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| Laguna Lake held its bi-annual festival, with local bands such as honestly, nothing and William H. Klink, as well as Dante Elephante from Santa Barbara and The Only Ocean from Lompoc.

Shabang number seven keeping local charm alive Mikaela Duhs @ mikaeladuhs

As the sun set on Laguna Lake on Saturday, Oct. 1, attendees of the bi-annual Shabang were drenched in golden sunlight as they cheered for their favorite bands at San Luis Obispo’s ever-growing local music festival. “Shabang is so fun. I had been before and really liked the vibe of the event and came back,” psychology junior Lana Borges said. “The people are all really cool because they enjoy similar things and I appreciate the atmosphere. It’s a judgmentfree zone.” Shabang kicked off its seventh festival with a small wooden stage set up humbly before the lake while food, clothing and art vendors surrounded a friendly crowd. Seven small bands with beach grunge, psych and indie rock sounds took the stage to give the people a good time. “I love the beautiful people and the beautiful faces. Shabang is the capstone of my college experience,” marketing management senior Stefan Radev said. Origin story Created by three Cal Poly students in 2014, Shabang has transformed from an underground gathering of musically inclined friends and a 40 person crowd to a small-scale festival with hundreds of attendees. Through its change in venue location from Cuesta Ridge to Laguna Lake, Shabang has become more regulated and controlled.

Organizers now need permits from the city to host the music festival at the lake. Despite the new rules and growing popularity, Shabang still maintains the local charm it had from the start. “We are at the point where we have to do things in order to make people safe. But it still has that little twinge of DIY, grassroots, people coming out to have fun. People here are nice and here to express themselves,” business administration senior Greg Golf, one of the founding members of Shabang, said. Shabang features primarily local bands, but this year the fest drew bands from farther down the coast, like Dante Elephante from Santa Barbara and The Only Ocean from Lompoc. Shabang regulars like William H. Klink and honestly, nothing drew large crowds and were clear local favorites. honestly, nothing honestly, nothing, an indie-rock band comprised of four Cal Poly students, played their first gig in a junk machining shop and has since played in many venues in the San Luis Obispo area. But to them, there’s something special about Shabang. “I love being on stage to see all the beautiful faces out there. I feel like I’m in a place of grand manipulation. You can make a large number of people just do things by yelling it at them,” electrical engineering junior Nic Kane, vocalist and guitarist for honestly, nothing, said.

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Kane and mechanical engineering junior and guitarist Nickie Gurney were freshman roommates in Sierra Madre, where they first explored their mutual passion for music. The pair soon met the other half of the band, mechanical engineering sophomore Cameron Kao and biology sophomore Matt Neumann, through mutual friends and Facebook. With that, honestly, nothing was born, delighting the group’s friends with wild riffs and Mac Demarco-influenced sounds. Now, honestly, nothing is entertaining new fans and loving their reactions. “Honestly, that’s my favorite part of performing. I love making eye contact when there’s a break, lock[ing] eyes with them and then scream[ing] at them,” Neumann, the band’s drummer, said. With almost three years of “band-bondage,” the group admits that they don’t change up their set list too much. They play songs differently, but generally don’t want to mess with the structure of the music. Kane tends to keep the same lyrical patterns throughout the years, as he accepts honestly, nothing’s main focus is not words. “The first half of the songs are about high school girlfriends, real sad and sappy. And then the second half is about high school girlfriends as well, or just gibberish,” Kane said. “We are not a lyrically-based band.” During their set, honestly, nothing announced that this Shabang would be their last live show. Though the group is not officially

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| Alec Schwend of William H. Klink crowdsurfs with the help of a surfboard.

done performing, they said they’ll stop seeking out gigs in order to relax and spend time in other areas of life. Their set, screaming and all, riled the audience and allowed for a great performance, even if it was to be the last for a while. William H. Klink Another band that has stood the test of time with Shabang is William H. Klink. The band includes some founding members of Shabang and continues to be a classic crowd-pleaser at the festival. B and memb ers Ja ke Schoonmaker, Alec Schwend, Angus Chang, Mike Jercich and Alex Zinger were friends with a common taste in rock ‘n’ roll. Drawing influence from ‘80s punk rock, Rod Stewart and Metallica (just to name a few), William H. Klink singer and guitarist Schoonmaker writes lyrics that reflect real emotions, feelings and life. “I love to watch him perform. Sometimes the songs that he writes, I can kind of peg in which part of his life he wrote them. So it’s kind of fun,” Leigh Ann Schoonmaker, Schoonmaker’s

