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JOSEPH PACK | MUSTANG NEWS
Dining. Skateboarding. Alcohol on campus. These issues come up nearly every year, but the ability of Associated Students, Inc. (ASI) officials to carry out the demands of students doesn’t get any easier. And when push comes to shove, candidates’ promises to carry out what students want can be difficult to deliver. “The key is when someone’s running for office, not to promise the world,” said Butch Oxendine, the executive di-
Oxendine, who is a former student body president and rector of the American Student Government Association. “They ultimately don’t have authority, and they’ll look stu- editor-in-chief of two campus publications, said students often make the mistake of using stories from individual stupid. And ultimately, they’ll lie.” At Cal Poly, the middle ground between what students dents to demonstrate what an entire student body wants. This strategy, Oxendine said, has little persuasive power. >> want and what ASI can do lies in a concept called “shared governance.” Because of this doctrine, the voice of the students is at least represented in all high-level discussions see CHANGE, pg 2. through ASI representatives.
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Kelly Trom @kttrom PREVIEW
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JOSEPH PACK | MUSTANG NEWS BROOMS | Cal Poly baseball dealt Cal State Fullerton its first Big West Conference sweep since 2007.
TITANIC SWEEP PHOTO COURTESY OF NHA HA COMMENCE | The commencement fair kicks off this Thursday.
Hosted by the University Store, the Spring Commencement Fair will take place in the Julian A. McPhee University Union (building 65), room 220. The fair will allow students to order graduation tickets, take senior portraits and purchase caps, gowns and class rings. >>
see FAIR, pg 7.
Keenan Donath @CPMustangSports PREVIEW Sophomore right-hander Casey Bloomquist threw a complete-game shutout in Saturday’s series finale to help No. 3 Cal Poly baseball sweep No. 19 Cal State Fullerton at Baggett Stadium. The Mustangs have won 10 straight games and improved to 34-5 on the season. >>
see BASEBALL, pg 12.
ANNE KNAPKE | MUSTANG NEWS NOM NOM NOM | Apple Farm Inn’s Chef de Cuisine Steven Smeets competed on Food Network’s “Cutthroat Kitchen.”
Apple Farm Inn’s Chef de Cuisine Steven Smeets appeared on March 30’s episode of Food Network’s “Cutthroat Kitchen.” “I enjoyed the show and the whole process, and learning how TV is made,” Smeets said. >>
see CUISINE, pg 4.
News... 1 | ASI Elections... 2, 3 | Arts... 4, 8 | Spring Commencement Fair... 5-7 | Opinion/Classifieds... 8, 9 | Sports... 11-12