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Jan Marx
As the incumbent three-term mayor of San Luis Obispo, Jan Marx’s top priority will be addressing the lack of affordable housing in the city. Working with Cal Poly to develop plans for on-campus housing expansions is at the top of her to-do list as well, specifically because of the role that students play in the competitive rental market. Moving more students onto campus Only an estimated 32.8 percent of the roughly 21,300 students live on campus, university spokesperson Matt Lazier said. According to Marx, city residents are frustrated with the amount of affordable housing taken up by students. Increasing the student population living on campus will be vital to soothing relationships between the two groups and freeing up more housing for the non-student workforce. “Well, the obvious thing is to encourage Cal Poly to build more on-campus dorms, and dorms that older students would enjoy,” Marx said. “I’ve been successful in getting my word across to the CSU, to President Armstrong. That has resulted in the new Dorms South [Student Housing South] and then recently, we heard that there are 1,800 more dorm spaces that are in the planning process, so I think that’s very exciting, and it’s the right direction.” All housing plans in addition to Student Housing South are still in the preliminary phase, and the university is not able to release additional information at the moment, according to Lazier. Marx is also in favor of moving greek houses onto campus. Relocating greek houses would open up housing in neighborhoods for community members, including staff and faculty who commute into the city. It’s possible that Cal Poly could purchase the neighborhood directly surrounding Campus Health & Wellbeing, Marx said. This area is listed under R4 city zoning, which is high density development of up to four residences per acre. The neighborhood could be turned into the new greek row or village, and current greek houses would then be reincorporated into family neighborhoods, she said. The availability of that housing would not be the only perk of on-campus greek housing, according to Marx.
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Marx and Harmon
Two candidates, one mayoral seat Student parties disrupt neighborhoods every year, Marx said. Given that fraternities often host parties, concentrating greek life on campus would help reduce the problem, she said. So far, policies such as the city’s noise ordinance, implemented in 2015, have been the main way of discouraging students from disturbing their neighbors with large parties. The city ordinance bans noise that can be heard over a resident’s property line between the hours of 10 p.m. and 7 a.m. and a violation can lead to a fine ranging from $350 to $1,000, according to guidelines listed on the city’s website. Marx said that she has been pleased with the results she has seen within the community. This year marks the lowest number of noise complaints the first few weeks of the school year that has been seen in more than 10 years. “In general, I think the noise ordinance, the unruly gathering ordinance, all work together to basically try to keep it possible for our city to have integrated neighborhoods,” Marx said. “I don’t want to have segregated neighborhoods where it’s all one age, or all one anything. And so for people to live together is part of the growing up process.” On the Rental Housing Inspection Program The rental community is critical of the Rental Housing Inspec-
tion Program. There is concern that the fees associated with inspections will discourage rental owners and that the availability of housing will go down. The program is being challenged in a lawsuit filed by trustees of the Barasch Revocable Family Trust and the Kokkonen Family Trust. These trustees are property owners who claim that the program violates Fourth and Fifth Amendment rights to privacy and protection from self-incrimination, as well as the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment. Marx referred questions about the lawsuit to the City Attorney’s office. Assistant City Manager Derek Johnson said the city is analyzing the details of the suit, but other than that, the city had no comment. Johnson also addressed possible concerns regarding invasion of privacy that renters might have. “One of the issues with the program is about entry,” he said. “There has not been and there will not be entry into private residences without willing consent or valid warrants.” Marx has put the rental inspection program on the agenda for the new city council for March, she said. Ideally, she’d like to modify it rather than repealing the policy but she says that it’s ultimately up to the council. Continued on page 2
Heidi Harmon
Long-term local and environmental activist Heidi Harmon, challenging Jan Marx for mayor, plans to focus on issues such as climate change and improving mental health services in the city. Even so, affordable housing is the city’s most pressing issue. More on-campus housing, in the form of tiny houses “I think in general San Luis Obispo is really at a crossroads moment where we’re really having to decide what kind of city we want to be, and that manifests itself in a lot of issues,” Harmon said. “But primarily, housing is an issue on a lot of people’s minds.” Many conversations about housing in San Luis Obispo turn to the issue of Cal Poly’s ever-growing population of off-campus students. It’s important that the city works with the school to get a higher percentage of students living on campus, Harmon said. She would like to look into building tiny house communities on campus, though that would be something for the school to take lead on. However, the most important piece of centering student life
on campus is building more appealing communities there. “I think that in terms of housing on campus, in my view, it’s not just about building a bunch of dorms and sort of pushing, sticking students or demanding that students live on campus,” she said. “It’s really about building meaningful housing communities on campus that students will want to live in.” Making Cal Poly a fully “wet” campus, meaning that 21-andover students can drink on campus, is important for students to have a fulfilling social experience while living on campus, she said. Cal Poly enrollment cap Harmon is also interested in placing an enrollment cap on Cal Poly. She cited University of California, Santa Cruz as an example of a school that successfully employed an enrollment cap. She also noted that UCSC has a cap of around 17,000 students, almost 5,000 fewer than are currently enrolled at Cal Poly, and is located in a city much bigger than San Luis Obispo. Easing noise ordinances Tensions over student parties and the city noise ordinance enacted in 2015 are also pressing issues Harmon wants to address as soon as
