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Baker Center features real-life periodic table Benjy Egel @BenjyEgel PREVIEW The Warren J. Baker center — Cal Poly’s newest academic building — features state-of-theart technology, along with a life-size periodic table. But it’s not your standard presentation of the elements. This table houses almost every chemical element in its real state, including some potentially explosive ones. >>

see PERIODIC, pg 4. SOPHIA LIU | STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

In Kontrol: Student duo opens for Aoki Kelly Trom @kttrom PREVIEW Animal Kontrol opened for electro house musican Steve Aoki two weeks ago after winning a Collective Efforts contest. The duo consists of communication studies senior Dillon Katz and alumnus Quin Donahue. “I didn’t want to be a DJ to do it for myself,” Donahue said. “I want to be able to share the experience. If it’s just me up there, it is not quite the same as sharing the experience with someone who I have known for almost my whole college experience.” >>

see KONTROL, pg 5. PAIGE CROSS | MULTIMEDIA JOURNALIST

WOMEN’S HOOPS TAKES DOWN HAWAII

Evan Morter

@EvanMorter PREVIEW The Cal Poly women’s basketball team used 25 points from junior Ariana Elegado and 20 points from senior Molly Schlemer to beat visiting Hawaii 62-60 at Mott Athletics Center. Schlemer became the 10th player in program history to surpass 1,000 career points. >>

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Majority of greeks above Cal Poly average GPA Interfraternity Council GPA

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@BrookeSperbeck7 When greek life members talk about their fraternities and sororities, it’s likely academic achievements won’t be the first thing they bring up — but it’s not because there isn’t anything to say. “Most campuses with greek organizations, they put that grade report online of their chapters compared to the rest of students on campus, and it’s typically higher,” coordinator of fraternity and sorority life Kathryn O’Hagan said. “But it’s not one of those things that they shout about or announce.” Cal Poly greek life is are no different. With 20 of 35 organizations earning higher grade point averages than their respective overall gender averages, most greek chapters on campus are above average academically. Tanner Cook, a member of Lambda Chi Alpha and mechanical engineering junior, is aware of the reputation most people in greek life have when it comes to academics. “I’d say the general stereotypical thing is that we’re not very good academically,” Cook said. The requirements of greek organizations by Student Life and Leadership, however, point to the contrary. Academic policies require greek organizations meet either a 3.0 or match the all-gender GPA for Cal Poly, otherwise the organization will be subject to various ac-

countability measures. “So, as a whole, our fraternity is better than the average of Cal Poly men,” Cook said. “That’s definitely saying something about our academic achievement.” His fraternity was in the middle of last spring’s Interfraternity Council (IFC) grade report with a 2.92 average, slightly higher than the all-men’s GPA of 2.89. Just six of the 16 IFC organizations were under the all men’s GPA last spring, but by a margin large enough to bring down IFC’s overall average to a 2.88. Kappa Sigma was one such organization that fell below the all-men’s benchmark, with a chapter average of 2.58. Cole Uhland, a biomedical engineering junior and Vice President of Kappa Sigma, said his fraternity has taken measures to improve academically since spring, implementing a study hours program this past quarter. The study hours program requires members complete one proctored study hour per week for every .05 grade points below the chaptermandated 2.5 GPA. “Which means you have to either be in the library in one of our fishbowls or at one of your teachers’ office hours or meet with a tutor,” Uhland said. “For example, someone who had a 2.25 gets five proctored study hours per week.” Since implementing the new policy, Kappa Sigma has seen improvement. According to Uhland, fall was “the best quarter we’ve had for a while,”

with three brothers getting 4.0s and their chapter average raising to an estimated 2.9. “The people who continuously do well did just as well as they normally did, but we only had two brothers go on academic probation this quarter, which is pretty good,” he said. Sitting at the top of IFC’s grade report last spring was Delta Chi, who had an overall chapter GPA of 3.07. Gannon De Petris, a civil engineering senior and Delta Chi president, said his fraternity’s diversity of majors is what contributes to the orga-

able to me every day,” De Petris said. “They were always willing to help out.” Though Delta Chi stood out academically among IFC fraternities, its GPA would be near the bottom of Panhellenic Council’s grade report. Last spring, all nine sororities earned GPAs higher than the women’s average of 3.02. First on the list of Panhellenic sororities was Kappa Alpha Theta, with a chapter average of 3.19 — the second highest in all of greek life. Journalism junior and Kappa Alpha Theta Chief Educa-

