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| Protesters gathered in downtown San Luis Obispo Thursday night and Saturday afternoon to speak against the President-elect, homophobia, sexism and other issues they believed to be tied to Trump.

The protests

continue Megan Schellong @meganschellong

Thursday’s protest Protesters poured into the streets of downtown San Luis Obispo Thursday evening in opposition to Donald Trump’s election to the presidency.

A crowd of about 200 people marched a total of 3.5 miles over the course of nearly two hours as people chanted, “He’s racist, he’s sexist, he doesn’t represent us!”

Protesters began at the San Luis Obispo Superior Court building on Monterey Street at 6:30 p.m., marching past the Mission, turning at the end of Higuera Street and returning through Marsh Street for a total of three laps.

Children as young as six yearsold participated with their parents and were joined by college students, older couples and middle-aged residents from various cities, including Atascadero, Los Osos and San Luis Obispo.

“I’m tired of America being run by misogynistic people, by racists, by xenophobia ... I don’t stand for it,” Atascadero resident Haley Pinney said.

Signs with bold letters thrust into the air by protesters read “Dump Trump,” “Not my president” and “Unite & fight for what’s right.”

“The most important sign in my opinion is ‘Stop bigotry’,” San Luis Obispo resident Andrew Tackett said. “This is the biggest problem

most of us had with the president-elect — his bigoted comments against multiple groups of people,” San Luis Obispo resident Andrea Tackett said.

Throughout the protest, residents carried signs, clapped and chanted in unison, “Not my values,” “Love trumps hate” and “Donald Trump has got to go,” while inviting pedestrians and bystanders to join in.

For the two-hour period, police monitored the event, following the protesters as they made each loop. By 8:30 p.m., the protesters returned to the courthouse, chanting one last time, “We are one!”

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ROTC training gives cadets an action-packed weekend

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| Protestors marched carrying gay-pride flags and various signs denouncing Trump.

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| ROTC cadets from Cal Poly and UCSB participated in field training exercises.

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On Nov. 4 and 5, students participating in Cal Poly and UC Santa Barbara’s Army Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) programs congregated at Camp San Luis Obispo for a two-day event known as the fall Field Training Exercise (FTX). Local applicants for the Marine Corps’ Officer Candidates School (OCS), including a number of Cal Poly students, arrived Saturday morning, joining the cadets’ training.

The cadets spent about 12 hours on Friday and about 17 hours on Saturday at Camp

San Luis Obispo, a California National Guard Base adjacent to Cuesta College.

As full-time college students, ROTC cadets pursue bachelor’s degrees while preparing to become officers in the US Army with military science classes and field exercises. The fall FTX is just one of their field exercises.

Cadets from the Fighting Mustang and Surfrider Battalions — the formal names of Cal Poly and UCSB’s ROTC programs respectively — arrived Friday, receiving instruction on weapon systems and day-andnight land navigation.

The next morning, after a

night spent in sleeping bags and tents, the cadets marched to the Leader’s Reaction Course (LRC) and met up with a group of Marine officer candidates.

Together, the Army cadets and Marine candidates completed the LRC and confidence courses Saturday morning.

UCSB cadets and Marine candidates left around noon on Saturday while Cal Poly cadets continued on into the afternoon, conducting squad-level combat simulations in the hills surrounding Camp San Luis Obispo.

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| Junior forward Luke Meikle is one of the returning starters for men’s basketball.

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Although Cal Poly’s fall sports teams are still competing, winter sports teams will begin their seasons in the next few weeks. The cold weather signals the beginning of wrestling and men’s and women’s basketball.

Men’s basketball The men’s basketball team is coming off of a shaky 2015 season (1020, 4-12 Big West) and opened

the year with a 77-68 loss on the road to Pepperdine.

The team returns senior starting point guard Ridge Shipley and senior center Zach Gordon in addition to junior offensive threats Josh Martin and Luke Meikle, both of whom transferred from out of state schools to Cal Poly last year.

This year will be changing of the guard for the Mustangs, as many younger players will have to step up. The Mustangs three leading scorers from last year have gradu-

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ated and it’s up to underclassmen, led by a couple of veterans, to be successful this year.

Younger players, including junior sharpshooter Taylor Sutlive, sophomore guard Jaylen Shead, and redshirt sophomore forward Aleks Abrams will have to step up big for the inexperienced but talented Mustangs.