possible. A far more effective method of solving this issue would be building intercommunity relationships. “I’d like to see less ordinances and more relationships,” Harmon said. “I think that if you go into a neighborhood and you try to build more bridges and build those relationships, my hope is that the need for ordinances would be less.” The key is to create a relationship between students in neighborhoods and permanent residents. The city could create a block-party program, funded through grants or general funds, Harmon said. Harmon’s idea would include neighborhood block parties on weekends, organized by a “neighborhood captain” appointed by the city. This would allow residents to build the kind of relationships that would lead to mutual respect and understanding between demographics. Repealing the Rental Housing Inspection Program Equally controversial in the community is the Rental Housing Inspection Program, which is being challenged in a lawsuit filed by trustees of the Barasch Revocable Family Trust and the Kokkonen Family Trust. The Barasch and Kokkonen trustees are suing on the grounds that the program violates owners’ Fourth and Fifth Amendment rights to privacy and protection from self-incrimination, as well as the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment, according to the suit. Harmon is among those who believe the program should be repealed. “It’s gotten so far off track that, I guess potentially, you could backtrack it and create something positive, but I think too that the community is really looking for a fresh start with that whole problem,” Harmon said. Instead, Harmon would like to re-examine the rental standards and policies that the city already had in place, and look into why they were ineffective. The priority should be ensuring that both tenants and owners are educated on standards and their own rights, she says. Additionally, the city needs to make sure that tenants know the city will support them in seeking remedies if there are violations. Continued on page 2
No. 17 Cal Poly runs over Sacramento State Ayrton Ostly @ AyrtonOstly
The Cal Poly football team beat Sacramento State 59-47 Saturday night for its third conference win in a row behind a huge day from the offense. The no.17 Mustangs (6-2, 4-1 Big Sky) made the most of a chance to move up the conference standings against the Hornets (1-8, 1-5), who are 12th out of 13 teams in the Big Sky Conference. In a game that featured 1,156 yards of offense and 106 points, the Mustangs proved to be the better offense on the field. Senior slotback Kori Garcia started the scoring early for the Mustangs, running for a 64-yard touchdown to put them up 7-0 just three minutes into the game. Sacramento State responded with a four minute drive capped by a 38-yard touchdown run. Cal Poly countered on the ensuing drive as junior fullback Joe Protheroe caught a four-yard pass from senior quarterback Dano Graves. At the end of the first quarter, the
Mustangs were holding on to a 14-7 lead. The second quarter included more scoring, as Sacramento State’s Isiah Hennie returned a punt 90 yards for the tying touchdown three minutes in. He followed that up with a 23-yard touchdown catch five minutes later to put the Hornets up 21-14. The Mustangs’ sophomore kicker Casey Sublette made a field goal from 25 yards out as time expired in the second quarter to cut the deficit to 21-17. After halftime, the Mustangs came out scoring in the third quarter, as Graves threw a 40-yard touchdown to redshirt freshman wide receiver J.J. Koski to give them the go-ahead score. Protheroe punched it in from one yard out and redshirt freshman wide receiver Jake Smeltzer caught a 16yard touchdown from Graves to make it three unanswered touchdowns for Cal Poly. At the close of the third quarter, the Mustangs had a 38-21 lead. Continued on page 8
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Beyond working with Cal Poly, Marx has other plans for development in the city.
Building tiny homes for more housing Another high priority in terms of housing is exploring the possibility of tiny home communities in the city, Harmon said. Tiny homes have a low carbon footprint and are designed to be more affordable, she said. However, according to Harmon, tiny homes can only accommodate a limited number of residents per home, and don’t allow for multi-story housing. Harmon thinks the most space-efficient way to incorporate them into communities would be to place tiny homes in the backyards of larger homes.
B u i l d i n g ap a r t m e n t s downtown Marx is a proponent of transforming the city’s downtown into a more residential area. This plan is still in preliminary stages, but would probably involve higher density apartment-style housing. The basic idea is to add apartment levels to existing buildings where appropriate and compatible, she said. “Again, that would have to be very creatively and sensitively done so that it doesn’t destroy the charm and the ambience of the downtown,” Marx said. “But we have been putting more and more people into the downtown, and I want it to be a real neighborhood, a real urban neighborhood.” The city recently annexed two areas outside of downtown which can now be developed, at least in part, into neighborhoods, Marx said. Portions of the San Luis Ranch, behind the post office on Dalidio Road and the Avila Ranch — south of the city airport — must be preserved for agriculture. However, she says that the intention is to build affordable workforce housing in at least one of the areas. More bike and pedestrian routes When a larger percentage of the workforce is living in the city, it’s possible San Luis Obispo’s streets will be hit with more traffic. Marx is a major supporter of expanding and improving bike and pedestrian routes in the city, especially those connecting Cal Poly’s campus to the city center. She was responsible for the current bike and pedestrian connection onto campus at Foothill Boulevard. The next step is to take the connection to campus from Taft Street over the train tracks to Pepper Street, Marx said. This path would cross the railroad tracks at a point where they are in a ravine, so it wouldn’t interfere with the trains. Marx said that she always has been and always will be a great supporter of the relationship between the school and San Luis Obispo. “I think Cal Poly and the city really are like Siamese twins, and neither one of us are going away,” Marx said. “Without the university, and I’ll have to say, without Cuesta College, this city would be a very different and much more boring place — I think Cal Poly is a real asset, and the students are certainly incredible.”