“I’d say the general stereotype is that we’re not very good academically.” TANNER COOK | LAMBDA CHI ALPHA MEMBER nization’s academic success. “The good thing about Delta Chi is we have such a good combination of majors,” Depetris said. “We have about 25 engineers, we have 20 guys in science and math, and the rest of the guys in college of liberal arts, and a couple guys in architecture.” As a freshman going into his fraternity, De Petris was in the process of switching into civil engineering from environmental sciences. By connecting with older brothers in his new major, he found another resource to assist him academically. “I could sit down with them and have an academic mentor, an academic peer, avail-

tion Officer Jane Redmond said her sorority’s use of incentives to reward good academic behavior contributes to its academic success. Members can be rewarded for logging the most library hours each week, or for receiving a compliment in the sorority “brag box,” Redmond said. One incentive program is called “smarty panties,” which rewards girls with Victoria’s Secret gift cards for academic accomplishments. Perhaps the biggest incentive for girls to study is the privilege of going to sorority events, which could be taken away if a member drops below the chapter-required 2.6 GPA each quarter, Redmond said. “That’s kind of rewarding in itself,” Redmond said.

“If you’re not getting good grades, why should you be able to go to things?” Redmond said the recent scholarship programming her sorority has implemented has set the tone for the seriousness of academics in Kappa Alpha Theta. “It’s really something we all take really seriously,” Redmond said. “If girls have tests or something on Monday, they won’t be going to Theta events because they know school comes first.” Only Lambda Theta Alpha, a United Sorority and Fraternity Council (USFC) Latina-interest sorority with just three active members, topped Kappa Alpha Theta’s GPA last spring by earning a 3.28. Jasmine Rubalcava, a psychology senior and president of Lambda Theta Alpha, said her sorority has mandatory two-hour study sessions every week. Ultimately, the success of her organization is due to the amount of time the women spend studying. “Honestly, I think it’s because we spend more time studying than going out partying,” Rubalcava said. “It kind of comes down to that.” The sorority was the only USFC organization to exceed its gender average for spring quarter. The other nine chapters averaged less than a 2.9. According to O’Hagan, who oversees greek academics, most organizations realize when they are struggling and make adjustments before she needs to take action. “I’m hoping that they realize it’s a problem, their consultant or their headquarters

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has told them it’s an issue, and that’s one of their main focuses for the next quarter is to develop incentives to make sure students know what the expectations of them are,” O’Hagan said. Sigma Omega Nu, another USFC Latina-interest sorority, had the lowest GPA in all of greek life. Christy Pedraza, a physics senior and president of the sorority, said the low GPA was due to overscheduling social events. “We took on a little bit more than we could chew, just having events every weekend, maybe,” Pedraza said. “It kind of took a toll on our academics.” By cutting back on social events and implementing mandatory study hours for all members last quarter, the sorority raised its GPA to an estimated 2.8, though the official average has not been released. “I think we’re okay with it right now; it’s definitely improving,” Pedraza said. “We’re definitely a lot more focused on it now than we were before, I believe.” As greek life waits for the latest fall grade report to be released, O’Hagan said she doesn’t have plans to “revamp” anything as far as academics go. She plans on seeing what the fall grades look like, then addressing issues as needed. “Judicial action on these kinds of things are never going to be quite as helpful as really giving a lending hand,” O’Hagan said. “That’s always my step as an advisor: to help first, and then if something else needs to happen, I’ll let that happen second.”

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WANTED: Culture in the classroom Kayla Missman @kaymissman Cal Poly isn’t known for its diversity. But psychology professor Jennifer Teramoto Pedrotti says cultural awareness in classes can make students from different backgrounds feel more welcome. Now, the university is looking to boost the level of “cultural competency” in its existing curriculum. To improve cultural awareness, Cal Poly needs to evaluate curriculum and work on a broader approach to students’ education, said Annie Holmes, executive director for the Office of University Diversity and Inclusivity. “I think we can do more at Cal Poly to engage all students throughout their tenure at the university with an understanding and appreciation and value and respect for diversity,” Holmes said. “We can take a look at the holistic experience of students — what happens in the classroom as well as the co-curricular.” Adding cultural classes would help students feel more welcome and could help prevent incidents such as the unofficially themed “Colonial Bros and Navahos” party that led to international criticism of Cal Poly, Teramoto Pedrotti said. “When incidents like that occur, it really gives us an opportunity to take a look at what’s going on and make sure the

education is there for students so they can develop appropriate awareness and not make mistakes like that,” Teramoto Pedrotti said. But discussions about including diversity in classes have been in the works for a while — long before the ‘Nava-hos’ incident,” Holmes said. Holmes said there probably won’t be a push for more cultural classes, but for cultural competency skills to be integrated into more classes.