The team is led by coach Joe Callero in his eighth year at Cal Poly.

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Cal Poly Sigma Kappa raises more than $37,000 for Alzheimer’s Association Megan Schellong @meganschellong

“It’s the most tragic disease,” Sigma Kappa chapter member and business administration and journalism junior Gabi Trapani said. “I feel like I’ve been saying goodbye to my grandpa for years.”

For the past 12 years, Trapani has watched her grandfather lose his memory through Alzheimer’s, a disease that 5.3 million Americans have struggled with as of 2015. Alzheimer’s causes memory loss, muscle coordination and pneumonia, among other symptoms.

The final five years of life for a person with dementia in the United States can cost more than $250,000, according to the Alzheimer’s Association. The Alzheimer’s Association is a health organization that provides support, research and care to people with Alzheimer’s.

Cal Poly’s Sigma Kappa Epsilon Omega chapter has raised the third highest amount of money in the nation for the Alzheimer’s Association.

“I’m sure in some way shape or form it has affected almost every single girl because everyone knows someone that has been affected by the disease so indirectly it has affected everyone,” Sigma

Kappa Vice President of Philanthropy and industrial engineering senior Melanie Lemaster said.

Since 1989, the Sigma Kappa Foundation has raised more than $1 million for the Alzheimer’s Association. In 2016, Cal Poly’s Sigma Kappa chapter raised more than $37,000, earning its place as the third largest fundraiser, behind University of Missouri’s Sigma Kappa chapter ($59,676) and James Madison University’s Sigma Kappa chapter ($49,950).

The Epsilon Omega chapter raised the money primarily through the Walk to End Alzheimer’s, which took place on Oct. 29. For the three months leading up to the event, more than 200 Sigma Kappa members received donations.

“It feels so good and so rewarding; we’re all excited we’re able to play such a big role and make difference,” Lemaster said. “At Cal Poly we’re such a small school so it feels good to be a part of it.”

Each year, Sigma Kappa sets a fundraising goal. This year, the goal was set at $35,000, an increase of $10,000 dollars from 2015.

“When I took over this position three years ago, Sigma Kappa used to just come and volunteer on the day of the walk,” San Luis Obispo Alzheimer’s Association program

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| Cal Poly Sigma Kappa raised the most money for Alzheimer’s research behind Mizzou and James Madison.

and development director Sonya Laputz said. “So the first year I had them raise $100 a piece, and they did it. They raised $9,000 dollars; the next year they tried harder and this year we pushed them even far-

ther. It’s amazing.”

The San Luis Obispo Alzheimer’s Association serves more than 12,000 families in the county and decides if the money will go toward research, care or support.

Without a cure, 14 million elderly people will be diagnosed with Alzheimer’s by 2050, according to the Fisher Center for Alzheimer’s Research Foundation.

“Trying to wrap your mind

around the fact that one day you will forget the memories and people in your life that you once loved is by far the hardest part about battling Alzheimer's,” Trapani said.

The protesting continues: Saturday’s protest James Hayes @jimbles_hayes

What would have been a regular Saturday afternoon downtown was interrupted by a growing police presence as the San Luis Obispo Police Department (SLOPD) and San Luis Obispo County Sheriff ’s Department prepared for an anti-Trump protest at the San Luis Obispo Government Center.

The event was created on Facebook and urged residents of the Central Coast to come out and protest the election of President-elect Donald Trump.

The event began at 3 p.m. and lasted until 5:30 p.m. as protesters marched through the streets of downtown San Luis Obispo.

The protest remained peaceful. Before the event began, a small group of people had gathered, some with “Trump/Pence” signs. San Luis Obispo resident Michael McAvoy said that he was there to explain his support of Trump to protesters.

“Sixty million people voted not to impress people, but we

voted to get rid of corruption and support the dying middle class,” McAvoy said. “I want people to know that Trump supporters are not evil.”

At approximately 2:30 p.m., the first of the protesters began to arrive, along with the first of the signs — a bright green sign with “Dump Trump” written in red.

During that time, a protester started a conversation between Trump supporters and Trump protesters, each side discussing their motives for why they were there. Soon, as more protesters showed up, the Trump supporters were outnumbered.

By 2:45 p.m., the sidewalk in front of the courthouse was full of people with signs. One protester waved a large rainbow flag with “Peace” written on it. Another played “Imagine” on her portable speaker.