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mom, said. Fans sang along to the band’s fast and hard rock ‘n’ roll as a mosh pit opened in the center of the crowd. As people pushed and shoved, a finless surfboard was hoisted above the crowd and band and audience members alike crowd surfed, literally. There were some successful attempts, but mostly disorganized moshing was the result. The surfboard has become tradition at William H. Klink concerts and it’s clear that the band feeds off of the crowd’s intensity. “The energy is fucking excellent this year. You can see it,”Schoonmaker said. “People are just going bananas. Wild. Our crowd has so much energy, love and respect. What a well-behaved good time.” Though the band said they’d like to play bigger venues in the future, Shabang holds a special place in their hearts. Schwend and Schoonmaker always helped organize Shabang. This year, they helped construct the stage’s backdrop — a large wooden “Shabang” sign with blinking rainbow lights. As Shabang has improved, so

has the band. Members have come and gone and the band says they take things more seriously now. “We are better musicians than we used to be. It really is evolving,” Schoonmaker said. “I don’t write songs about girls anymore. They don’t deserve it. If it’s a song about loving a girl then it’s worth it, but animosity is lame.” As for the future of Shabang, Schwend and Schoonmaker say whatever it becomes, it becomes. “This is already rad enough,” Schwend said. None of the organizers of Shabang get paid and all profits from the event are donated to the El Camino Homeless Organization (ECHO). Giving back to the community and supporting local artists remains the goal of Shabang, no matter how it changes. Golf said there’s talk of adding a DJ set to the festival to draw a larger audience, but nothing is certain. However, Golf is sure that Shabang will hold onto its local charm for years to come. “Every time we have a Shabang it changes, and it’s never bad,” said Golf.

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The “crashing classes” dilemma and how PolyPlanner strives to be a remedy Sydney Harder @ CPMustangNews

Students in this quarter’s Ethics and Philosophy (PHIL 231) class had their first moral dilemma in the very first few minutes of class: vote five of the eleven “crashers” to be enrolled into the class. “Everybody gave their little spiel of why they should be added to the class,” theatre senior Rotem Drori said. “Then [the students’] names were written on the board with a number and then everybody got five votes that they could divide however they wanted [between the candidates], and the top five [with the most votes] got into the class,” Drori said. C omput e r e n g i n e e r i n g sophomore Anthony Palazzo was seeking entrance to PHIL 231 to satisfy the minimum number of units to be a full-time student; had he not successfully crashed the class, Palazzo would not have met the academic standing required to be on the track team. “[The voting process] was definitely interesting. Overall, I thought it was a better system than letting in whoever is first on the waitlist, whoever happens to

be lucky,” Palazzo said. Crashing courses is undoubtedly a stressful, and unfortunately, common experience for many Cal Poly students. To add to the stress, some remain unaware that the capacity of a given classroom does not necessarily equate to the enrollment capacity. In other words, empty seats do not guarantee a spot in the class; instead, this depends on the number of available resources that allow a professor to efficiently teach a class. For students like nutrition sophomore Rachel Gomez and business administration senior Megan Johnson, attitude matters when it comes to waitlists and crashing. “Of course, at the beginning, the anxiety is through the roof, but then you just start to calm down a little bit … and whatever happens, happens,” Gomez said. “It’s a hope-forthe-best-type of thing.” Johnson adds, “a lot of the frustration comes from not getting the ideal schedule every quarter,” but it is imperative to “be strategic with your schedule and be open to different options.”