all curriculum and require certain skills for students to have learned by the time they graduate. Among those objectives are being able to “consider perspectives of diverse groups when making decisions” and “function as members of society and as professionals with people who have ideas, beliefs, attitudes, and behaviors that are different from their own,” according to Cal Poly’s website.

said Que Dang, a Cross Cultural Centers assistant coordinator who works with the MultiCultural Center. Some USCP courses are more effective than others, Echols said. Classes that incorporate community-based learning, such as doing service in the San Luis Obispo area, are more effective, she said. Echols said students could get a better cultural education if the USCP classes were lower-level. If they are 300- and

“There are some really positive directions that are in the works right now, so I’m excited to see where it goes,” Echols said. One class at Cal Poly that aims to teach diversity understanding is the intergroup dialogue course, which will be taught for the second time in spring quarter. The class is split into groups. Half of each group identifies by race, gender or other factors a certain way,

“I think today, students are really looking to be able to communicate effectively across groups, even if someone’s different from them.” JENNIFER TERAMOTO PEDTROTTI | PSYCHOLOGY PROFESSOR For example, if it’s an economics course, professors could include more cultural and ethnic examples and ways of thinking to widen students’ perspectives. “It needs to be different from a Euro perspective, to integrate diversity into all the coursework,” Holmes said. “There’s going to need to be a lot of work done through the different programs that are set up — programs and planning, the Academic Senate. There’s work that needs to be done to take and assess the entire curriculum.” One way to quantify cultural competency in classes are the diversity learning objectives. The diversity objectives look at the goals and outcomes of Cal Poly’s over-

In addition to the diversity learning objectives, Cal Poly also enforces the United States Cultural Pluralism (USCP) requirement. “The university started the U.S. Cultural Pluralism requirement to give every student an opportunity and a requirement to take a class that would expose them to more diverse perspectives, in the hope that it would help them out in their career field,” Cross Cultural Centers assistant director Erin Echols said. “It’s really trying to take their education to the next level.” But the USCP requirement might not be the best method — during an open forum following the party, students recommended the requirement be reviewed and strengthened,

400-level courses, students won’t take them until at least their junior year, which means they aren’t able to use that knowledge during their time at Cal Poly, she said. It’s also difficult to incorporate new classes because adding a course also takes approximately two years, Echols said. And professors teaching these courses might not be experts in the field. There are, however, classes that are incorporating diverse perspectives without being held to the requirement, Echols said. She is in contact with more than 100 professors who have woven some aspect of diversity into their courses, not all of which are listed as USCP classes.

and the other half identifies a different way. During the class’ inception, there were three groups. Each one had approximately 16 students: Two were mixed groups where approximately half the students identified as people of color and the rest identified as white. The third group was comprised of students who all identified as white, which was called an “intragroup dialogue” instead. Student facilitators, who are currently being trained, oversee the groups. The goal is increased multicultural competence and awareness between people who don’t have the same social identities, said Teramoto Pedrotti, the psychology professor who will be facilitating the

course next quarter. “The point of these is to be able to (have a) dialogue, as opposed to debate or fight or anything like that, about different worldviews that may come partially as a function of different social identities that we belong to,” Teramoto Pedrotti said. The number of sections offered depends on funding. Thankfully, Teramoto Pedrotti said, Douglas Epperson, the College of Liberal Arts dean, has agreed to fund the course for this year. As more funding becomes available, they might be able to expand the class. A course like this is necessary at any college, and it’s something that students are very interested in, Teramoto Pedrotti said. “I think today, students are really looking to be able to communicate effectively across groups, even if someone’s different from them,” she said. “They like to explore some of their own personal facets too, regardless of what cultural background they’re coming from.” Cultural education should go beyond the classroom experience, though, Holmes said. She believes Cal Poly should ensure all students have an opportunity to engage in the dialogue about diversity, and instruction should happen in student organizations, Campus Dining, the residence halls and wherever else students can talk about their experiences.