Building apartments, offices downtown The city also needs to look into higher story and mixed use density, Harmon said. Mixed use spaces could be built in downtown, Harmon said. The spaces would have existing retail on the bottom level, a layer of office spaces and then a top level of residential spaces. “As long as they didn’t take away from the essential character of the downtown, or destroy the view-sheds to the extent that, you know, it kind of ruins a lot of what we like about living here, then I would be interested in looking at those,” Harmon said. Improve bike paths and public transportation Bringing a larger population into downtown could worsen traffic, but alternative methods of transportation might offset this. Workers who previously had to drive into town or from other areas of the city could take public transportation, walk or bike instead, Harmon said. Developments on the outskirts of town could also add to traffic. She would ensure the city is fully informed of any possible traffic consequences before signing off on new development, and that contractors continue to work closely with the city to mitigate effects. It’s also important that the city improves bike paths and public transportation, Harmon said. Ideally, existing bike paths will be developed into safer, protected paths, and new ones will be built, she said. The city is more than capable of achieving all this and more. “There’s no reason that SLO can’t be a city of vision, but it needs a visionary leader to do that,” Harmon said. “Having a clear vision and having a strong leader and someone that is very much community-oriented can get all those voices in the community to the table to have, you know, a consensus around what we want that vision to be.”
ASI’s first Sustainability Festival Cecilia Seiter @ cseiter17
In honor of Campus Sustainability Month, Associated Students, Inc. (ASI) hosted its first-ever Sustainability Festival Thursday on Mott Lawn. Cal Poly sustainability clubs set up displays for the festival and food, games and raffle prizes were also available for participants. The main purpose of the festival was to let
the sustainability clubs talk to to students about their organizations and visions for the year. “I think [the Sustainability Festival] is very successful,” ASI Secretary of University Affairs Madison Meredith said. “Anytime we can at least connect one student to something that could be their passion, it’s a success in our eyes.” Here’s a look at some of the clubs that attended:
PolyPonics In PolyPonics, students filter water from a fish tank into four different growing beds, where nutrients from the fish’s waste feed the soil, Polyponics Club President Jase Tweedy said. “The water gives the plants their nitrogen and nutrients they need; the plants filter the water in turn, and it goes back to the fish,” forestry and natural resources senior Tweedy said. “So it’s like growing fish and food at the same time, and they use each other’s waste. It’s a really sustainable loop and it’s really fun.” CECILIA SEITER | MUSTANG NE WS POLYPONICS | Club President Jase Tweedy explained aquaponics to students who visited the festival.
LocalzOwn Computer science senior Michael Fekadu and Cal Poly alum Joey Lyman started an app called LocalzOwn, a tool to help people find and choose locally-sourced food. The app will open up the marketplace to any size food producer, help people find food based on proximity or consumer reviews, connect directly with producers or see what stores and restaurants are sourcing which local foods.
CECILIA SEITER | MUSTANG NE WS LOCALZOWN | Michael Fekadu, left, and Joey Lyman, right, created an app to find locally-sourced food.
Net Impact Net Impact strives to educate students about sustainability practices they can carry with them to their careers. The club hosts a variety of businesses and nonprofits to speak about their sustainability practices. Later this quarter, Cisco will present as a guest speaker for the members of Cal Poly’s Net Impact.
Follow the election /CPMustangNews CECILIA SEITER | MUSTANG NE WS NET IMPACT | The club teaches students how they can use sustainable practices on a daily basis. Reduce. Reuse. Grow.
CECILIA SEITER | MUSTANG NE WS REDUCE. REUSE. GROW. | Alex Henige, left, and a team member talk about their startup.
Reduce. Reuse. Grow. started as a landscape architecture senior project by Cal Poly alum Alex Henige. Now, it’s a startup based out of the San Luis Obispo HotHouse, with plans to expand to San Francisco, Los Angeles and other big cities in the western United States. “We provide 100 percent compostable packaging products for the food service industry. Cups, lids, to-go containers — and with each customer served, we plant a plant at a local restoration site. So we’re like a hyper-local packaging company,” Henige said.
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Cal Poly Lofts open downtown
JOSEPH VAYSMAN | MUSTANG NE WS ENTREPRENEURS WANTED | The Cal Poly Lofts provide students with the opportunity to develop their entrepreneurial ideas, and connect with alumni in order to grow their potential businesses.
