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California State University (CSU) faculty were ready to strike. Then it all came to a screeching halt, at least for the time being. To help provide clarity about the situation, here are some answers to general questions you may have about the strike, what led to it, what brought it to a temporary stop and what this means for Cal Poly. Why were the campuses planning to strike? All CSU faculty took pay cuts during the 2009-10 school year when the recession hit the CSU system hard — there were approximately $580 million in budget cuts, according to a furlough agreement between the CSU and Cal Poly faculty. Cal Poly faculty agreed to take 18 furlough days during the 2009-10 school year to alleviate the school’s money struggles. After that, they spent several years without receiving any pay raises. The California Faculty Association (CFA) — a union that supports faculty, including professors, lecturers, librarians, counselors and coaches — then worked with the CSU faculty to demand a 5 percent

general salary increase to compensate for the salaries lost during the 2009-10 furlough period. CSU management eventually gave faculty raises ranging from approximately 1.3 to 1.6 percent, but for some faculty, including Cal Poly CFA chapter president Graham Archer, that wasn’t enough. “(The raises) barely even impact(ed) your bank account over time, and at the same time, you know, my house payment didn’t go down,” Archer, an architectural engineering professor, said in a previous interview with Mustang News. CSU management then started to offer a 2 percent increase. They’ve been offering that for the past two years. This would equal $33 million to be dispersed among the faculty, according to a CSU web page. That’s just shy of $1,270 per person, if the money were distributed equally across the 26,000 union members. But 2 percent wasn’t enough for the CFA. Instead of taking the offer, they stuck with their 5 percent demand. This 5 percent increase would have cost approximately $102.3 million — approximately $3,930 per person, if distributed equally. Some CSU faculty and staff members were depending on this higher pay increase. Accord-

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ing to a survey conducted by the CFA, out of 5,500 faculty who responded, 72 percent said they had to take on extra work to help with finances. That included Cal Poly faculty and staff. “Many professors take extra jobs because they can’t afford to live here,” history lecturer Cameron Jones said. According to Trulia — an online residential real estate site — housing market trends show that in San Luis Obispo, there is an 8

percent year-over-year rise for median sale prices. Median sale prices for a home in San Luis Obispo are $585,000. Jones says most faculty members can’t afford to buy a house in San Luis Obispo. “It’s becoming, pretty quickly, (that) we can’t even afford to buy a house in the county,” Jones said. Why was the stri ke postponed? The strike was postponed Thursday, April 7, when officials from

THE AGREEMENT

10.5%

General Salary Increase

Distributed over next three years

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the CSU system and the CFA met a tentative salary agreement, which they announced Friday. The two parties came up with this tentative agreement: There will be a 10.5 percent general salary increase for CSU faculty which will be distributed over three fiscal years: • 5 percent will be implemented at the end of this budget year on June 30, 2016 • 2 percent will be implemented at the beginning of the next budget year on July 1, 2016 • 3.5 percent will be implemented on July 1, 2017 • A 2.65 percent increase in additional benefits will be distributed throughout the third fiscal year to eligible faculty based on their hiring date This plan still needs to be approved by the CSU Board of Trustees and the CFA Board of Directors and members before it can officially go through. “I think this agreement represents compromise on both sides, and a commitment to economic security and stability for faculty moving forward,” CFA President Jennifer Eagan said. CSU Chancellor Timothy White said he “couldn’t be happier” that an agreement was reached, and Eagan agreed. Though Eagan was happy about the agreement, she said she recog-

nizes it isn’t an immediate fix for faculty members’ issues, but will certainly help. So there’s no strike and there’s a salary agreement on the table. Now what? Though the strike is postponed, that doesn’t mean it’s called off for good. Archer said the faculty and staff are still prepared to strike in Fall 2016 if the agreement is not reached. “If the tentative agreement is not successful … we’re absolutely ready to strike in the fall,” Archer said. “The reason it’s the fall and not this quarter is that there are far more campuses that are semester. And so by the 6th of May, they’re virtually done.” Despite this possibility, White and Eagan said they think the agreement will be ratified. They agreed that their compromise is beneficial to all, and said it will set a precedent for future conflicts. “The time that we are at our best is when difficult things are approached together, debated, thought through, analyzed; people are willing to be persuaded and to persuade,” White said. “But once we get to a decision, (we must) move forward with that decision.”

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Baseball takes rubber match against Big West Conference-leading Fullerton CHRISTA LAM | MUSTANG NE WS HEATERS

| Sophomore starting pitcher Erich Uelmen threw 7.1 shutout innings on Saturday’s 1-0 walkoff win over Cal State Fullerton.