Sheriff still investigating ’96 student disappearance Anna Hörnell Special to Mustang News In two weeks, Kristin Smart would have turned 37. The last time anyone saw her was in 1996, when the then-Cal Poly freshman walked back toward her residence hall after an off-campus party and mysteriously went missing. The San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Department is continuing to search for an answer to her disappearance. “We will continue to track down any and all leads that come our way until we’ve exhausted every one of them,” Sheriff’s Office spokesperson Tony Cipolla said. In the early hours of May 25, 1996, 19-year-old Kristin Smart was walking back to Muir Hall from a party on Crandall Way, according to a 2006 story in the Los Angeles Times. Her freshman year at Cal

Poly was coming to an end, and the Memorial Day weekend weather had her wearing a cropped T-shirt, black running shorts and red athletic shoes. Three fellow students accompanied her on her walk, but by 2 a.m., the number had dwindled to just one: food science freshman Paul Flores. As the last person to see Smart alive, Flores — who lived in a block away, in Santa Lucia Hall — quickly became a suspect. Although he has remained the investigation’s sole suspect, he has never been charged with a crime in connection with Smart’s disappearance. With no traces of Smart after that night in May, she was declared legally dead in 2002. The FBI has offered a $75,000 reward for information that helps locate her remains. Despite the time that has passed since Smart’s disappearance — 18 years in May — it has never been considered a cold case,

Cipolla said. The investigation is still active, and will remain that way until investigators deem there are no new leads to follow up on. Her parents, Denise and Stan Smart, were initially uncomfortable with the way local law enforcement, particularly the University Police Department, handled the case. According to the L.A. Times story, campus police declined to file a missing persons report until a week after Smart’s disappearance. This eventually led to a new California law, the Kristin Smart Campus Security Act of 1998, which requires public colleges to notify law enforcement of potential violent acts. Given the Smarts’ distrust in the early stages of the criminal investigation, they took action themselves, searching for their daughter with the help of private investigators and psychics. They also filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Paul Flores shortly after the disappearance — but since the

criminal case is open, the lawsuit is still in limbo. The Smarts will not be able to access the Sheriff’s Office’s findings until the criminal investigation has been completed. A potential turning point in the case came in 2010, when newly elected sheriff Ian Parkinson renewed efforts to solve the mystery. “When Sheriff Parkinson came in, he was dedicated to getting a fresh set of eyes onto the case,” Cipolla said. Forensic evidence related to the Kristin Smart case is currently being evaluated in a lab, Cipolla said, although he declined to comment on whether these are new findings, or reexamination of old evidence. He also said it is hard to say whether the case has been moving toward a resolution in recent years. “It’s hard to quantify that,” Cipolla said. “We hope that it is, and I’m sure the family and the community hopes so as well.”

ASI tackles CSU open club membership policy Emily Matthews @nottherealem Despite pressure to change Cal Poly’s open club membership policy, the university is holding its position that Cal Polyaffiliated clubs must be open to all students. The policy, which was part of Executive Order 1068, mandates that all California State University (CSU) campuses implement an open club membership policy for any organization that receives official recognition, said Hamzah Ramadan, a political science junior and chair of the Associ-

ated Students, Inc. (ASI) advocacy committee. “It was not necessarily Cal Poly’s decision to create this mandate, but the chancellor imposed it on us,” Ramadan said. “To my understanding, if we were to not abide by the order, we could lose significant funding.” The advocacy committee is working on understanding the executive order and has met with Dean of Students Jean DeCosta to discuss the policy, Ramadan said. “It is important for us to understand the reasoning behind it all, as it is something of concern to our students,”