Connor McCarthy @ conr_mccarthy
With the opening of the new Cal Poly Lofts in downtown San Luis Obispo, the Mustang community now has more options to help student entrepreneurs develop their business ideas and connect with alumni. On Oct. 21, University Housing officially opened the Cal Poly Lofts with a ribbon cutting ceremony. Cal Poly President Jeffrey Armstrong cut the ribbon alongside representatives from Cal Poly, the San Luis Obispo City Council and the new student residents. Associate Director of Housing and head of the Loft project Carole Schaffer explained its purpose. “It’s an intentional living community that’s in collaboration with the Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship [CIE],” Schaffer said. “We designed it to attract mostly juniors and seniors with an interest in focusing on entrepreneurship and innovation.” The building has a square footage of about 12,100 square feet and currently houses 35 Cal Poly students from all different majors. There are studio, one bedroom and two bedroom apartments available for lease that all come completely furnished. It is located on Chorro Street,
across the street from the San Luis Obispo HotHouse, a space for entrepreneurs to work and collaborate. Though the building is run by University Housing, there are no resident Advisors. Instead, there are three live-in professional staff members: Director of Planned Giving Allie Burnett, Administrative Coordinator for University Advancement/Development Heather McMillan and Assistant Vice President of Planned Giving Stacy Cannon. Schaffer said she isn’t worried about events taking place at the Lofts that would occur at the residence halls on campus. “It’s a much more mature and responsible community,” Schaffer said. “These students are here because they are very motivated and they have big picture ideas.” The students that live at the Lofts already have begun to bounce ideas back and forth. Aerospace engineering senior Tyler Miles explained one of the ideas he has already heard. “One of the dudes around here and I were talking last night, and he’s like ‘What if we made a way to make the election non-partisan?’” Miles said. “He had this all thought out, but I would have to say it was one of the craziest [ideas].” There are not just ideas flowing
around the complex, but some students have already created their own businesses and continue to expand them. Business administration senior Matthew Maxwell, a current resident of the Lofts, founded an electric bike rental company, BoltAbout. com in March. He said his company rents out about 100 electric bikes a month for Cal Poly students to use around the community. Maxwell addressed the benefits of living at the Lofts for his business. “It’s incredibly helpful to live downtown because the HotHouse is right across the street,” Maxwell said. “Also when we are raising money from investors, it’s great to first invite them over to the Lofts to show them this unique living environment, then take them across the street and give them a tour of our office and then within a minute walk from the HotHouse and the Lofts are three to five awesome coffee shops where you can sit down and talk about the business.” Other students such as environmental management and protection junior Brittany Fox are excited for the opportunities that will arise to better her own career. “I think it will be great for relationship building,” Fox said. “Also just to see how ideas be-
come a creation.” Another benefit for students living at the Lofts is that the Alumni Relations office will be moving some of their operations to this location. Assistant Vice President of Alumni Outreach Ellen Cohune said the new office will help connect Cal Poly to its alumni in the downtown area. However, they are not abandoning the Alumni House on campus. “We are going to retain some space in the Albert B. Smith Alumni Center on campus,” Cohune said. “So some of us
are going to share some time in between the two locations. We think it’s important to still have a presence on campus for our alumni.” The alumni section of the Lofts will not officially open until spring of next year. But Cohune said with this being part of the Loft project, CIE almuni will see all the projects the entrepreneurs are working on. Armstrong is excited to have the Lofts because they go along with Cal Poly’s mission of Learn by Doing. “Having our Alumni Center downtown will be a great
connector for the city and also fostering more economic development, more students downtown and more entrepreneurial activity at the HotHouse,” Armstrong said. “The main thing is Cal Poly’s presence downtown providing the students with a safe space to be more innovative and to be more entrepreneurial.” Schaffer hopes the collaboration done at the Lofts will create something impactful for Cal Poly and San Luis Obispo. “The next big business idea could come right out of the Lofts,” Schaffer said.
TASTE OF FALL Grab a Pumpkin Smash smoothie at Jamba Juice in Poly Canyon Village for a limited time only. It’s a creamy treat of non-fat frozen yogurt with a hint of cinnamon and nutmeg – for a true taste of fall.
#HEALTHYHACKS At Zen Bowl, pick options like brown rice and kale with steamed vegetables and add in some lean proteins or baked tofu to make your bowl healthful and delicious.
TASTE OF CAMPUS DINING
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CHOICES | There are three types of living spaces: studio, one bedroom and two bedroom apartments.
Get a taste of what’s new. Join Campus Dining’s Executive Chef in the UU every Thursday from 11 a.m. - 12 p.m. during the UU hour to try new dishes the Campus Dining team is developing.
PLU$ DOLLARS AND SENSE We are now 44 days into school! Students in residence halls should have about $780 Plu$ dollars left to spend this quarter and apartment students should have about $595 dollars left.
JOSEPH VAYSMAN | MUSTANG NE WS
PERFECT PLACE | The Cal Poly Lofts are in an ideal location, across the street from the HotHouse.
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Jordan Miller: Comedy with a heart Frances Mylod-Vargas @ CPMustangNews
He told witty jokes, danced to the Jackson Five’s “ABC” and twerked, as he effortlessly made a venue of 1,300 audience members boom with laughter. This was Jordon Miller at his TEDxCalPoly talk on Oct. 21. Miller, an enviornmental management and protection senior, called the TEDx talk a highlight in his career. But, this was not his first comedic performance. Miller began pursuing his love of comedy just over a year ago. He was inspired by a quote by an unknown author that he found on social media: “Be
fearless in the pursuit of what sets your soul on fire.” The words resonated with him and a week later he began posting flyers around campus calling for Cal Poly students interested in being a part of his new comedy troupe. What transpired was the creation of “The Nightcap with Jordan Miller,” modeled after a late night talk show with comedy sketches produced by a team of students interested in writing, videography, editing and producing. “I started ‘The Nightcap’ off a dream,” Miller said. “I got an incredible team together and they worked incredibly hard. We all did. We made this beau-
tiful thing, and it’s only getting slow-dancing on gym floors. a way to foster authentic relabetter by the week.” Miller’s talk wasn’t just pure tionships. Dancing provides a Multiple videos from “The entertainment. His message shortcut in making these conNightcap” have become popu- was that being vulnerable is key nections. lar on YouTube with more than to making impactful social inEven today, Miller experia thousand views. teractions. The anxiety we try ences the common pre-perMiller crossed off another to avoid at dances is actually formance butterflies. item on his comedic career “I’ve been nervous for a bucket list when he performed while, but when I get on that his speech “Dancing Through stage, I just turn on. Bringing Puberty” at TEDxCalPoly. a smile to people’s faces is He described the scenes what I want to do, and of h or m on e - f i l l e d being able to do that in Bringing a smile to people’s hotspots of social insesuch a great environcurity in hopes that aument is everything I faces is what I want to do, dience members could want,” Miller said. relive their memories Miller was honored and being able to do that in of school dances — when he received the such a great environment is getting dumped by call from psychology middle school dance senior and TEDxCaleverything I want. dates and cringe-worthy Poly organizer Camer-
on Wiese, asking if he would perform as one of nine speakers at the event. His act provided a unique take on the night’s theme, “Plot Twist,” offering some comedic relief. “It gave me the flexibility to do whatever I wanted with my comedy,” Miller said. In the future, Miller wants to pursue his passion for comedy. After graduating, Miller plans to dedicate a couple years to finding a career in the entertainment industry as a performer and writer. “My ultimate dream is to be an integral part of a writing team that’s really affecting change through comedy and entertainment,” Miller said.
