NE WS BEHIND THE SCENES | The filmmaking process involved plenty of pre-planning, like creating detailed characters.

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Letter to the editor: Drunkorexia is real Tori Taormina is an agricultural business freshman. Letters to the editor do not reflect the viewpoints or editorial coverage of Mustang News. To submit a letter to the editor, review the guidlines on MustangNews.net.

t’s Thursday night, and you sand your friends are getting ready to hit the bars downtown. As you put on your makeup and get ready for the night out, one of your friends mentions that they are getting hungry and suggest you all grab a quick dinner before going out. That idea gets shut down immediately; a night of drinking does not call for food before, because one less meal equals one more drink. Many college students are getting through the week by waiting for Thursday night to go out and let loose at the next fraternity party, house party or even downtown, but what is not on their agenda is dinner. Drunkorexia is when people skip a meal in order to participate in binge drinking later. It is not a registered eating disorder yet, but it can lead to long-term consequences if it is not treated fast. Binge drinking is something we see all the time in young adults, and according to Addiction Center, “26 percent of young

adults rely on drunkorexic practices as weight-management techniques.” Young adults deliberately skipping dinner to save the calories for drinking is a trend that is blossoming in college students, even here at Cal Poly. I created an anonymous survey of females at Cal Poly and out of the 50 female undergrad students I interviewed, 26 said that they intentionally skipped a meal before a night of heavy drinking solely for the reason that they wanted to save the extra calories. College is a stressful time where student’s need to learn how to become independent by living on their own, by figuring out their own meals and studying to keep up with their heavy course load. They dread the thought of potentially gaining the “Freshman 15” — especially women — and pray that they will not be affected by it. At Cal Poly, working out and being fit has been the norm. This puts a huge load of stress on many women and makes them feel pressured to fit in with the “Poly Dolly” stereotype. This is when the drunkorexic behaviors kick in, in order to cope with the pressure to fit in to what society feels is normal. Society is ultimately telling us what is and is not perfect, and we cannot accept the stereotypical “Poly Dolly” into our perception of what is perfect.

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This mindset is something new to the Mustangs, making this season different from others. The team had to rebuild its roster after losing players to the Major League Baseball (MLB) draft, making 15 freshman additions this season. However, the team has been one that junior first baseman and captain Brett Barbier considers to have some of the strongest team chemistry that he has been a part of. “I would say it’s unlike any other year,” Barbier said. According to Barbier, it’s rare to find a team where everyone fits in and gets along when there are nearly 35 players. This season, however, the Mustangs have built relationships that allow for better communication on the field. “You can call a guy out and be brutally honest with him and tell him he needs to pick it up and no one really takes it to heart. They just know everyone’s out here trying to get everyone better and trying to push each other,” Barbier said. “Everyone is able to separate the on-the-field stuff and doesn’t take it off the field and that makes the environment more fun. That definitely really helps us, being really close.”

Players had their doubts before entering the season because team chemistry is always a concern when introducing new players to a team. Newcomers and returners alike questioned how the 35-man team would perform as a whole. When freshman shortstop Kyle Marinconz entered his first practice this season, he was unsure of how the season would turn out due to the gap between freshmen and returning players — something he thought would lead to tension on the team. “But actually, there was none of that,” Marinconz said. “Absolutely none. Everybody was rooting for each other, it was great team chemistry.” Meyer agrees that there is something unique about the team’s dynamics. “It’s just special to see a team like that, that can make errors or not play well, and they’re just having fun and they’re not worried about losing, they’re not worried about making mistakes,” Meyer said. “That’s when you know a team’s good.” The team chemistry is characterized by more than getting along with one another. The team has carried this bond outside of the game of baseball, developing its own set of traditions and quirks. At the start of the season, Barbier led the

team in “Mustache March,” where players grew facial hair for the entire month. “I did (Mustache March) my sophomore year and there was only six of us, and then being that it might have been my last year here at Cal Poly, I figured I wanted to do it again, but I really wanted everyone to do it,” Barbier said. “It turned out a lot of guys got on board with it and it was really fun. It was a good team bonding thing.” The Mustangs have also established a pregame tradition to boost excitement before games. “We’ll go in the locker room to put our game jerseys on and we always play this song you’d hear at a club, or like a rave, it’s always playing when we walk in,” Meyer said. “Everyone just is fired up and is just ready to go. It’s just kind of a team thing, that we’re just looking forward to playing that song.” Though the Mustangs (30-24, 10-11 Big West) only have one more conference series left, they have already achieved the accomplishment of improving from last season — in more ways than just breaking 2015’s 27-27 record. Despite facing its share of difficulties this season, during a period in which many consider a “rebuilding year,” the team has found a way to make the best of it.