PolyPlanner: A remedy? S om e s tu d e nt s e x pre s s disappointment in PolyPlanner, the university’s first step t ow a r d r e m e d y i n g t h e problem of class availability and listening to students’ academic needs. “It’s definitely helped me plan my year ahead, but involving getting classes, I don’t think its helped that much,” Palazzo said. Implemented in Spring 2014, PolyPlanner presented students with the opportunity to inform both faculty schedulers and the administration of which classes they wanted to take in future quarters. In turn, the schedulers would determine student demand and use that information to offer enough sections and seats for a particular class. “Imagine theoretically, there are 18,000 undergraduates and every single one legitimately, intentionally and carefully tells us exactly what they want to take in fall of 2017. Faculty does their best to line up their resources, advocate for resources, to be able to meet that demand,” University Registrar Cem Sunata said. “Would crashing happen? On a much smaller scale. The

only reason it would happen is if students didn’t get the classes they wanted to take because of time conflicts, if personal commitments came up.” Despite this objective and the extensive marketing behind the product and with more than two years since its introduction, some students remain skeptical of the electronic tool and its usefulness. “I’ve heard that professors and administrators don’t even pay attention to it,” Drori said. Software engineering senior Kyle Reis adds that PolyPlanner “hasn’t made the situation worse, but I wouldn’t say it’s helped it either.” On the other hand, Johnson says that “department chairs do use [data from PolyPlanner] to plan schedules.” Gomez adds that PolyPlanner does help organize future quarters and “helps [me] see what units I need to graduate on time.” All perspectives aside, it might simply be too soon to tell whether PolyPlanner has reduced the need to crash classes. Sunata compares the lengthy implementation process of

university-wide initiatives with newly-elected government o f f i c i a l s at t e mp t i n g t o achieve reform. “When you’re dealing with an entire country, trying to solve this sore spot, change doesn’t

happen overnight. Processes need to change, bureaucracy needs to change, and slowest of them all, culture needs to change — humans, and the way they perceive a problem and the solution,” Sunata said.

PolyPlanner hasn’t made the situation worse, but I wouldn’t say it’s helped it either. KYLE REIS

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Peace and quiet: Major decrease in move-in and WOW party-related citations and arrests James Hayes @ jimbles_hayes

Move-in day marks a significant change in the city of San Luis Obispo. With roughly 21,000 new and returning students coming in, the city experiences a dramatic shift away from the quiet summer many residents enjoy. With the sudden jump in population, businesses get busier, buses are more crowded and traffic increases. However, one

of the main concerns for residents and law enforcement is the increase in parties and party-related behavior. From move-in day through the first week of classes, there are typically increased calls to local law enforcement concerning party-related behavior. In 2013, San Luis Obispo City Council designated the beginning of the Cal Poly school year a Safety Enhancement Zone to curb this type of behavior. The Safety Enhancement Zone

is a period of time where fines for specific violations are doubled. From move-in day through the Monday after the first week of school, the following violations’ fines are doubled: • Noise disturbance • Urinating in public • Open container • Possession of dangerous and deadly weapons • Social host (when a host is fined for hosting a party where minors drank alcohol) • Unruly gathering This year, the Safety Enhancement Zone was in effect starting at 12:01 a.m. on Friday, Sept. 16 and ended 7 a.m. on Monday, Sept. 26. There was a reported 45 percent decrease in party-related noise calls— 178 to 99— from 2015 to 2016 according to a San Luis Obispo Police Department (SLOPD) press release. Noise citations also decreased from 34 to 24. Overall, there was a decrease across the board from 2015 to 2016 in all violations. Drunk in public citations went from 51 in 2015 to only 21 in 2016, which was a dramatic shift from the steadily increasing numbers since 2013. The decrease in violations is due largely in part to the combined efforts of local law en-

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Storton said there was a very low tolerance when it came to citations and officers jumped on calls early to prevent further trouble. Business administration senior Lauren Colvin received a ticket for her party on Monday, Sept. 19. “It was around 11:45 when the police showed up,” Colvin said. “They were bike cops so they probably just heard the party as they were riding by.” Colvin told the police it wasn’t a party for freshmen and that it was just seniors there, but they informed her she was still getting a ticket. Colvin received a $700 ticket, and — because property owners are also issued a citation by SLOPD — her landlord’s citation was passed on to her, making that a total of $1400. “I understand why we got the ticket, they were enforcing what they were supposed to do,” Colvin said. “I just don’t think we were the problem.” Despite their low tolerance for violations, officers still issued warnings in the form of Disturbance Advisement Cards (DACs). DACs are issued to residents who have a noise violation and act as a warning. This warning allows for residents to quiet down before getting a ticket. However, once residents receive a DAC, a noise call warrants an automatic ticket. DACs are typically issued by Cal Poly and Cuesta College students who are a part of the Student Neighborhood Assistance Program (SNAP). These students make contact with residents who are in violation of noise ordinances to issue warnings before law enforcement becomes involved. “There is an 80 percent compliance rate once someone get’s a DAC,” Storton said. After receiving a DAC, most