Some Trump supporters stood to the side with an American flag and had conversations with protesters.

Morro Bay resident Patricia Gordon said her reason for protesting was to develop “a plan of action to protect the rights that we have worked so hard for for decades and decades.”

“We have a tipping point in the Supreme Court that has me concerned as an African-American woman,” Gordon said.

At 3 p.m., San Luis Obispo Police Department (SLOPD) Chief of Police Deanna Cantrell addressed the crowd, asking

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| A mix of Cal Poly students and residents gathered in downtown SLO Saturday afternoon to protest Trump.

protesters to remain peaceful and assuring them that the police presence was to ensure their safety. Her message was met with applause and cheers from the crowd.

After Cantrell finished delivering her message, a few protesters took her place to speak.

They expressed their concerns about a Trump presidency. One speaker even held his U.S. passport over his head and challenged Trump to deport him.

After a short while, the march began. Protesters marched down Monterey Street chanting “We reject the President-elect,”

“Not my president” and “Love trumps hate.”

The crowd marched through downtown, eventually arriving at Marsh Street. Their movement demanded SLOPD officers to redirect traffic. People lined the sidewalks on either side of the street watching the protesters, many of them with their phones out, recording the march. They looked through windows of business, some laughing, others applauding and a few even crying.

Cantrell said she was happy with the protesters.

“They’ve been incredibly re-

spectful of us and the city and people’s property,” Cantrell said. “I think their message will be positively received.”

As the protest went on, the crowd diminished. Some protesters took to sitting on the lawn in front of the courthouse while the remainder kept marching. They marched around downtown until about 5 p.m. when the group stopped at the courthouse.

The protesters marched once more, this time stopping in the middle of the intersection of Higuera Street and Osos Street where they blocked surround-

ing traffic. They sat and chanted as SLOPD officers worked to divert traffic.

The protesters then marched down Higuera Street, pushing through lines of law enforcement who were urging them to go another direction. The protesters came to rest again at the intersection of Higuera Street and Nipomo Street. After a short while, they did one final march back to the courthouse.

The protesters gathered on the steps of the courthouse one last time, holding a banner that said “Shut it down” and chanting “Love trumps hate.”

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No slow starts at SLO Startup Weekend

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| For the sixth Startup Weekend, Cal Poly students gathered to pitch an idea and then work on the initial development phase. At the end of the event, teams gave their final presentations.

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Cal Poly students gathered at the Advanced Technology Labs on campus from Nov. 10–12 to participate in the sixth San Luis Obispo Startup Weekend.

The event offered students the opportunity to pitch an idea, then take that idea into an initial design and development phase in teams. At the end of the event, teams gave final presentations of their startups and were judged.

“One hundred twenty students will build startups from the ground up during the 54 hours,” Startup Weekend’s lead organizer Tim Elkana said prior to the beginning of the event.

Students from all backgrounds

were welcome to the Cal Poly Entrepreneurs event, with tickets priced from $60 to $100 available for developers, designers and non-technical roles.

Some ideas do not make it past the competition, but others have come into their own as new startup businesses.

PCkit is a startup company that began as a pitch by computer engineering senior Nick Verhage during the Startup Weekend in January 2016 and received an honorable mention from the judges at the event. Verhage's business model is centered on providing customers with the computer components, tools and instruction they need to build their own gaming PC. PCkit is currently run by three Cal Poly seniors, serving as an

example of how students can use Startup Weekend as an opportunity to jumpstart their careers

120 students will build startups from the ground up during the 54 hours.

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and gain valuable experience as entrepreneurs.

“Startup weekend is invaluable for Cal Poly students,” PCkit Public Relations Manag-

er and business adminstration senior Kiley Becker said. “This event puts students in connection with other like-minded students and mentors who can really help the student pursue their dreams.”

Startup Weekend allows students to take their ideas and turn them into reality. However, it is largely up to them to continue to pursue their creations after the event.

“Startup Weekend for PCkit was really just a launching point to prove that this idea held weight,” Becker said.

“Startup Weekend gave PCkit the confidence and connections we needed to continue to pursue this idea.”

After Startup Weekend, the founders of PCkit were accept-

ed into the Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship’s (CIE) Hatchery program. In May, their startup was selected to participate in the CIE’s SLO HotHouse Summer Accelerator program that provided startups with funding, resources and 13 weeks of training.