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The Cal Poly baseball team opened Big West Conference play against Cal State Fullerton last weekend with a three-game series in Baggett Stadium. The Mustangs clinched the series’ rubber match on Sunday afternoon with a 6-3 victory. The Mustangs (19-11, 2-1 Big West) lost the series-opening game 2-1 against the Titans (1813, 4-2 Big West) on Friday night, but bounced back with a 10 inning, 1-0 victory on Saturday. After a weekend of rain and shifting game schedules, Saturday

was the perfect day for the Mustangs to return and win the second game of the series. Starting pitcher Erich Uelmen gave up just two hits in 7.1 shutout innings before freshman shortstop Kyle Marinconz scored on a walk-off sacrifice fly by sophomore left fielder Josh George. Cal Poly looked to take the series on Sunday. Titans freshman shortstop Timmy Richards knocked a home run in the first inning, giving Cal State Fullerton the 1-0 lead until the Mustangs quickly responded by scoring twice in the second inning. Sophomore left fielder Josh

George scored off of a single by junior designated hitter Kevin Morgan, followed by another run from third baseman Michael Sanderson on a bases-loaded walk. The Mustangs continued to lead the game into the bottom of the fourth inning after another run from Sanderson. Morgan and freshman catcher Nick Meyer both scored off of an RBI by Marinconz to lead 5-1. Morgan scored the team’s sixth and final run of the ball game in the fifth inning. Fullerton responded in the top of the sixth inning to advance to 6-2, but still trailed the Mustangs.

Neither team scored in the seventh or eighth innings. The Titans drew closer with a home run in the ninth inning to close the game at a final score of 6-3. The Mustangs have performed spottily through their first 30 games of the season, including a 5-6 away record, making the future of Cal Poly’s baseball season unpredictable. But what is clear about this year’s team is that it plays its best baseball at home in Baggett Stadium, where the Mustangs now sport a 14-5 record. Big West Conference play continues this weekend with a threegame series at Hawaii.

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Heads up: How digital distractions are putting pedestrians at risk Olivia Doty Special to Mustang News

The pattern repeated like clockwork. On the corner of California and Foothill boulevards, clusters of students walked to and from campus at least every five minutes. In every cluster, at least one pedestrian would have both earphones in and another would be looking down at their phone. It’s been more than a month since business administration senior Tom Stone was fatally struck by a train while crossing the tracks at that very intersection. Stone was reportedly looking down at his phone with both earphones in when he was hit. By the time he looked up, it was too late, according to witnesses. Distracted walking is proving to be riskier than previously thought for pedestrians across the nation. The California Office of Traffic Safety ranked San Luis Obispo

the fourth-most dangerous medium-sized town for pedestrians in 2013. “Pedestrians need to pay as much attention to their surroundings as a vehicle, because they’re the ones who are going to lose that battle,” San Luis Obispo Police Department Lieutenant John Bledsoe said. Researchers from all over the U.S. are conducting more studies on accidents involving distracted pedestrians. Their findings revealed that even traveling by foot can become more dangerous when cell phones are involved. A study published by Ohio State University researchers in 2013 found that while the total number of pedestrian accidents in America decreased between 2004 and 2010, the number of accidents involving pedestrians using cellphones roughly tripled. The most common age for these accidents was 16-25, with men at

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a slightly higher risk compared to other genders. Another study put people in a virtual reality environment to explore the dangers that distractions can pose for pedestrians. It was found that listening to music and/or texting while walking significantly increased the subject’s chances of getting “hit,” due to not being as aware oncoming danger. Psychologists call this phenomenon “inattentional blindness,” when someone fails to recognize unusually, noticeable stimuli that is clearly present. “When people think they’re multitasking, they’re actually just switching from one task to another very rapidly. And every time they do, there’s a cognitive cost in doing so,” MIT neuroscientist Earl Miller said. In 2009, researchers at Western Washington University were determined to see how distracting phone conversations could be. A

unicycling clown decked out in bright colors with a red nose was set up in the square to see how many cell phone users would notice. A whopping 75 percent of passersby claimed to not see anything unusual in the plaza. “These distractions are pretty powerful and taking up so much of our attentional mechanisms that the big stuff isn’t getting through,” neuropsychologist and Cal Poly psychology professor Laura Freberg said. “That’s dangerous; I don’t think we would have expected that.” Legislators are not taking this evidence lightly. A bill was introduced to the Hawaii House of Representatives in February that would ban people from using mobile electronic devices while crossing streets, roads and highways. In 2007, New York State Senator Carl Kruger brought up a proposal to slap pedestrians with a $100 fine for using electronics in intersections. The bill did not pass.