JORDAN MILLER
FR ANCES MYLOD-VARGAS | MUSTANG NE WS J O K E S W I T H A P U R P O SE | Environmental management and protection senior Jordan Miller hopes to pursue a career where he can make positive change through comedy and entertainment.
Box the Oxford debuts first album ‘Wild’ Austin Linthicum @ austinlinthicum
Cal Poly student band Box the Oxford debuted their first indie-surf album on Friday. After three years of writing and recording, “Wild” was released at a viewing party at Front Porch cof-
fee house and is now available on Apple Music and Spotify. The four bandmates met while living in Poly Canyon Village (PCV) their freshman year. The group bonded over their love of music and different backgrounds. “We felt like in SLO there has been a void in the music scene
and we wanted to help procure that by setting up shows and trying to spread awareness,” guitarist and computer science senior Colton Stapper said. Initially, the band put their foucus on producing great work and less on finding a name. “We all played different types of
music in high school as well as all love and appreciated many types of music,” vocalist and guitarist and mechanical engineering senior Andrew Krippner said. “We didn’t want to be boxed in on style because of our name.” For band members Krippner, Stapper, electrical engineering senior Eric Osborn and mechanical engineering senior Davis Muxlow, it is not about the name or label that encompass the album — it’s about the music that sells the name. “Box the Oxford just seemed to sum up our individuality as a group,” Stapper said. The band has grown over the past several years, from debuting at a Julian A. McPhee University Union show to opening for Jai Wolf and T-Pain at last year’s Spring Stampede to now releasing their first album. The band also played at various venues across San Luis Obispo, namely SLO Donut Co.
“We got together and said do we want to just play SLODOCO over and over or do we want to make a record to do a career step in music,” Krippner said. “We said let’s make a record.” The 12 original tracks on “Wild” were written during the band’s years in college. Several songs were first recorded in their rooms in PCV. “It’s been really cool to see the process of songs evolving from sounding really bad in the demo version, then beautiful in the studio version,” Stapper said. The band found the process of creating a record to be much more complicated than they expected. Box the Oxford had to fundraise to cover the costs of making the album. They recorded their songs at Kite Studios in Carlsbad, California. In addition, the band had to do photo shoots, register their songs with music services and copyright their songs.
“I listen to music every day, but I didn’t understand until now that there is a lot more behind the scenes,” Krippner said. Box the Oxford’s release party was packed as the group played their new album live for the first time. Industrial engineering senior Max Cortes noted the group’s great dynamics and energy at the show. “You can tell they had a blast playing their new songs which sounded awesome,” Cortes said. After working on “Wild” for so long, Krippner said that every song on the album has been his favorite at some point. However, both he and Osborn feel that the song that always sticks out after listening to the album is “Outside of Me.” All of the band members agreed that the time and effort spent working on “Wild” was well worth it to see their friends and fans enjoy the album live. “It’s by far the most rewarding thing I’ve ever done,” Krippner said.
JOSEPH VAYSMAN | MUSTANG NE WS A ‘WILD’ NIGHT | Box the Oxford debuted their new album “Wild” at Front Porch coffee house, giving fans a taste of what the band has been working on for the past three years.
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Documenting life: The career of Henry Horenstein Nicole Horton @ CPMustangNews
Last Tuesday, Cal Poly students gathered at the Construction Innovation Center in a room far too small to accommodate them all. Patiently waiting, the crowd prepared their pens and notebooks to document the wisdom of their highly anticipated guest. Then walked in blue-jean wearing, bearded Henry Horenstein. The distinguished American photographer, publisher and filmmaker spoke to students about his career. He recounted how it started and where it’s headed with his most recent endeavors in docu-
mentary filmmaking. Growing up, Horenstein aspired to be a professional basketball player, but with his father standing at 5-foot-5 and his mother at 5-foot-3, the odds were not in his favor. After realizing this, Horenstein became more involved in academics and discovered his love for history. He followed his fervor for the subject to an undergraduate program at the University of Chicago, but his studies were short-lived. Soon after enrolling, Horenstein was kicked out of the university and had to find a new route. At the same time, his passion for photography was brewing.