PCkit has big plans with goals of starting sales and partnering with local California schools and coding programs at the forefront.

This has not come without struggle, however.

“Since we are all still students at Cal Poly, we are balancing school and our startup,” Becker said. “The more you get into an idea ... it isn’t just an idea anymore, it becomes reality with all the financial and legal concerns.”

The story of PCkit can offer guidance and optimism to those who have finished competing in this quarter’s Startup Weekend or to any ambitious student who is apprehensive about starting their own business.

“My advice for Cal Poly students ... is to just sign up and throw yourself into it,” Becker said. “You don’t know unless you try. You can’t be afraid of failure; in fact, failure should be taken with optimism as it creates more opportunities and experiences to build upon. If you have customers that want your product and you work relentlessly, anything is possible!”

The next Startup Weekend will take place next fall quarter, though no dates have been determined yet.

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A look into training, day 2: A mix of shenanigans and seriousness Leader’s Reaction Course By the time the cadets completed their road march from the campsite to the training area, the morning fog began to roll in, shrouding the mountains around the camp in a thick cloud blanket. Fatigued from a night of land navigation and sleeping in the elements, the cadets joined the Marine candidates in a march into the LRC compound.

The LRC was composed of several challenges that each squad cycled through. As they entered, squad leaders took charge of their cadets, leading them to their assigned challenges.

Each challenge was slightly different, offering a variety of critical thinking and leadership challenges for the future officers. “[The LRC] is designed to place stress on the leadership of that individual,” Lieutenant Colonel Joshua Gillen, professor of miltiary science and head of Cal Poly’s ROTC program, said.

| After finishing leadership courses, cadets moved on to confidence courses where they were tasked with completing a timed rock wall climb and high ropes course. “[To] force them to be effective communicators and think about how to solve these problems with non-standard solutions.”

In one challenge, cadets posed as prisoners of war in an enemy camp and had to escape without verbal communication.

Materials were limited for all challenges and some had additional restrictions. Missions ranged from moving a barrel over an obstacle to building a bridge over a gap with boards that were too short.

In addition to being a test of leadership, resiliency and problem solving, the LRC served as a learning opportunity for newer cadets.

At times, failure was almost expected by the cadre for certain challenges. For the especially hard challenges, the cadets were evaluated on their resiliency and how they reacted to failure and continued to perform under stress.

The more experienced Army cadets and Marine officer candidates who have graduated OCS observed the challenges and conducted after-action reviews with the participants. These reviews highlighted what they did right

during the challenges, but also what could have been improved.

Overall, the cadre were pleased with the cadets’ performance on the LRC. “They seem to be coming together as a team,” Gillen said.

“I’m really happy. I haven’t seen anybody that has gotten hurt or failed to at least attempt to accomplish the obstacle or the task.”

Confidence courses After completing the LRC and marching further into the camp, the cadets and candidates were greeted by the confidence courses: the rock climbing wall and the high ropes course.

Cal Poly cadet captain and aerospace engineering senior Ryan Holland prepared to help a cadet down from the zipline at the end of the high ropes course.

After a short rest, the cadets donned climbing harnesses and bright orange helmets and prepared to conquer the challenges ahead of them. Each cadet tackled the confidence courses differently; some approached with apprehension, others with confidence and some with downright silliness.

Agricultural business senior and Marine OCS applicant Ryan Foster attacked the rock climb with confidence. After taking off with such enthusiasm that he accidentally kicked off a foot hold, he ascended the wall, reaching the top in 2 minutes and 47 seconds.

Others were nervous. When asked how she felt about the rock climb, kinesiology freshman and first-year cadet Nicole Foster expressed mixed feelings.

“It’s a mixture of excitement and a little bit of nervousness,” Foster said. “Just because of the adrenaline rush makes me shake too much. Because I can rock climb. I’m confident in that, but sometimes it gets too much and you can’t move.”

From the perspective of a non-climber, it seemed as though at any moment the cadets could lose their grip and fall to their doom. However, these courses were safe.

“These [courses] are very safe re g ard l e ss of how they feel,”

Gillen said. “But they’re overcoming a mortal fear of falling or getting hurt to accomplish them. So that’s a really good confidence builder.”

Cadets with command positions within the battalion acted as belayers for the climbers, ensuring that if they did slip, their harness would prevent them from falling.