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45% residents quiet down and parties usually end. The university also takes proactive steps to ensure students are educated on how to party responsibly rather than telling students not to party at all. Incoming students are given tips on how to drink and party responsibly through programs like Aware Awake Alive and education seminars with SLOPD and the University Police Department. The effectiveness of alcohol education can be seen in the decreased number of minor in possession citations during the Safety Enhancement Zone. The amount of citations has decreased every year since the creation of the Safety Enhancement Zone, with a record low of only 15 citations this year. “The emergency department at Sierra Vista Medical saw far fewer extreme alcohol intoxication cases than it had in 10

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years,” Ron Yukelson, chief business development officer at Sierra Vista Regional Medical Center, said. Sierra Vista Regional Medical Center has also made an effort to remind students that Sierra

Vista is a “safe zone,” meaning that if a student is taken to the emergency room, Sierra Vista will not involve law enforcement or the patient’s family. The return of Cal Poly students can be seen as a negative

thing by some San Luis Obispo residents. But with more students partying responsibly and remaining mindful of the community, a more positive relationship between students and the community can be fos-

tered, says Storton. “We are very appreciative of Cal Poly and what it brings to the community,” Storton said. “We want students to be a part of the community and to be respectful.”

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Hipster culture is bigger than ever — quite the contrary of what the trend-setters originally intended to do. With the word “hipster” added to the Merriam-Webster dictionary, there is no denying that previous trends are coming back into fashion. “Everyone is coming back into the fold,” Mike White, current owner and manager of Boo Boo Records, said. “Whether they’re experiencing vinyl for the first time or coming back to it, the whole spectrum is a wonderful experience.” Vinyl records seem to have taken the hipster world by storm, whether you own a turntable or not. Boo Boo Records, located in downtown San Luis Obispo, has been operating for

more than 40 years, but the people stepping in to peruse the selection of music are not just 40-year-olds. “Seeing your record collection grow is a pleasing sight,” experience industry management senior Connor Griffith said. “It’s proof that you have it, you bought it and you support it.” Ed Taylor and Glenn Forbes, Boo Boo Records’ founding partners, started their plans for the local record store in 1974 after both had recently left their lives in Southern California and moved north to find a new calling. “If you asked them if this was going to be a career, I don’t think they knew it was going to go this far,” White said. In the weeks following their introduction, a location for the store was discussed. Originally targeting Santa Cruz, the pair finally agreed to settle in San Luis Obispo. With $700 in their pockets to start this business, the pair began to sell and trade vinyls and collectibles at swap meets and flea markets. “Vinyl is special because it provides a physical medium to the work that people put into the music they create,” Griffith said. “You can see the grooves, hold it in your hand and it’s fun to drop a needle on the record.” After four months, they made enough money to buy their first

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store front. Boo Boo Records built its reputation as the “underground” record store in town, competing against four others. After releasing its own branded items, the name became well known and the store became the place to go for music. “It has a nice homey feeling to it,” business administration sophomore Remi Crosetti said. “It’s a good place to go to kill a couple hours.” Cal Poly’s student body plays a big part in Boo Boo Records’ success. “They provide a steady influx of young minds and young buyers, and it’s always exciting to have people come through here and keep coming back,” White said. “It’s like a big family.” When asked about the reasoning behind the name Boo Boo Records, White laughed. “That is a tightly held secret,” he said. What he could talk about was the origin of the rooster, the store’s logo, seen all around San Luis Obispo on Boo Boo Records’ T-shirts. While trying to brand their business in the ‘70s, Taylor and Forbes owned chickens. The idea of the “cosmic chicken” stuck with them, and became the face of Boo Boo Records as seen today. In 1976, Boo Boo Records had grown enough to open another store front in Grover Beach, which closed in 2007. Taylor and Forbes worked through the struggles of owning these stores and gained experience in the business, finally making the executive decision to move the San Luis Obispo location from near the railroad station to the Downtown Historic District of San Luis Obispo. White became the manager of Boo Boo Records after a few years in the new location and was later