Arkansas tried banning the use of both earphones while walking in 2011, which also did not pass. The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons took a slightly different approach producing its own social-awareness advertisements. On a busy urban street, several citizens show horror on their faces as the camera moves down the street. A mother shields her daughter. People flee the sidewalk. A yellow taxi abruptly halts. They refer to the ominous terrorizing monster as a “digital deadwalker.” In reality, it is a man looking down at his phone. Distracted citizens are the most dangerous because “they’re not watching out for you.” Cut to black. A 2015 study by the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgery found that 88 percent of 2,008 U.S. survey respondents say they often see others walking while listening to music and 85 percent say they see others walking while using their smart phone. However, only 34 percent claim they also do the former and only 28 percent admit to doing the latter. Foot traffic near California Boulevard is most present in the mornings and evenings. On one afternoon last quarter, biological sciences sophomore Brittany Lore was using her earphones to de-stress from her midterm as she walked back home from campus. “Sometimes it’s nice to listen to music, most of the time

I’m studying so I don’t get to,” Lore said. “Music is kind of like an outlet.” A pedestrian is injured every eight minutes in the United States. The aforementioned virtual reality experiment found a direct correlation and causation with pedestrians injured and pedestrians that are digitally distracted. Yet people may be blind to more than just their surroundings; they may also be blind to the actual dangers presented. Lore added before leaving, “I think I’m aware of my surroundings enough. It’ll be fine.” The Academy of American Orthopaedic Surgeons offers these tips to remain safe while walking: • If you must use headphones, maintain a volume where you can still hear the sounds of traffic and your surroundings. • If you need to talk to the per-

son next to you, make a phone call, text or other action that could distract you from the goal of getting where you need to go safely, stop and do so away from the pedestrian traffic flow. • While you walk, focus on the people, objects and obstacles around you. • Don’t jaywalk. Cross streets carefully, preferably at a traffic light, remaining cognizant of the pedestrian traffic flow and the cars and bikes in and near the road. • Look up, not down, especially when stepping off or onto curbs or in the middle of major intersections; and/or when walking or approaching on stairs or escalators. • Stay alert in mall and other parking lots, and on and near streets, especially during the winter months when it gets dark earlier and drivers are not as likely to see you.

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‘Buck the Stigma’ with Mental Health Awareness Week PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY KATY BARNARD | MUSTANG NE WS STIGMA-FREE | Associated Students, Inc.’s Mental Health Awareness Week — which started as a senior project — aims to help students feel confident and mentally healthy, as well as defeat stigmas surrounding mental health issues.

Naba Ahmed @nabaahmed

Associated Students, Inc. (ASI) is helping promote Mental Health Awareness Week, titled “Buck the Stigma,” for the first time in Spring 2016. According to agricultural business senior and ASI President Owen Schwaegerle, the event started as a senior project by a kinesiology student. “They did a whole campaign about ‘Buck the Stigma,’ going off Cal Poly’s ‘Buck the Gauchos,’” Schwaegerle said. “The whole message for that week is ‘Buck the Stigma;’ we want students to be okay with admitting that they have a problem and willing to go to someone for help.” The week is dedicated to educating students and providing resources on the topic of mental health, agricultural business sophomore and ASI Secretary of Campus Responsibility Riley Nilsen said. “We decided that mental health is an issue on our campus and we wanted to do something about it

in order to a) inform the students on what mental health might look like and b) we wanted to eliminate any social stigma surrounding mental health,” Nilsen said. Every branch of student government decided mental health is an important topic that needs to be discussed with the student population. “We saw it as a need within the students, just with recent events on campus dealing with perceptions,” Nilsen said. “It’s affecting our entire campus climate, so we wanted to tackle that with a positive way to celebrate our students.” ASI will be collaborating with PULSE in providing educational resources and information to students. “It is going to be a weeklong (event filled) of education and building awareness of the topic of mental health,” Schwaegerle said. “Since one out of four Americans struggle with it, it is something that we want students to be informed about so that they know what to do when they or their friends are struggling with some

sort of mental health (issue).” Events will take place from May 16-19. Each day will have a themed educational portion and activity. “I think the activities do a good job of engaging students and indirectly having a key message,” Nilsen said. “It’s going to be more like a fun activity to promote how to be self-aware about mental health.”

things that might be bothering you at school or home.” • Wednesday: What Lifts You Up Day — There will be giant chalkboard in the Julian A. McPhee University Union (UU) to facilitate “chalk talks” to focus on the positivity in each student’s life. • Thursday: Celebrate Awareness Day — This day is dedicated

to bucking the stigma, complete with a mechanical bull in the UU. “We are going to celebrate all of our students’ courage that they have with battling these mental disorders, or just being stressed out and knowing that they can deal with that,” Nilsen said. ASI’s Mental Health Aware-

ness Week will take place during midterms. May is also National Mental Health Awareness Month. “It is perfect timing with midterms and students being stressed,” Nilsen said. “We are capitalizing on a time when students do need distractions from school and time to focus on their personal well-being.”