The high ropes provided another challenge. After making a modest leap from a log balance beam to a rope net, the cadets climbed up, hooked their harnesses into the course and moved across ropes suspended around 30 feet in the air. Their harnesses kept them safe but the illusion of danger forced the cadets and candidates to perform regardless of their discomfort.

At times, failure was almost expected by the cadre for certain challenges.

The course culminated in a zip line that elicited responses varying from screams of terror to a particularly humorous tribute to Harambe.

“Cowabunga!” Captain Dominic Senteno, soldier and instructor for Cal Poly’s ROTC program, yelled as he launched himself down the zip line at the end of the high ropes course.

One cadet channeled the spirit of the iconic 1980s freedom fighters from the movie “Red Dawn,” crying out, “Wolverines!”

As the last cadets began to cycle through the high ropes and rock wall and the UCSB cadets and Marine candidates began to leave the camp, Cal Poly cadets remained. They “policed” the area, fanning out and picking up any trash that was left.

After returning their climbing gear and grabbing their field packs, they piled into vans and drove deeper into the camp to continue their training.

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| Cadets faced a timed rock wall challenge as part of their confidence course training.

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‘Sins Invalid’ and the validity of intersectionality Olivia Doty @oliviamdoty

“Queer” and “crip.” These words have more in common than one might think. Once used to demean, both terms have been reclaimed by their former targets.

The film “Sins Invalid” bridges this gap.

On Thursday, the Cal Poly Pride Center and the Disability Resource Center (DRC) combined efforts to host a screening of the

documentary “Sins Invalid” and facilitated a discussion with the director after.

Inspired by a performance group of the same name, the film’s goal was to educate on the topic of intersectionality, which is overlooked by mainstream media.

“Sins Invalid” tells the story of disabled people who also identify as racial and sexual minorities.

“This film acknowledges, raises awareness and celebrates the different identities that many of us

are a part of,” DRC Assistive Technology Specialist John Lee said.

Lee, along with Appy Frykenberg, lead coordinator of the Cal Poly Pride Center, both felt it necessary to host this film on campus.

“In light of the last couple of days, I think events like this are especially important to bring together the many communities that form the tapestry of who we are as Americans,” Lee said.

Performances varied in “Sins

Invalid.” The first scene included a monologue and short scene from a female double-leg amputee. The scene slowly revealed her disability as she shared stories about her past partner.

A performer in a wheelchair hung upside down using a suspended bar and his sheer body strength. A crowd favorite was Leroy Moore, Jr., a disabled black actor whose scenes were sprinkled with comedy.

The audience had a discussion

with the director over Skype after the film.

Sociology sophomore Noah Krigel took the microphone and commented on how the film illustrated disabled people in a positive sexual way.

Program Director for the Office of Diversity and Inclusivity Kari Mansager joked by saying, “It was sexy … I learned some new moves.”

The joint efforts of Frykenberg and Lee highlighted that being a

minority can be defined by more than one feature or identity.

While each minority has their unique experience, their paths may be all too similar.

“There’s distinctive factors in how we get marginalized, distance from family, that sometimes look like shared experiences,” Frykenberg said. “There’s actually closeness in those communities.”

The stories of the night were woven into a giant shiny, bright and proud tapestry.

‘Cosi’ shows the powerful effect of theater Sabrina Thompson @sabrinaswriting

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Theater takes you out of the real world and into a new one. This power is as unique as the stories theater tells. Often you can relate your own experiences to those expressed in a play and sometimes you’re even transported to a different time, place and world for a few hours.

The theatre and dance department’s fall production is “Cosi”

by Luis Nowra. The time is May 1971, the place is Melbourne, Australia and the world is a small, run-down theater at a mental institution. “Cosi” addresses the importance of art, while tackling issues of love, trust and turmoil caused by the Vietnam War. Organizing a production is no easy task; organizing one in a mental institution is nearly impossible. In “Cosi,” the group of patients-turned-performers is led by a kindhearted university graduate named Lewis (mathematics and theatre arts sophomore Garrett Lamoureux).

The patients’ production of Mozart’s “Cosi fan tutte” is overacted and silly. However, “Cosi’s” actors did not overact like their characters; they delivered a memorable and honest performance.

Some of the most notable performances in “Cosi” came from theatre arts junior Katryna Fogel, playing Julie, and

theatre arts senior Antonio Mata as Henry.