asked to become an active managing partner of the business in 1986. Boo Boo Records now holds not only vinyl in its stock, but a plethora of posters and T-shirts, patches and pins, CDs and DVDs — pretty much anything music related one could ask for. Those starting out with vinyl can pick up one of the store’s select turntables and receive $20 in vinyl credit. “What really brings vinyl out aside from the better sound quality is that you can enjoy an album from the beginning to the end, just like the artist originally intended,” Crosetti said. But what the store really prides itself on is customer service. Since the beginning, Taylor and Forbes wanted to make Boo Boo Records really unique with the expertise and diversity of its employees. “The staff is what makes the store,” Griffith said. “They can talk pop just as easily as experimental jazz, can point you in the right direction and tell a good joke along the way.” Boo Boo Records also offers services beyond selling physical music, now selling concert tickets and even hosting instore concerts. The concerts give fans who might not be able to get into a bar or were unable to get a ticket to a sold-out show a chance to enjoy the music they love. Not only can customers purchase music paraphernalia at the store, but they can sell it as well. Boo Boo Records accepts used CDs, DVDs, records, video games and books. This win-win situation helps the environment and keeps spreading the joy of music. White said he feels lucky to have every demographic represented in his customers. “From young moms with their babies to people in their 70s and 80s, high school and college, young professionals,” White said. “Making this a place for everybody, where everybody can feel welcome; that’s really important to me.” Customers can stop by the store on Monterey St. to pick up a few new songs or have a conversation with one of White’s expert staff members. “For me, I just want to present what I have, which is the best selection with fair prices, and with a non-judgmental, educated and friendly staff,” White said. “Customer service is everything.”

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| Boo Boo Records has prided itself in its customer service and music-saavy employees since 1974. Employees work to find the perfect record for any customer’s taste in music, from pop to indie.

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debuts with ‘Plot Twist’ Frances Mylod-Vargas @ CPMustangNews

It was while attending a TEDSummit conference in Banff, Canada that psychology senior Cameron Wiese recognized the potential TEDx could have at Cal Poly. TED is a nonprofit organization aimed at spreading ideas primarily through short talks (18 minutes or less). TEDSummit is a conference that brings together the most engaged and passionate members of the global TED community to discuss the future of TED as an organization. TEDx differs from traditional TED talks. The ‘x’ in TEDx represents an independently organized event under a separate license from TED. “While I was at the summit I realized that [the TED] community is unbelievably supportive,” Wiese said. “Everyone was there to spread ideas and help make the world a better place. I saw this and thought, ‘We can do this at Cal Poly.’” Now, it’s three months later and Wiese’s vision has become a reality. On Oct. 21 at 4 p.m., Cal Poly will host its first TEDx conference in the Performing Arts Center (PAC). However, this was not a novel idea. Cal Poly alumnus Michael Fadaie first thought of bringing TEDx to Cal Poly last spring when he and his team envisioned a small scale event with 100 attendees. However, the time to plan ran out before the school year ended and Wiese took Fadaie’s role as organizer once Fadaie graduated. Wiese knew that he wanted to increase the scale of the event, so he began fundraising money to attend the TEDSummit conference in Banff, where he received the license upgrade required to hold a talk with an audience of more than 100 members.

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| Jordan Miller, the producer and host of “The Nightcap with Jordan Miller,” is one of the three student presenters at TEDxCalPoly.