Ramadan said. Ramadan acknowledged some organizations, such as honor societies, require exclusivity in their club membership process. Because of this, they are examining what options will do what is best for students. “If, through our research, we find that the policy is unsuitable for Cal Poly students, then there is a potential for a resolution to be forwarded to the chancellor,” Ramadan said. “As of right now, we are just pursuing a path of education and understanding before we can make any decisions.” Ramadan said one of the

benefits to leaving club membership open is that every Cal Poly student can have equal access to every organization on campus and grow from the experience. But if Cal Poly keeps membership open, it could harm national recognition of groups such as honors societies or ones that receive donations based on specific club guidelines. Nate Honeycutt, a psychology senior and president of the Cal Poly College Republicans, said members of the club are not required to be Republican under the current university policy. This

worries him, he said, because there could be a club takeover of students who have different views and objectives. “We have local community members who donate money to our club so we can pursue these objectives,” he said. “And if we can’t protect that, then, really, what’s the purpose of our club?” Honeycutt has been working with student government to either remove the policy or come

to a compromise that would make some clubs exempt. Because the policy is a CSUwide mandate, any change that happens at Cal Poly could affect the entire system. “It is important for students to know that we are currently working on this matter,” Ramadan said. “If anyone has any input and would like to discuss this issue more, then feel free to contact me.”

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Baker Center features real-life periodic table

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NOT ON THE TABLE | One element not featured on the Warren J. Baker Center’s periodic table is plutonium. In its place is a melted-down Trinitite from the test site of the atomic bomb. Benjy Egel @benjyegel Uranium sits behind a glass display case in the third floor lobby of the Warren J. Baker Center for Science and Mathematics. Like the rest of the materials in the life-size periodic table of elements, it’s virtually harmless in its current state. Some forms of uranium can be used to make nuclear explosives, but British scientist Max Whitby sent Cal Poly products like bright orange Fiestaware and green glass to show the 92nd element’s wide range of uses. Whitby co-founded The Red Green and Blue Company (RGB), which has assembled physical periodic tables across the globe by stripping elements down to their core or showcasing them as part of a household item. “Our mission is to try to discover the soul of each element, and present it in the form that shows its soul,” Whitby said. “Elements have very subtle, beautiful colors and crystal forms, and if you know how to pre-

pare them very carefully you can show those.” Elements like uranium have the possibility for destruction, but also have practical uses in the real world. Radium was often used in radioactive paint, so the Baker Center table includes a watch with radium-laced hands. The radiation emitted from displays like the uranium plates and cups is milder than that given off by rocks at a certain beach or a smoke detector, Whitby said. “One of the things I like most about the elements and the periodic table is that it acts as a kind of window on our civilization,” he said. “The way the elements are used in our world and how they play such an important role in our technology and our lives is a really fascinating story.” There is also almost no threat of people breaking into displays with precious metals like gold, silver or rhodium, Whitby said. The small chunks might net approximately $100, but the reinforced glass surrounding them would take some serious work to crack into.

Plutonium is one of the few stable elements not in the Baker Center’s periodic table. The British government prevents even reputable scientific researchers like Whitby from getting their hands on a key ingredient for nuclear explosives. The plutonium exhibit instead shows a small vial of

holds at least one francium atom as it decays all the way down to lead. “Would you really want to see a sample of pure francium or pure actinium? Because if you did, it would be the last thing that you would ever see,” Whitby said. “And indeed, it wouldn’t be very good for a mile or two

“Our mission is to try to discover the soul of each element, and present it in the form that shows its soul.” MAX WHITBY | BRITISH SCIENTIST

melted-down Trinitite, a metal from the Trinity test site where the atomic bomb was tested. Other elements, such as francium, have a half-life of less than one second. The table instead shows a piece of constantly decaying natural uranium, which always

around you, because it would explode as if it were a small atomic bomb.” Chemistry professor Derek Gragson was in charge of decorating the Baker Center with various attractions, including expanded laboratories and three additional

studio classrooms. Gragson said professors had been talking about installing a physical periodic table since he started at Cal Poly 14 years ago. It was just a matter of picking the right company. “We just wanted to have a display for students to see the elements and their practical uses,” he said. “(We’ve thought about a display) ever since we’ve been talking about the building.” Gragson brought all the students from one of his classes last quarter out to the periodic table and had them submit a PolyLearn response on their favorite elements. Many students chose copper, as did Gragson. The copper display is full of bright colors like green and purple, not just the rusty red-brown found on pennies. The table also serves as a main attraction for outsiders checking out the College of Science and Mathematics’ new building, Gragson said. University and elementary students alike often spend a few minutes hovering in front of the display, and College of Math and Science Dean Phil Bai-

ley is a frequent visitor. “Many kids from local schools have come to the new building to see our periodic table,” Gragson said. “It’s a regular stop for (Bailey) when he’s showing off the building.” No two physical tables are exactly the same, Whitby said. For example, Cal Poly’s periodic table is surrounded by a unique bamboo border designed to match the rest of the Baker Center. Professors also donated their own elements to add to RGB employee Andrew Goodall’s collection, which relies heavily on imports from China and successful eBay bids. RGB is one of seven scientific enterprises Whitby has established, including his main business venture, Touch Press. Whitby and Touch Press cofounder Theo Gray, who also works with RGB, design factbased apps for iPhones and iPads. Their first app, The Elements, provides a digital breakdown of everything on the periodic table, and their Disney Animated virgin won Apple’s 2013 App of the Year.