Julie is a drug addict, sent to the institution for rehabilitation.

Fogel’s portrayal of Julie’s addictive nature was realistic and honest. Though her connection with Lewis is strong, there is a sense that Julie is fixated on something more important.

Henry begins the play as a shy man afraid of his own shadow. He desperately follows Doug (sociology junior Daniel Cook) around like a dog. Yet after joining Nick’s (psychology senior Christian Harris) fight for communism, Henry starts to break out of his shell. Mata’s acting brings a physicality that shows the power behind a man who has so much to say, but too little confidence to say anything.

The cast of “Cosi” tells the story of each character in the most genuine way possible. Nowra gives the audience glimpses into each patient’s life before the institution and the actors make that past seem very realistic.

“There are moments where it seemed as if it were a real thing,” audience member and Paso Robles high school student

The cast of “Cosi” tells the story of each character in the most genuine way possible.

Ren Callahan said. “It was really funny, but meaningful.”

The meaning behind “Cosi” is more than what appears on the surface. The set shows the audience the state of theater today; ornate and beautiful but left behind and derelict. The ceiling has a hole in it and the walls have charred, black marks along them while two chandeliers hang from the ceiling and blue and gold accents decorate the walls.

In a symbolic way, today’s theaters share the same dilapidated beauty. They can be extravagant and enchanting, but often suffer from a lack of funding and support. “Cosi’s” talk of war and the state of a nation also mirror America’s current political climate. The Vietnam War created a strong divide in the ‘70s and, like today’s divide, there still remains a sense of humanity that can be recognized on both sides.

The department’s preparation for “Cosi” has been long and busy. Rehearsals, set construction and costume designing have all lead up to the show’s run of six performances over two weekends. For director and theatre arts professor Al Schnupp, it’s the community built through the show that makes it worth it.

“We have worked hard and now we celebrate,” Schnupp said.

“Cosi” will continue into its second weekend with performances on Nov. 1517 at 8 p.m. in Alex and Faye Spanos Theatre.

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| The theatre and dance department’s fall production, “Cosi,” debuted this past weekend.

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Diwali Festival provides light in times of darkness

Mikaela Duhs @mikaeladuhs

Flowing saris and colorful kurtas filled Chumash Auditorium Thursday night as smells of curry, naan and chicken tikka masala wafted through the air at the Diwali Festival of Lights.

The Indian Student Association (ISA) celebrates Diwali yearly, inviting people of all backgrounds to join in on the fun.

“Diwali signifies the victory of light over darkness, good over

evil, knowledge over ignorance and hope above despair through the display of candles, feasts and the gathering of family and friends,” mechanical engineering junior and Diwali MC Neel Kogali said.

ISA’s Diwali Festival has become more popular over the years, with more than 200 guests attending this year’s night of dancing, eating and celebrating.

Indians of all faiths,

including Hindus, Buddhists, Jains and Sikhs enjoy Diwali. “[Hindus] light small candles or diyas to welcome the god to their house in times of darkness,” kinesiology senior Chaya Rajeev said. “Gods are really important in Hinduism, which is the main religion in India, so that’s why Indians take pride in celebrating this festival.”

In India, Diwali is often accompanied by big firework shows. The

San Luis Obispo observance of Diwali featured a more muted version of these displays.

“Here we stick to sparklers, but in India it is a huge celebration with tons of fireworks and lights everywhere,” business administration senior Neelima Mandava said.

The night was also celebrated with traditional Indian songs and dances.

Performers included acoustic duo Bombay Beats, folk dance group Cal Poly Bhangra and competitive Bollywood fashion

dance team Cal Poly Kahanee.

Cal Poly dance group Lahar performed a Bollywood dance routine with flowing red skirts and beads that jingled to the beats. Cal Poly Lahar is a dance club open to all interested in Bollywood dance.

“It’s a celebration theme, everyone having fun and everyone coming together,” said Rajeev, a Lahar dancer. “I think it’s what we are doing here with Diwali.”

Computer science freshman Sujit Madiraju found the bond-

I hope that it unites people in the sense that everyone, whether they follow this culture or not, can share these common values and beliefs.

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| Students danced, ate and watched performances at the Diwali celebration.

ing and culture sharing at this year’s Diwali to be especially important, given the current political climate.