Though his team originally settled on Spanos Theatre as the venue, Wiese had bigger dreams. After conferring with TEDxCalPoly Executive Producer and economics senior Eli Burch, the pair decided to check the availability of the PAC, which seats 1,300 people. “This thing was just meant to happen,” Wiese said. “It went from ‘Let’s have a hundred people from Cal Poly in a room, sharing ideas,’ to ‘Let’s bring our entire community together, get people sparking conversations and building relationships.’” TEDxCalPoly received support and funding from several Cal Poly colleges and local companies, including Cal Poly’s Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, the Orfalea College of Business, the College of Liberal Arts, Cuesta College, MINDBODY and Softec. However, the event is entirely student-run and volun-

teer-based. Wiese’s core executive planning team consists of ten students, while Burch has been working with a team of eight to manage preparations for the day of the event. Burch has also recruited a variety of Cal Poly students to help with smaller tasks. Architecture students built pieces for set design, while recreation, parks and tourism administration students helped create the vision for attendee experience. Both Wiese and Burch want to construct a meaningful and thought-provoking experience for their audience — something they think has not been done at the PAC before. “This is going to be big,” Burch said. “Nothing this big has ever happened on Cal Poly’s campus.” The theme of the night and the speakers’ stories this year is “plot twist.”

“All of us as college students experience moments of dramatic change. For us, it’s graduating, or deciding to change our major ... we all experience turbulence in our lives and it’s those moments that shape who we are and define us,” Wiese said. The TEDxCalPoly lineup includes a diverse range of speakers, including psychology professor Don Ryujin and kinesiology senior Nicole Huffman, Head of Awareness and Education for Current Solutions, an online startup that gives a voice to sexual assault survivors. Environmental management and protection senior Jordan Miller will be one of three student presenters at the conference. Miller is also the producer and host of the student-run comedy show “The Nightcap with Jordan Miller.” “This is going to be a night you’re not going to want to miss.

You’re going to hear about it Monday morning and be disappointed that you didn’t go,” he said. Both Burch and Wiese hope for the legacy of TEDxCalPoly to live on as an annual event. Their goal is to allow the conference to continue as a place where Cal Poly students, faculty, parents, alumni and community members can unite under one roof. With TEDxCalPoly quickly approaching, Burch said that though he feels a range of emotions, he is mostly excited. “Whenever I feel nervous or anxious or beat down or deprived of sleep, I just remember how big of an impact this could potentially make — and that’s even better than coffee,” Burch said. Tickets are available at tedxcalpoly.com and start at $26 for students, though the event is open to the public.

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Return to rationality: Trumping up disappointment Brandon Bartlett @ CPMustangNews

Brandon Bartlett is an English junior and Mustang News columnist. The views expressed in this article do not necessarily reflect those of Mustang News editorial. As seems to be the popular opinion these days, I cannot help but find this election cycle both childish and disappointing. The candidates are terrible, the reporting is terrible, “we the people” are terrible — but you know all that. There seems to be very few Americans who are not disenchanted with the political process entirely, and those few often become targets of either pity or mockery. And yet, paradoxically, political engagement has never been higher. With last Monday’s presidential debate being the most watched in history, along with the general buzz that saturates our milieu, it’s almost as though we secretly wanted this exact situation to befall us. Whether this means that we are sadists or machinists is still to be determined. But one thing is for certain, Clinton and Trump have our attention. That is the problem. For they gained our concertation, and thereby our support, by the twisting and disregard of our greatest strengths. This was made clear during last Monday’s debate. As you may recall, while the crowd was supposed to remain quiet through the spectacle, there were a few moments of excitement that stifled their capacity for self-restraint; moments that demanded such praise and affirmation that the collective mob felt it was their solemn duty to break their vow of silence. Consequently, these moments can be assumed to be the most important parts of the debate, which should still be ringing in the ears of any good American come November. So, being that I am the conservative columnist, let us see what we ought to