“I’ve always loved history and respected historians for how they document life. I came to realize that in a lot of ways a historian’s role is very similar to a photographer’s,” Horenstein said. Determined to be a historian with a camera in hand, Horenstein enrolled in The Rhode Island School of Design where he completed his undergraduate and graduate degrees. Horenstein was originally inspired by Danny Lyon and his book “The Bikeriders,” which documented the Outlaws Motorcycle Club in Chicago. The book, full of black and white photographs and transcribed interviews, quickly
became a major success. “I thought, ‘Why not me?’ Lyon was two years older than I was at the time when his book took off, he was new to photography, so I thought ‘Why can’t that be me?’” Horenstein said. A couple years later, Horenstein followed in Lyon’s footsteps, putting together photography books about subjects he cared about. From “Racing Days,” which chronicled horse racing culture in the ‘70s, to “Honky Tonk,” which documented the ‘70s country music scene, Horenstein made it a priority to shoot what he loved. A constant theme in his
work is the way his subjects are presented. “One thing that holds true for all these projects is Henry’s great gift for storytelling,” Cal Poly photography and video professor Lana Caplan said when introducing Horenstein. The faces and livelihoods of the events Horenstein chose to capture have changed through time and will continue to do so every day. That being said, Horenstein said he always saw his photography as an act of preservation. Perhaps that’s the historian in him. His ability to capture raw emotions and overarching feelings is why Horenstein’s work is celebrated.
Most recently, Horenstein is working on documentary filmmaking, a shift from his famous black and white book galleries. “Motion is as important as still photos and becoming even more so,” Horenstein said. “Film is practically the same as still photos, but it’s just a little extra. It’s fun.” Walking into the crowded classroom, Horenstein immediately bewitched the audience. He possesses a strong energy, one that even at age 69, is still full of life and curiosity. This youthful aura helps Horenstein stay current when documenting life, a skill that any great historian must have.
COURTESY PHOTOS SNAPSHOTS | From capturing the ‘70s music scene to horse racing culture, Horenstein has shot what he loves, capturing raw emotions along the way.
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YO U P I C K T W O | The candidates running are from left to right as follows: Mike Clark, Aaron Gomez, Brett Strickland, Andy Pease and Mila Vujovich-La Barre. Brendan Abrams @ CPMustangNews
In the words of DJ Khaled, “another one.” If you have heard enough about all the items that will make an appearance on the Nov. 8 general election ballot; that’s too bad. We are about to get knee deep in some city council knowledge. These seats are nothing to scoff at. On a daily local level, city council members have arguably more power to directly shape the lives of residents than a governor or president. To dispel any confusion about their role, here’s the official word via www.slocity.org: “The City Council is the legislative authority and sets the policies under which the City operates. The City council has the power to adopt ordinances and resolutions, make appointments to the City’s advisory bodies, establish policies and approve programs, appropriate funds, adopt budgets, and approve contracts.” There are six candidates vying for those two spots. All are passionate community members who want to make a difference. In an effort to parse out the subtleties of their views and potentially decide on which two to vote for, I sat down with each candidate aside from Christopher Lopez, for a one-on-one conversation. I’ll be honest, they are all qualified to hold the position. I can’t say those conversations got me much closer to a final decision, but they were certainly informative. Here’s a brief encapsulation of what went down, in order of appearance.
Andy Pease Pease is a calm and reserved woman upon first impression, but comes to life when discussing important issues. She has a background in environmentally-conscious architecture and consulting. She has been a socially and politically active San Luis Obispo resident since 1997. Pease centered her campaign on balance. “I think that we can have a healthy economy and environmental stewardship and a great quality of life,” she said. In part due to her architecture background, Pease sees huge opportunities to responsibly improve quality of life from a housing perspective. She thinks that the housing market has become too competitive, pricing out potential residents, hurting students and discouraging diversity. Her answer to that would be to continue to urge Cal Poly to house more students and to
promote more innovative and efficient styles of housing. That means more residential spaces in downtown buildings (“infill housing” is the buzzword I heard from every candidate) and elsewhere in town, for residents who don’t require big, ranchstyle homes. “We need housing that’s more urban in nature. By designing smaller, we can use less space and fewer resources, and the city can change our fees and zoning (regulations) to encourage that kind of housing.” Promoting that sort of urban lifestyle brings new benefits and challenges. Pease, a “fair weather” bike commuter, strongly supports promoting multi-modal transportation (another buzzword meaning “not automobile-reliant”) to accommodate the influx of residents that might arrive with the introduction of more lower-cost housing. Understandably, Pease also supports Measure J to improve routes for all modes of transport. Verdict: Pease has well-reasoned positions on local issues, and seems to put the logical needs of the community first.
Mila Vujovich-La Barre Vujovich-La Barre is undeniably an animated person. Within minutes of meeting at Laguna Middle School, where she teaches history and Spanish, I received the whirlwind version of her life story, which among more exciting things involves education at Cal Poly and University of California, Santa Barbara (potentially a deal-breaker for hardcore NCAA soccer fans). Vujovich-La Barre is very politically involved, especially when it comes to preserving agricultural land and open spaces. For her, development is not a bad thing, but it needs to be done very carefully and without disturbing the pleasant natural parts of San Luis Obispo or depleting water resources. “I think you can do infill but also preserve the viewsheds, but we can’t just say yes to every building that comes and maximizes the lot size. We need to do it tastefully,” she said. Vujovich-La Barre may not be quite as keen on immediate development as Pease, but among most other issues the two are mainly in agreement. Both are proponents of multi-modal transportation and have a sim-
ilar approach to improving relations with students. On some issues, however, Vujovich-La Barre takes things a step further. She has some big ideas for the long term that, while good in theory, seem unrealistic to me. Take her proposal for a student mobile home neighborhood similar to the one at University of California, Santa Cruz or for commuter trains that would ease traffic between cities in the county. Both excellent proposals, but unlikely to happen here. Verdict: Vujovich-La Barre is bristling with energy and has a reasoned and determined approach, but she may benefit from slowing the big ideas until San Luis Obispo has dealt with more pressing hurdles.