Here is a list of the week’s activities: • Monday: Love your Selfie Day — This day is targeted toward students with eating disorders and body disorders. Students will have the chance to take selfies of themselves in order to promote positive body images. • Tuesday: De-stress Fest — There will be a ball pit, acroyoga, finger painting and volleyball on Dexter Lawn. “We want to bring students back to when they were five years old and had no worries in the world,” Nilsen said. “We incorporated activities that were fun and would trigger your creative side versus worrying about

Cal Poly’s California Faculty Association is extremely grateful to Cal Poly faculty, students and staﬀ for the overwhelming support they have shown us over the last two months. AT CAL POLY: • Cal Poly Academic Professionals of California (APC) • Cal Poly California State University Employees Union (CSUEU) • Cal Poly Campus Police • Cal Poly Faculty • Cal Poly Smile and Nod • Cal Poly SQE • Cal Poly Students LOCALLY: • John Ashbaugh • Salud Carbajal • Adam Hill • Dawn Ortiz Legg • Eric Michielssen • California Nurses Association • California Teachers Association • Cuesta College Federation of Teachers • International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers • Lucia Mar Uniﬁed Teachers Association • National Association of Letter Carriers • San Luis Obispo Police Department • SLO Solidarity • The Dave Congalton Show • Tri-Counties Central Labor Council STATEWIDE: • Academic Professionals of California (APC) • American Association of University Professors • California Democratic Party • California Federation of Labor • California Federation of Teachers • California State University Employees Union (CSUEU) • California Teachers Association • SEIU California • The Factfinder, who agreed with CFA

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Understanding the universal language of music at Creole Carnival Sabrina Thompson @sthomp_jour

No matter who you are, how old you are or where you come from, music is universal. The sounds and rhythms are a language everyone is fluent in. That was why at globalFEST’s Creole Carnival concert Friday night, the blend of Brazilian, Haitian and Jamaican-style music was so enjoyable. The audience may not have understood what was being sung, just that the music was tantalizing to hear. The concert was in celebration of Carnival, a time of partying and celebrating life that happens all over the world. Though the festivities may differ from country to country, the celebrations hold universal meaning, and part of it is found in the music. The first act of the concert was Emeline Michel, a Haitian singer with rich vocals that were backed by a group of talented musicians. Her songs of joy, love and dreams told the story of where she came from.

“Haiti is the island that knows performance was very enterhow to be smiling against all taining, even though it was still odds,” Michel said. difficult to understand every Through the sway of her hips word with his thick Jamaican acand rock of her shoulders against cent. His songs were filled with the beat of the drums, Michel humor and joy, much like the let the music flow through her singer himself. body. Her voice’s range went The last set of performers was from sultry lows to harmonious a group of five men from Rio de highs. As she finished her set, Janeiro. The upbeat performance she told audience members “if of samba music by Casuarina you dream hard enough you will was filled with songs in Portube surprised.” guese and paid tribute to The next performone of Brazil’s most er was by far the influential most unique composers, of the three. Josué de A p t l y Barros. n a m e d The liveThough the festivities may differ from Brushy ly group country to country, the celebrations One String, of five the singer broke hold universal meaning, and part of it accompathe steis found in the music. nied himself reotypes on a guitar of BrazilSABRINA THOMPSON with only one ian Carnival string. A viral video with large feather sensation, he uses a mixture headdresses and outraof percussion and strumming. geous parties and showed audiThe only singer to sing in En- ence members the passion the glish, the guitarist’s passionate music of Rio inspires.

To close the show, the three acts from three different countries came together in a perfect blend of styles. By the end of the show the entire audience was on their feet dancing along to songs that celebrated life and freedom. Throughout the show, audience members sang along with each group of performers. “It’s interesting to exchange musical language and culture,” said a member of Casuarina. This is globalFEST’s first American tour. “GlobalFEST exists to introduce artists around the world to U.S. and Canada,” tour manager George Cruz said in the 15-minute lecture that preceded the concert. What brought them to the college campus was the educational aspect that a concert of this type provided. In the lobby of the Alex and Faye Spanos Theatre there were posters that explained how Carnival is celebrated in Brazil, Jamaica and Haiti. What started as

GABBY PA JO | MUSTANG NE WS PASSION | Haitian vocalist Emeline Michel sang about joy and love.

a conference has now become a two-month tour celebrating Creole culture. Creole Carnival was a concert that shared an understanding for the joy that life brings and the music that can come from

that. Each group represented a culture and a country so different from each other, yet still translated their sounds into a universal feeling and understanding of the celebration of life.

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Once Upon a One Last Time tells stories through dance GEORGIE DE MATTOS | MUSTANG NE WS REIMAGINED

| Street Heat and Epidemic's performance on Saturday evening retold classic tales and modern movies including Inside Out and Lilo and Stitch through the dance stylings of hip-hop.

Sabrina Thompson @sthomp_jour

Once up on a time there was a group of extremely talented hiphop and contemporary dancers that came to perform at Cal Poly. They made audience members reimagine their favorite stories from childhood through hip-hop dance and music. Street Heat featuring Epidemic’s show of Once Upon a One Last Time, taking inspiration from Disney, Looney Tunes and other childhood fables, put on a show of high intensity and talent Saturday evening.