remember about Trump. If the volume of the crowd is correct, there are three points which are paramount to recall: firstly, that Trump will release his tax returns (against the better advice of his lawyers, mind you) after Clinton releases her deleted emails; secondly, that while Clinton may have experience, it is all “bad experience;” finally, that one must always keep in mind Clinton’s terrible temperament — or, in the eloquent prose of Trump, “There’s a person with a temperament who’s got a problem.” Those are our highlights — two ad hominem arguments and a red herring (for those of you keeping score at home, that’s three fallacies), which works well with Trump’s usual branding, “I’m not crooked Hillary.” Yet, he already got what he wanted — the applause. Before we hail our newest leader, let us reflect upon what we are losing. The greatest virtue of the Conservative has always been his or her dedication to making the hard decisions; the ability to look upon suffering and make the calculated choice to turn away when we would only worsen the situation. We find ourselves the proverbial steady father who keeps the caring mother from spoiling their children. But what has Trump done? He replaced substance with showmanship, cast aside reason for revenge and disregarded truth for trivialities. In the end, he perverted our wisdom into a zealot’s self-righteous ravings. Or maybe we did that ourselves. Either way, our only hope to regain our proper place is to stop feeding the beast that we created. So, to my conservative compatriots, may I make a request? No matter the anger, the disgust or the frustration that you feel, never lose sight of that steady wisdom inside you. Reclaim who we are meant to be, and move with the calming power of decisiveness.

Not an ass: Clinton fell into the“Trump Trap” Brendan Abrams @ CPMustangNews

Brandon Abrams is a liberal arts and engineering studies junior and Mustang News columnist. The views expressed in this article do not necessarily reflect those of Mustang News editorial. By now, just about everyone has had a chance to view the debate highlight reel and read enough left-leaning opinion pieces to get the gist. “Clinton Displays Poise!” “Trump Flies Off the Handle!” and other loosely reasoned exclamatory headlines had their two days in the newsfeed limelight. In the tense words of moderator Lester Holt, “Let me admonish the audience.” Some outlets find it difficult to peel back the curtain of bias when such a partisan event occurs. But what if we tried just a little bit harder? What if we looked at the first presidential debate for the pile of elephant and donkey feces it was, instead of focusing on what it initially promised to be? As my colleague bravely tackles the Trump side of the aisle, I’ll give Secretary Clinton a run for her money. Disclaimer: I’m not discussing policy here. The world is already familiar with the platforms of both candidates and, honestly, we all know televised debates are about appearances more than anything else. In the beginning, I was hopeful. Clinton seemed to be taking the high road. Petty insults and falsehoods from her opponent fell on deaf ears. Pretty good, right, Clinton fans? Wrong! For a candidate so incessantly criticized for her aloof party establishment tendencies, treating Trump like an annoying child unworthy of reply probably did not help her appear more approachable to voters. Maybe Hillary sensed her erring ways, because she quickly swung to

an opposite extreme, falling victim to every tiny interjection that interrupted one of her highly rehearsed spiels (more on that later). Like so many poor souls before her, Clinton fell into what I’ll call the “Trump Trap,” a situation in which a person spends so much time and energy rebutting ridiculous things he says that they never get to make their own point. Despite the bright lights and podiums, the scene evoked mental images of siblings bickering in the backseat during a cross-country road trip. What Clinton had to do, if she was interested in swaying any voters, was occupy a sturdy middle ground of acknowledging opposing comments and gracefully, respectfully putting them down. In fairness, that would not have been an easy task to pull off on the spot; that middle ground is more accurately represented by a tightrope than a bridge. However, for someone like Clinton, who obviously spent several days, if not weeks, preparing polished statements and heartfelt narratives, it is quite the let down that she had few smooth and subtle put-downs to counter attempted Trump Traps. When the Secretary was allowed to speak without harassment, she relied heavily on memorized monologues and pulled obscure, sometimes unimportant facts out of nowhere, as if they had been burning a hole in her pocket. Sure, it’s sickening that Trump would call the Latina winner of one of his pageants “Ms. Piggy” and “Miss Housekeeping” in reference to her weight gain and ethnicity, but was it really effective or appropriate to bring up a completely forgotten incident from 1996 to explain that Trump is misogynistic to viewers who already know? Good for you, Clinton campaign fact-finders and speech-writers. Now, focus on the task at hand. Namely, that of helping Hillary to appear sensible, approachable, mature and most importantly, not a victim of her opponent.

Those are our highlights — two ad hominem arguments and a red herring.

Like so many poor souls before her, Clinton fell into what I’ll call the “Trump Trap.”