“I hope that this festival can give people some hope that there is always a possibility of change, always room for improvement and for things to get better,” Madiraju said. “I hope that it unites people in the sense that everyone, whether they follow this culture or not, can share these common values and beliefs.”

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AN UNCERTAIN FUTURE | President-elect Donald Trump’s plan to defund Planned Parenthood places the well-being of low income families on the chopping block.

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This year, Planned Parenthood celebrates 100 years of progress in providing reproductive healthcare and education to women. The services Planned Parenthood offers are essential, as they often make the difference between life and death. This progressive commitment to women is a legacy of which to be proud. And as of this Tuesday, that legacy is under attack.

Despite the many vital services Planned Parenthood provides, it’s unsurprising that its future hangs in the balance essentially because of one very controversial issue: abortion. On the condition that Planned Parenthood continues to perform any form of abortion, President-elect Donald Trump and Vice President-elect Mike Pence have repeatedly vowed to terminate its federal funding. This would mean a loss of about a third of Planned Parenthood’s revenue.

Though Trump concedes that Planned Parenthood is a positive

force for women’s health, he is committed to scrapping federal funding solely because of abortion, a service that accounts for only 3 percent of Planned Parenthood’s services. Trump’s commitment to the pro-life movement is a major appeal to many of his supporters.

But enforcing his pledge to the prolife cause by defunding Planned Parenthood does not make sense.

The absolute absurdity of this policy is that the taxpayer dollars of Title X are restricted by law from being used on abortion. Title X and Medicaid funds allow low-income patients access to information about their health, regardless of their socioeconomic status. Use of this money is unrelated to abortion. If Trump’s goal is to limit or exterminate abortion access, defunding Planned Parenthood would not be an effective move. It would not change how the organization pays for abortion, or incentivize its termination.

The reality is that cutting federal funding would accomplish something that nearly no one actually wants: the financial burden of supporting Planned Parenthood could fall more heavily upon states, abortion would still be legal and Planned Parenthood would still

perform abortions.

The primary result of cutting federal funding is that low income Americans would be stripped of their accessibility to all of Planned Parenthood’s services — not just abortion. This would include cancer screenings, STI tests, pap smears, vaccinations and birth

affordable reproductive care puts women and their families in danger.

This is classist, inhumane and counterintuitive. In fact, it would cause more illness, more unplanned pregnancies and more unsafe abortions. All of this leads to further unnecessary financial strain. The preventative care women receive at Planned Parenthood actually saves money in publicly-subsidized medical care. The Congressional Budget Office estimates that cutting federal funding would cost taxpayers $650 million over the course of 10 years.

But in one of his final moves as president, Obama signed to protect Planned Parenthood’s Title X funding.

This progressive rule will thwart attempts to deny women preventative healthcare from clinics that perform abortions. If this new rule survives its 30-day commentary period, it will be a major victory for the pro-choice cause.

Even though slightly less than half of America is pro-life, as of Tuesday it is this group who holds the law-making, law-interpreting and law-enforcing power. Republicans now dominate all three

It is not just an organization that is being threatened, it is actual human beings. control. Patients who enjoy such preventative health care through Medicaid and the Title X Family Planning Program would be cut off from these resources.

This applies to about a third of patients. Statistically speaking, it is these Americans who need their programs most. Denying these citizens trustworthy and

branches of government. Though not all conservatives are pro-life, the majority are. Pro-life leaders have called upon Congress and the entire movement to rise up against Obama’s recent “stunt.” With President-elect Trump’s commitment to this movement, Planned Parenthood’s future may still hang in the balance.

It is not just an organization that is being threatened, it is actual human beings. Defunding Planned Parenthood tells every woman who relies on its services that her health, her family and her life are not important.

When an issue as divisive and subjective as abortion is under attack, I see it as coming down to the individual’s right to choose for themselves. To deny millions of women this extremely personal choice simply because the other (less than) half finds it immoral is selfish and undemocratic. Trump’s plan and the agenda of nearly the entire GOP would strip millions of their bodily autonomy and control of their futures.

Forcing women into an unwanted pregnancy is extremely strenuous, disruptive and often traumatizing or physically dangerous.

From the side of someone who is pro-choice, these oppressive restraints upon women who have no other option is not just immoral, it is criminal.