For almost the entire show, audience members’ cheers and shouts could be heard. The only time that they weren’t heard was when they were in stunned silence by the contemporary pieces. These pieces showcased the more lyrical style of dance these performers had mastered. “I like the different styles, that they showed both contemporary and hip-hop,” chemistry freshman Stephanie Wong said. For the other numbers, the precision and energy of the hip-hop moves brought people to their feet. The hard beats of the music

with lyrics that often fit the stories helped in showing the audience a different take on their favorite movies. Crowd favorite “Inside Out,” choreographed by studio director Heidi Asefvaziri, used music, costuming and projections to tell the story of the characters from the Disney movie of the same name. Another dance, “Little Red Riding Hood”, choreographed by Corey Rev Stiver, used the most video projection to tell its story. The use of multimedia during these numbers added yet another dimension to the performances.

Choreographer Pamela Bautista took the message about family from Disney’s Lilo and Stitch to create a touching tribute to her father. The use of scenes from the movies they were portraying on-stage helped set the scene for what was about to go down. Liberal studies senior Ashley Tovar said, “I love it’s based on movies and you can really see the characters.” Each pop and lock and twist and turn of the dancers’ bodies was perfectly placed during the most intense numbers. The hard beats marked each movement

with a sharp hit and yet the flow of their bodies seemed effortless. The company’s youngest members, known as “Sidewalk Kids,” matched the skill level of the older dancers in the company. They danced alongside them and had their own number, never missing a beat. The stereotypes about hip-hop being about violence and sex weren’t on display at the performance. Matching songs with children’s stories created a show that appealed to an audience of all ages. Popular songs and dance moves got the biggest reaction

from the crowd, but it was the tricks and moves that showed the greatest skill and really impressed audience members. “It was amazing,” economics freshman Jared O’Mara said. “The energy they had on-stage, the enthusiasm — it was more than just dance moves.” For their final number, Epidemic members of past and present came together. As pictures and videos of the last seven years played behind them, the group of extremely talented dancers told the last story of the night.

Students wobble and glide at ASI’s Late Night Roller Disco Megan Schellong @CPMustangArts

Associated Students, Inc. (ASI) hosted Late Night Roller Disco on Friday, which included free rental skates and Woodstock’s pizza, in the Julian A. McPhee University Union (UU) Plaza.

Flashing lights, disco music and good conversations rolled across the puzzle-piece rink as skaters glided along, dressed in everything from jeans and a T-shirt to sparkly sequined dresses. Some skaters held tightly onto their friends as they took modest steps in skates, while others blazed by effortlessly.

One of the more experienced skaters, electrical engineering freshman Vahe Gyuloglyan, said, “I like roller skating. I have my own pair, but our campus is pretty much a hill, so I’ll take any excuse I can to skate.” Others had previously roller skated and wanted to reconnect with the hobby. “I hadn’t done it since I was a

kid, so it’s nice to be a kid again,” can pick up more speed,” Gyulosaid landscape architecture junior glyan said. Shannon Saliba, who came dressed Even more important than pickin what she called a “psychedelic ing up speed, though, was the issue groovy dress.” of colliding with other skaters. “A While Gyuloglyan and Saliba bigger area would be good so peocame to relive their childhood ex- ple don’t run into each other,” comperiences, some students came to puter science freshman Caroline try it for the first time. Olesh said. “I’ve done in-line skating in GerDespite the strong turnout for the many,” as opposed to two wheels disco night, students said that there in the front and two wheels in the could have been more advertising back, biomedical engineering junior for the event. and study abroad student from Ger“I saw them setting up in the UU many Janina Scholz said. at 5 p.m. and I didn’t hear about “It was not difficult, just very dif- it,” recreation parks and tourism ferent,” Scholz said. “You just need junior Irene Ouyang said. “I didn’t a minute to get used to it.” see any signs.” However, some students found Some students suggested that skating more challenging. Even the event could be advertised onwith railings set up along the pe- line. “Maybe through Facebook. A rimeter, the rink did not allow for lot of people go there for events,” easy maneuvers. Myers said. “The railings were super wobbly Advertising aside, most students (so) when you’re falling did enjoy the roller disco it doesn’t help much, night. According to especially for the Ouyang, students inexperienced were happy like us,” bioto be in the medical en“good-vibe It's more fun to do something gineering atmosphere.” active that won't make you f re sh m an “It’s so fun Kio Myers because it’s feel like shit the said. a big crowd next morning. In addition riding with IRENE OUYANG to the unstable you and you get railings, some stuto meet new people,” dents suggested that a Scholz said. larger rink, perhaps even two, would The people who came to this event make it easier to move around. were those who wanted something “There could be a bigger rink so else to do on a Friday night besides you’re not constantly turning and go out. “Personally, I think parties