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No. 16 Cal Poly football falls to North Dakota Ayrton Ostly @ AyrtonOstly

The no. 16-ranked Cal Poly football team lost on the road to North Dakota 31-24 Saturday night in the second game of their Big Sky Conference schedule. Junior fullback Joe Protheroe, who led the FCS in rushing yards per game heading in to the game, missed the game due to injury. Senior quarterback Dano Graves picked up the slack on offense for the Mustangs (3-2, 1-1 Big Sky), going 15 for 21 for 219 yards and throwing three touchdowns with

two interceptions. But as a team, the Mustangs managed just 202 yards rushing in the contest, far below the 362.8 yards per game they averaged over their first four games. Cal Poly managed only one first down in the first 28 minutes of the game. This put them behind 10-0 before putting together a nine play, 79-yard drive capped by a touchdown pass from Graves to senior slotback Kori Garcia with 32 seconds left in the second quarter. That cut the deficit to 10-7 going into halftime. The Mustangs came out firing

in the second half, scoring on the opening drive with a touchdown pass from Graves to senior wide receiver Carson McMurtrey. The score put Cal Poly up 14-10, but was the last time they held the lead. North Dakota (3-2, 2-0) scored 14 unanswered points and maintained an advantage, despite Cal Poly’s late scoring, to pull off the victory. With Protheroe out of the game and facing the conference’s no. 1 rushing defense, it was a tall order for the Mustang offense to produce on the ground like usual. Graves’ efforts weren’t enough, nor were junior fullback Jared Mohamed’s

GAME 1 SPORTS

Away: Long Beach State Cal Poly

3-0

Long Beach

3-2

Cal Poly

Away: CSU Northridge

GAME 2

3-2, 2-0 Big West

421

Total Offense

452

First Downs

219

Yards Passing

249

202

Yards Rushing

203

27:41

Time of Possession 32:19

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Volleyball splits weekend games

Ayrton Ostly @ AyrtonOstly

Northridge

22 carries for 96 yards. As a team, the Mustangs managed 421 yards of offense but the defense surrendered 452 to the Hawks in the losing effort. With this loss, the Mustangs will likely drop from their no. 16 ranking in FCS and may fall out of the top 25. Looking forward, the Mustangs have their bye next weekend before heading to Portland State (2-3, 1-1). This couldn’t come at a better time for the offense, as Protheroe will have an extra week of rest that could give him the recovery time needed to finish out the season as strong as he started it.

3-2, 1-1 Big West

The Cal Poly volleyball team split its games over the weekend, losing 3-0 at Long Beach State Friday evening before winning 3-2 over CSU Northridge Saturday night at Northridge. After taking the defending conference champions and no. 14 ranked Hawaii Warriors to four sets last weekend, the Mustangs had a chance to make a statement this weekend on the road against two conference foes. In the Friday game against Long Beach State (10-7, 4-0 Big West), the

Mustangs (8-6, 1-2) lost in straight sets 25-19, 25-22, 25-15. Senior middle blocker Taylor Gruenewald and sophomore outside hitter Adlee Van Winden led attacks with 11 kills each. Junior setter Taylor Nelson notched 29 sets to go along with 11 digs and led the team in both categories. On Saturday night, the Mustangs were locked in a heated battle against the Matadors (6-10, 2-2) in Northridge. Each of the first three sets went to extra points, with Northridge winning the first set 28-26, Cal Poly winning the second set 29-27 and Northridge taking the third set again 26-24.

But with those closely contested sets for the majority of the game, the Mustangs were able to outlast the Matadors, taking the fourth set 25-14 with relative ease. Cal Poly closed out the game with a 15-7 win in the decisive set to win the matchup 3-2. Van Winden had another great game, tallying 24 kills along with nine blocks. Junior outside hitter Raeann Greisen, getting the start after coming off the bench against Long Beach State, had 20 kills and six digs as well. Nelson had 65 assists and 13 digs and sophomore libero Katherine Brouker had a team-high 21 digs

off the bench. Splitting this road trip puts Cal Poly fifth in conference going in to this crucial month of the volleyball season. With a strong October effort, similar to that of last season when the Mustangs went 8-1, the Mustangs could fight their way back to the top of the conference. Unfortunately, three of their next four games are on the road, but against teams that are a combined 27-37 (3-8 in conference). That slate of matchups against middle-of-the-pack competition could help make or break the Cal Poly volleyball’s 2016 season.