Aaron GoMez I met Gomez at Bello Mundo Cafe, and the venue matched his persona. Classy, understated and intellectual were words that came to mind (also in my mind: “I’m not fashionable enough to be here”). Along with his brother, Gomez owns a downtown jewelry business started by his father. He serves on a slew of city committees, so he seems to have an understanding of the inner workings of our local politics. His family has resided in the county for several generations, giving him a unique perspective on the historical past of San Luis Obispo. Gomez is essentially in agree-
heights for obstructing the views, but if you look down Higuera, what obstructs the views are the trees. You can easily build behind the trees. Then you can have a building that provides housing,” Gomez said. “Historically, there used to be more [tall] buildings, but over time taller buildings were replaced by single-story spaces.” On the topic of student-community relations, Gomez expressed frustration. “Cal Poly seems to get blamed for so much, but it’s not the big issue people make it out to be. It takes conversation and factual information to point out the issues at play,” he said. Verdict: Gomez displays competency in business and devotion to his hometown, as well as valuable impartiality. He is at least as well-informed as every other candidate.
sonable housing, and proposed a sliding scale fee structure for developers. This means developers would pay less for permits when building small homes than when building large ones, making them more inclined to build smaller. Strickland was the only candidate to mention city finances and the necessity of paying off pension liabilities. “If the city does not get serious about paying these, property taxes are going to go up, which means tenants’ rents go up” Strickland said. Verdict: Strickland is a passionate defender of residents without a strong political voice and empathetically considers every angle of the issues. He is refreshingly down-toearth and unafraid to tackle a murky bureaucracy.
Brett Strickland
Clark is an involved resident and veteran, but more than anything he’s a conversationalist. I spoke with the other candidates for about 35 minutes each, but I spent about 95 minutes outside Black Horse with Clark. I’m not the only one to have this time with him. Clark went to so many forums and talked to so many people during his campaign that he may have acquired too many perspectives. He is a great listener, which has caused him to defer a final position on some of the issues to another time. For Clark, Measure J is still up in the air, as is a complete solution to our housing problems. But this is what I liked about Clark. He didn’t pretend that he knew what was right for other residents any more than they did. He was eager to hear about my experiences as a human being, and not just as a piece of a political agenda. Clark was generally in favor of the same ideas as the other candidates, but felt that implementation of those ideas require a lot of community input. One of the last things he said might sum him up best: “I would be happy to sit with you and chat for another couple of hours.” I would have too, if I didn’t have an article to write. Verdict: Clark is a listener who defers to the people. He has no agenda and is an all around nice guy. We’re lucky to have a group of this caliber running for local office. If this didn’t make a decision any easier, here’s hoping it at least provided relief in knowing that at least every candidate is up to the job. That’s more than we can say about some concurrent political races.
Strickland makes no bones about it; he works hard and cares about the little guy. Strickland graduated with a degree in political science from Cal Poly while working full time, so he’s familiar with not living in the lap of luxury. He is almost exhaustively empathetic to those who are less than financially stable, and by that I mean he carefully considers every municipal proposal through the lens of someone who uses the entirety of their paycheck just to survive. Take Measure J, for example. Even though Strickland is in favor of expanding transportation quality and options, he is against the measure because he thinks the sales tax increase lets the state off the hook for transportation improvements, and it may be unmanageable for some. “Sales tax has a disproportionate effect on lower incomes, and affordability is already the biggest problem here,” he said. This gets at another problem Strickland sees with our local politics. “The city goes at problems with a sledgehammer, but it needs a more delicate touch,” he said. As a former Cal Poly student, Strickland also emphasizes with that group. He thinks excessive fines for noise violations and certain other measures are specifically targeted at students without their input, and shouldn’t be. He also thinks infill housing would significantly decrease pressure on students when finding rea-
I’ll be honest, they
are all qualified to hold the position. CASSIE PITKIN
ment with Pease and Vujovich-La Barre on the importance of sustainable development, but he takes a slightly different approach to making it happen. He told me that one of the most effective ways to ease the strain on the housing market is to entice developers to build smaller and upward, instead of out. Many residents are resistant to that, but maybe they shouldn’t be. “Often people blame building
Mike Clark
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Cross country sweeps the Big West Championships Erik Engle @ CPMustangSports