are boring and all the same,” Ouyang said. “It’s more fun to do something active that won’t make you feel like shit the next morning.” Disregarding the energy of the disco environment, Saliba, a fan of disco music, said the music could be changed next time. “It’s '70s radio, not like '70s disco; they haven’t even played an ABBA song,” Saliba said. Another aspect that threw students off was the change in the music. “There could have been better music choice,” electrical engineering freshman Katie Coleman said. “It sounded like they were switching channels and there were people talking.” While the music didn’t fully satisfy students, they enjoyed that the event included free skates and pizza. “I like that you can rent skates because they’re here in front, you don’t have to go to the Rec Center and it’s comfortable for us,” Scholz said. Overall, the convenience of this event was what made it enjoyable for Cal Poly students. “Bringing it to our school instead of going somewhere else off campus was really nice,” Myers said. As the event wrapped up, students unlaced their skates and said they would definitely return to the rink again. “It was the best ASI event I’ve been to all year out of the ice skating and Halloween ones,” Olesch said.

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Do’s and don’ts Peter Gonzalez @petergonzo

The Spring Career Fair is an ideal opportunity for students to go after jobs they want and discover new opportunities. However, while the situation can seem a little overwhelming to some, it’s really all about how you navigate the situation. Below are some helpful do’s and don’ts to help you get the most out of the career fair. Do: Dress the part. At the career fair, the people you talk to are your first opportunity to impress the company, so take into consideration the way you dress. Aim for business casual attire; leave

the usual jean and T-shirt combination or workout clothes at home. Chances are if you look like you could start working for the company that afternoon, you’re going to score points. Don’t: Drop and go. Company representatives are seeing a lot of students in a short amount of time, and a good way to slide to the bottom of their list is to just drop off your resume and leave. Instead, take the time to have a conversation with them, and provide enough information about yourself to stand out. By the time you do walk away, you want your resume to be more than a piece of paper.

Do: Your research. While some companies might catch your eye the day of, it’s helpful to walk into the career fair with a game plan. Show that you’ve done your homework, and have specific examples of what the company does that interests you. By having some background knowledge, you’ll be able to steer the conversations and be ready for any questions that they might ask you. Don’t: Be desperate. Every student at the career fair has the same goal as you do — to walk away with a contact, interview or maybe even a future job. Beyond the smiles and canned laughter is a

competitive spirit. Be respectful of your fellow students. It’s one thing to join in a crowd that’s talking to a company, but it’s another to interrupt and make yourself the center. Don’t be that attention-desperate reality show contestant, instead be tactful and you’ll stand out without being desperate. Do: Expand your options. It’s tempting to only visit the one company you’ve wanted to work at since you were 12. But with the wide variety of companies at the career fair, it’s a great opportunity to see what could potentially be a backup, or even a new opportunity. Don’t count out the places you think are a reach for you — you’re

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here to make even the most unattainable company take notice. You’ve got nothing to lose, so take a few laps around the fair and see where you end up. Do: Pitch yourself. Your goal is to establish connections and perhaps even grab an interview after the fair. Therefore, it’s important to have a few talking points and even a small synopsis of why you would be the ideal candidate to work for the company. Imagine you’re stuck in an elevator with the company representative. What are the key facts that you want them to know before they reach the next floor?

Secrets to writing the perfect cover letter Matthew Medlin @CPMustangNews

While some may think cover letters are simply an add-on to job applications, cover letters are vital in the decision-making process for employers. According to career counselor Ashley Eberle, it is true that some recruiters skim cover letters and may even spend six or less seconds on it. However, cover letters are the one aspect of an application that can easily differentiate applicants from another candidate. Eberle emphasized that cover letters are very useful for employers, especially when it comes to narrowing down a group of finalists. With summer quickly approaching — as students scramble for jobs and internships — her advice

couldn’t have come at a more relevant time. Though Career Services doesn’t recommend writing a cover letter for the Spring Career Fair, it’s recommended when applying to jobs online or in person. However, writing that letter is a lot easier said than done. Eberle has a formula that she says makes writing a cover letter much simpler. “Look at the job ad. Try to figure out what the three to five most important skills or personality attributes are that the company is looking for,” Eberle said. Then, expand on those attributes with experiences, skills and stories that show what you can do for them, she said. And a letter doesn’t necessarily have to be written in prose.