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Women’s basketball The Mustangs are looking to improve on last season’s losing record (15-16, 7-9 Big West) with the help of senior forward Hannah Gilbert. Gilbert led the team in points, rebounds and blocks last season.

The team opened the 2016 season with a pair of losses, including an 83-55 loss to No. 10 Stanford and a 97-96 loss at Sacramento State.

Gilbert and junior guard Dynn Leaupepe were both chosen to the Big West Preseason All-Conference Team. The duo is expected to set the tone for the team and lead them on both

ends of the court.

Head coach Faith Mimnaugh, in her 20th year leading the team, heads a squad that returns 11 players from last season.

Wrestling The Cal Poly wrestling team has split its opening six matches, winning matches against San Francisco State, Indiana and Cal Baptist in addition to losses against Stanford, Northwestern and Rutgers.

The team is led by senior Colt Shorts who has won all three of his matches in the early season.

Shorts wrestles in the 157 lb. weight class.

With new head coach Jon Sioredas and a couple new assis-

tant coaches as well, the Mustangs look to improve upon last season’s lackluster result (3-9, 1-4 Pac-12).

They are off to a strong start and look to a few experienced leaders such as Shorts, junior Colton Schilling and senior J.T. Goodwin to keep the positive trend going.

Tennis Both the men’s and women’s tennis teams started their season with several tournaments in September and October. Both have returning veterans and newcomers who add new faces and new abilities to the teams.

Dual matches for both tennis teams begin in January.

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| Cal Poly wrestling opened its season with matches in the University Union Plaza.

No. 16 Cal Poly loses conference matchup with Weber State Ayrton Ostly @AyrtonOstly

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| Joe Protheroe struggled against Weber State.

The Cal Poly football team lost Saturday afternoon 22-15 to Weber State for its second straight conference loss.

The Mustangs (6-4, 4-3 Big Sky) had a chance to remain in the top three in conference with a win against the Wildcats (6-4, 5-2).

With this loss, the Mustangs have a slim chance of making it to the FCS tournament.

Weber State scored 15 unanswered points to open the game as quarterback Jadrian Clark threw a pair of touchdowns in the first quarter. Cal Poly’s special teams unit blocked both extra point attempts to keep it a two-score game with just under six minutes left in the first half.

Junior fullback Joe Protheroe scored a touchdown with 38 seconds left in the second quarter to finally put the Mustangs on the board and cut the deficit to eight points heading in to halftime.

In the second half, the Mustang offense churned out a 16-play, 75-yard drive to tie the game.

Senior slotback DJ Peluso scored on 19-yard touchdown run to cap off the drive before running in a two-point conversion to force a tie with seven minutes left in the third quarter. However, the Wildcats responded in the fourth quarter with a 13play, 58-yard drive to score what would be the decisive touchdown with nine minutes left in the game.

The Mustangs were driving up the field on the ensuing possession but senior quarterback Dano Graves threw an interception to thwart any chances of scoring. Weber State couldn’t capitalize on the mistake and missed a 33-yard field goal, giving the Mustangs another chance with two and a half minutes left.

Facing fourth and seven from the Wildcats’ 31 yard line, Graves’ pass to redshirt freshman wide receiver J.J. Koski was batted down

for an incompletion that sealed the win for Weber State. The Wildcats kneeled to run out the remaining 39 seconds in the game, sending the Mustangs out of Ogden, Utah

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with their first consecutive loss since October 2015.

Though Cal Poly has one of the country’s best offenses in yards per game, the Mustangs found little success offensively and totaled only 291 yards. The Wildcats’ defense held Protheroe to just

65 yards on 18 carries and senior slotback Kori Garcia to 57 yards on 14 carries. Cal Poly’s 190 net yards on the ground were the fewest in any game this season.

On the defensive side, the Mustangs did well to limit the Wildcats to 295 total yards and just 28:08 time of possession. Graves’ interception and fumble played a huge part in keeping the Mustangs from notching another road win.

With this loss, the Mustangs fall to fourth in the Big Sky conference behind North Dakota, Eastern Washington and Weber State. Cal Poly would need all three to lose in addition to getting a win at home against Northern Colorado to have a chance at making the FCS tournament.

Saturday’s home game against Northern Colorado (6-4, 4-3) will be the final game in what has been a surprisingly successful season for the Mustangs. Kickoff is at 6:05 p.m. at Alex G. Spanos Stadium.