The Cal Poly cross country teams outran the rest of the field last Saturday at the Big West Conference Championships at the Kahuku Golf Course in Kahuku, Hawaii. The Mustangs secured both the men’s and women’s team and individual championships with senior Clayton Hutchins and sophomore Peyton Bilo winning the men’s and women’s races respectively. The windy meet began with the men’s 8k where four of the first five runners across the finish line were Mustangs. Hutchins took home the blue ribbon, but had to come from far behind to do so. After the first split Hutchins was in fifth place, but he worked his way to the front of the pack before the second split. From there, Hutchins never looked back as he expanded his lead all the way to the finish line with a total time of 24:36.1. Hutchins was closely followed by senior Swarnjit Boyal, who finished in second place with an overall time of 24:46.0 and redshirt junior Alex Heuchert, who finished third in 24:50.1. Boyal was able to maintain his second place position from the first split all the way to the finish line, while Heuchert had to climb from eighth place after the first
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Though the teams had combined for 59 points through three quarters, both offenses would combine to almost double that total in a flurry of scoring. Sacramento State started the scoring with an 11-yard touch-
split to third place by the end of the race. Freshmen Justin Robinson and Chas Cook came in next for Cal Poly after Adam Avilla of UC Santa Barbara finished fourth. Robinson climbed from ninth place after the first split to finish fifth with an overall time of 25:07.0. Cook was consistent through the duration of the race, as he was either in sixth or seventh place at each split. He finished seventh with an overall time of 25:22.7. Following the freshmen, two sophomores were left in the rest of the field for the Mustangs. Peter Cotsirilos finished ninth with an overall time of 25:27.3, while David Galvez finished 11th in 25:33.1. The Mustangs finished with an almost flawless score of 18 points, the fourth-best in the tournament’s 48-year history and the best score since Cal Poly tallied 15 in 2007. Second place UC Santa Barbara finished with a score of 53, which gave Cal Poly a 35-point margin of victory, the largest since 2009 when the Mustangs defeated the Gauchos by 39 points. The men’s Big West title is the Mustangs’ 14th under head coach Mark Conover and 26th conference title overall. The women’s 6k ran next, and the Mustangs were just as dominant. The women’s cross country
team won their second consecutive conference championship with a team score of 27. UC Santa Barbara finished in second place with a score of 72, giving the Mustangs a 45-point margin of victory. The point differential was the largest in the Big West Championship since 2006, and Cal Poly’s best score since joining the conference in 1996. Bilo was the first woman across the finish line with an overall time of 21:04.1 to improve on her second place finish in last year’s conference championship with a time of 20:36.87. At the first split, Bilo trailed the leader, Hawaii’s Montana Martinez, by less than a tenth of a second. Bilo took the lead at the second split and held it to the end of the race, increasing her lead by roughly 10 seconds by each split. Senior Ashley Windsor was the next best finisher for the Mustangs with an overall time of 21:37.4, good enough for fourth. Windsor was in 10th place after the first split, but consistently worked her way up the pack for a top-five finish. Just one second behind Windsor, Cal Poly junior Molly Haar finished fifth with an overall time of 21:38.1. Harr, like several of her teammates, ran consistently throughout the race by standing fourth or fifth at every split. Freshman Cate Ratliff and
sophomore Katie Izzo rounded out the scoring for the Mustangs, as they finished in eighth and ninth place with overall times of 21:56.4 and 22:00.9, respectively. Ratliff passed 10 competitors after the first split and came back from 18th to finish within the top 10. Izzo fought to finish in the top 10 as well after checking in 13th after the first split. Sophomore Julia Vasquez and junior Kylie Nishisaka round-
ed out top-20 finishers for the Mustangs. Vasquez finished in 17th place with an overall time of 22:35.3, while Nishisaka finished in 20th place with an overall time of 22:40.3. Two additional Mustangs finished within the top 50, as sophomore Hannah Hull finished 30th with an overall time of 23:19.8 and freshman Morgan Coonfield finished 50th in 24:14.4. The Cal Poly women have won
six Big West championships since 2000 and 22 overall. Combined, the men’s and women’s cross country programs have won 48 conference championships since 1969. The Mustangs will continue their postseason play Nov. 11 in Sacramento at the West Regional meet. Competitors who perform well at the meet could be sent to the NCAA Championships in Terre Haute, Indianapolis on Nov. 19.
down pass to cut the Mustangs’ lead to 38-27. The Mustangs responded with a touchdown of their own as junior slotback Kyle Lewis ran for a 54-yard score. On the ensuing possession, the Hornets scored again, as Hennie caught a 2-yard touchdown pass. Cal Poly returned the favor
on their next possession as junior tight end Reagan Enger ran for a 39-yard touchdown and put the Mustangs up 52-34. The Hornets’ Jordan Robinson ran it in from one yard out on the next possession before junior fullback Jared Mohamed ran for a 47-yard touchdown to put the Mustangs
up 59-41. Sacramento State ended the scoring onslaught with a 15-yard touchdown pass in the final minute that gave the game the 59-47 final score. This game marks the second time in three games the Mustangs have scored more than 50 points. Their 59 points marked the most
scored since a 70-14 win over Idaho four years ago and their 674 total yards set a new season best. Protheroe continued his standout season with 168 yards and a touchdown to stay fourth in FCS in rushing yards per game. The season-high 527 yards on the ground moved the Mustangs
to 370.3 per game this season and no. 1 in the FCS in rushing yards per game. With the offense continuing to produce at an amazing rate, the Mustangs will surely move up the FCS rankings for the third week in a row before hosting no. 3 Eastern Washington (71, 5-0) on Saturday night.
CHRISTA LAM | MUSTANG NE WS DOMINATION | The men’s team had four of the top five finishers in Saturday’s championship run.
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