“Bullet points make tailoring a cover letter a heck of a lot quicker. Not only does it make it quicker for the applicant, but it allows the reader to digest it very quickly,” Eberle said. “Don’t hit the reader with a wall of text. They are much less likely to read what you have to say.” According to Eberle, here are some of the most important tips: • Tailor the cover letter for each job you are applying for • In the first paragraph, answer the question “why are you applying to this company?” • Body paragraphs or bullets: three to five skills you can bring to the table • In the closing paragraph, ask for the interview; reiterate your skills and enthusiasm • Make it three-quarters to

a full page • Write five to six lines per paragraph, as a rule of thumb In addition, it’s important not to use too formal of a writing style. “You want the cover letter to sound like you,” she said. “You are allowing the employer to get to know you as a person.” After figuring out what needs to go into the cover letter, the Writing and Rhetoric Center can help students with the actual act of creating a letter. According to Dawn Janke, Director of the University Writing and Rhetoric Center, the best way to take advantage of the services on campus would be to go both places. “You don’t even need to have a cover letter,” Janke said. “You could just talk through your ideas with a tutor. Some writers really benefit from that brainstorming phase.” In addition, having someone else read your letter can be extremely

helpful when applying to so many places. “You’ve been involved in it so heavily that you miss things,” Janke said. “When it comes to feedback, we all need it.” But even if your efforts don’t pan out, all is not lost. “You gain skills, and you gain a perspective on how well you’re selling yourself or not selling yourself in a certain way,” Janke said. Both Career Services and the Writing and Rhetoric Center see students by appointment and on a walk-in basis. In addition to the regular Career Services hours, there will be a workshop on April 25 from 10 to 11 a.m. in Student Services (building 124), room 117 called “Writing cover letters that get you noticed.”

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CAREER FAIR | 7

Networking is the key to success Molly O’Brien @mollypop61196

“Who do you know here?” That’s an important question in the professional world, because it is commonly said that it’s not what you know, it’s who you know. Business networking is a crucial part of becoming a successful professional. It involves tools such as LinkedIn, as well as your personal connections to help you stand out in a competitive environment. According to career counselor Ashley Eberle, knowing how to network effectively is an extremely important skill. However, students might feel uncomfortable with the idea of networking — as if they are sell-

ing themselves to others or using other people to meet their goals, Eberle said in an email to Mustang News. “But true networking is about building genuine relationships that benefit both people,” Eberle said. The power of LinkedIn In order to expand your professional network, start by creating a LinkedIn account. Expand your circle by connecting with important relationships. This will help you seek out internships and potential employers. LinkedIn is like an online interactive resume that allows people to view each other’s profiles and past experience. With more than 400 million users in more than 200 countries and

territories, LinkedIn users can use the site to search for jobs and internships, and follow specific companies to receive notifications of hiring opportunities. LinkedIn is a great start to make and maintain long-distance and long-term connections, but visiting a college career center or professional career counselor will provide one-on-one mentorship to help you identify your networking needs and interests. How to build up a ‘small’ network Don’t be discouraged if your network starts small. To become successful, you must have something to build on. Networking never stops. As you move along in your career, you will meet new people who will be integrated into your circle, and who will be willing to help you if you maintain a good connection with them. “Sometimes students think that the only way they can network is by attending large events, like our career fairs, but networking takes many forms,” Eberle said. “You could reach out to Cal Poly alumni on LinkedIn, join a club related to your career interests or meet one-on-one for coffee with a

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professional in your field.” Though networking can be nerve-wrecking, Eberle said that with practice, it gets easier. As with anything in life, what you put into networking is what you get out of it. Eberle emphasized taking the time to introduce yourself and do your research. “Successful networking begins with preparation. For instance, if you’re attending the career fair, learn more about the positions that companies are offering by

researching on MustangJOBS,” she said. “If you’re meeting a professional for coffee, look that person up on LinkedIn and do some research about where they work. Being prepared will help you feel more confident and impress the people with whom you network.” This career fair, introduce yourself to everyone you can and make sure to be confident, friendly and open-minded. Make networking your best friend and future aid for success. “Keep in mind that networking

is a reciprocal relationship,” Eberle said. “Look for opportunities to help other people professionally, whether that’s commenting on their LinkedIn posts, introducing them to someone you know or sharing useful information.” Career Services offers nine counselors on staff to help students build their networking skills. Appointments are available at 805-756-2501 or during the walk-in FasTrak option, which is available Monday through Thursday 1 to 4 p.m. in Student Services (building 124).

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OPINION | 8

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Elias Atienza is a history freshman. The views expressed in letters to the editor do not necessarily reflect the viewpoints or editorial coverage of Mustang News. “Constantly choosing the lesser of two evils is still evil.” -Jerry Garcia. Despite winning the last seven of eight primaries and looking to win more, Bernie Sanders will not be your Democratic presidential nominee. The delegate math is against him and it seems like he cannot bank on California to make it a contested convention in July. I wish him the best of luck, because as bad as he is, he doesn’t approach how horrible Hillary Clinton is. When I was out tabling with the Cal Poly College Republicans last week, we asked students a simple question: Trump or Clinton? The response from the 150 people we “polled” was approximately 10 or so people enthusiastic about their candidates — whether it was Trump or Clinton — and the rest wanted either a third-party option or chose one of the two with pained looks in their eyes. Let’s not mince words. Both candidates are horrible. Both of them are dishonest and willing to do anything to win.

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Trump’s presidential campaign has been centered on blaming illegal immigrants for much of our problems, banning Muslims and promising to build a wall across our southern border. Occasionally he says something sensible, such as opposing the war in Iraq and having a relatively non-interventionist foreign policy. But then he says something stupid such as saying nukes aren’t off the table in Europe and praising a certain Russian president who is responsible for violating basic human rights. Clinton’s presidential campaign has been built on being a shallower version of Sanders. She wants us to be a half-assed version of Sweden or Denmark, instead of going full Denmark like Sanders wants. She’s riding the subway, even if she doesn’t know how to swipe her card. At least she knows how to get on the subway, unlike Sanders (who still thought tokens were used instead of a card.) Clinton doesn’t know what to do. She’s relying on the polls for what to be next. She’s pretending to be as non-interventionist as Sanders, while also still defending her disastrous war in

Libya and her vote for the Iraq War. Let’s not forget she wanted to arm certain ... “moderate” rebel groups in Syria who ended up to be violent jihadists bent on destroying the West

And we’re not even going into the reasons why conservatives hate her. (Summed up in two words: emails and Benghazi.) I’ve already said my part in how terrible Trump is in two different letters to the editor. But, you may be asking, who should I vote for? The pantsuit-wearing megalomaniac or the orange-haired megalomaniac? Both of them are terrible, but one has to be less terrible than the other, right? That’s an incorrect answer, but a sensible one. Americans have been playing into the two-party system for the past 220 years. Ever since George Washington left office, we have had two political parties: Federalists and Democratic-Republicans; Democrats and Whigs; Democrats and Republicans. But don’t limit yourself to the lesser of two evils. There’s always a different choice. Gary Johnson is most likely going to be Libertarian Party nominee. I’m supporting someone else, but they only have a long shot at the nomination, so I’ll most likely be voting for Johnson in the general election. Johnson is the former two-

In a world where your two choices are Trump or Clinton, choose Johnson. ELIAS ATIENZA

after they destroyed the Assad regime. She has called for more surveillance in the aftermath of the Brussels attacks even though evidence shows that mass surveillance doesn’t work. And she was the one who articulated the infamous reset with Russia, which did nothing but make her and President Barack Obama feel better. Let’s not forget her and Trump’s plan to somehow shut down the Internet.

term governor of New Mexico. He’s a former Republican and is far better than Sanders, Clinton and Trump. He’s socially liberal and fiscally conservative, which I suspect many people are here on campus. He’s not in favor of building a wall, didn’t support the Iraq War and doesn’t want to nuke the Middle East or Europe. He’s sensible and knows what he’s doing, instead of espousing nonsense like Trump, and he’s pretty honest unlike Clinton. Plus he doesn’t have an insane tax plan like Sanders. He has a sensible plan for dealing with ISIS that doesn’t call for tens of thousands of ground troops or a no-fly zone. Johnson recognizes the threat ISIS and other radical Islamist terrorist groups pose, but he’s not going to take away our civil liberties and realizes that years of U.S. intervention in the Middle East has made us less safe. Plus he called Donald Trump a pussy. He’s not afraid to mix it up, and even if he does look scared half of the time on a debate stage, he knows what the hell he’s talking about. He might be soft-spoken, but the man can rouse up a crowd. So in a world where your two choices are Trump or Clinton, choose Johnson. These views do not represent Young Americans for Liberty or Cal Poly College Republicans.

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Wrestling announces new head coach

Keenan Donath After the resignation of former head coach Brendan Buckley last month, the wrestling team had a huge void in its coaching staff. That void has now been filled with the hiring of Jon Sioredas, an accomplished coach and wrestler in his own right. Sioredas’ most recent position was with Grand Canyon University as the head coach of the university’s wrestling team. As head coach of the for-profit university, Sioredas led Grand Canyon to five dual meet wins last season (two more than Cal Poly) and had three wrestlers finish as All-Americans at the

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National Collegiate Open. Through his 10-year coaching career (Sioredas spent stints at Old Dominion and his alma mater, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga), the Virginia native has presided over five top-25 teams and 12 Academic All-Americans. In addition, Sioredas also sports a very impressive past of wrestling glory. A sociology and anthropology major while at UTC, Sioredas finished 5th in the 2005 NCAA Championships for the 165-pound weight class. For his effort he was named an

All-American that year and was recently inducted into UTC’s Athletics Hall of Fame. In high school he was both a state and national champion in his weight class. Sioredas hopes to bring life back to a Cal Poly wrestling program that has struggled in recent years. While the Mustangs don’t lack talent, their team record has consistently finished below a .500 win percentage. Key wrestlers returning for Cal Poly next season will be sophomore Colton Schilling (34-19 overall record) and junior Colt Shorts (33-33).

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| After a stint as the head coach of Grand Canyon University’s wrestling team, Jon Sioredas takes over as the head coach of the Cal Poly wrestling team this season.