Gender Buffet sheds light on women in STEM Kayla Missman @kaymissman The Gender Equity Center kicked off its Women’s HERstory series Feb. 7 with a Gender Buffet discussion titled “Modern Women in STEM.” The event featured a panel of women involved in the fields of science, technology, engineering or mathematics (STEM): computer science sophomore Nicole Giusti, microbiology junior Mikaela Chaney, aerospace engineering professor Dianne DeTurris and biological science professor Sandra Clement. Ethnic studies junior Logan Cooper facilitated the event, prompting the panel with questions about their experience in male-dominated fields. Women can’t win in STEM fields, Giusti said. She used the example of internships to prove her point: If a girl gets a good internship, men might get jealous and think she only got it because the company is required to hire women; if she doesn’t get it, men think it’s because she isn’t good enough. “You can’t be unsure of yourself, or they’re going to trample all over you,” Giusti said. “I have to approach things with a lot of confidence.” Women need to have thick

skin and choose their battles, DeTurris said. She said she has been one of few women in her workplace for most of her life, and had to deny her femininity to fit in. “You can’t identify as a woman — I tried to downplay my differences,” DeTurris said. “I didn’t want to be different. I didn’t want to stand out. I just wanted to do my work.” She wanted to be defined as an engineer first and a woman second, which she doesn’t recommend to other women. Despite downplaying her femininity, she was still unappreciated, and realized her method wasn’t working. Now, she wears pink on a regular basis and embraces being in the minority. She said she can’t even comprehend what it would be like if there were an equal amount of women in the field. Materials engineering sophomore Alina Lusebrink, who was in the audience, identified with DeTurris’ thoughts. “Everything she said hit home, with all the struggle of being the only woman in a male-dominated field, and having to downplay yourself,” she said. Lusebrink said classes themselves cause her to downplay her femininity — in lab, for example, she has

to tie back her long hair. She felt as if she wasn’t being respected as a lab partner and she even dropped a class because it didn’t feel like a safe environment. Women tend to stick together during class, and men treat them differently, Lusebrink said. Cross Cultural Centers assistant director Erin Echols, whose college experience was defined by being the only woman in her engineering major, asked the panelists to give college advice to women in STEM. Clement recommended seeking out mentors who can help students “get through the rough spots.” She also said women should bring their whole selves to the job, have a plan that reflects their personal values and find support. There are several supportive organizations for women in STEM fields, such as the Society of Women Engineers (SWE). “My advice is SWE, SWE and SWE,” DeTurris said. She said SWE teaches women leadership and group presentation skills, among other attributes that come in handy when looking for a job. DeTurris said in 35 years, there has been minimal progress toward equality. That’s

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MAKING HERSTORY | The panel featured four women involved in STEM-related fields or majors.

“You can’t be unsure of yourself, or (men) are going to trample all over you. I have to approach things with a lot of confidence” NICOLE GIUSTI | COMPUTER SCIENCE SOPHOMORE because society has been looking at the problem the wrong way, she said. “We have been changing the people we put into the system, but what really has to change is the system itself,” DeTurris said.

Products are better when they are created by a diverse team, and some companies are starting to understand that, she said. If there are more women in STEM, there would probably be more feminine values, such as com-

munication and collaboration instead of competition. Currently, the male majority takes care of itself. But at some point, they will realize that women are as necessary in STEM fields as men, she said.

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In Kontrol: Student duo opens for Aoki

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Kelly Trom @kttrom Two Cal Poly students had the opportunity to open for electro house musician Steve Aoki on Jan. 31. Animal Kontrol, made up of communication studies senior Dillon Katz and alumnus Quin Donahue, took the stage hours before Aoki at the Recreation Center, after winning a Collective Efforts contest landing them the gig. The duo has been mixing music together since Katz joined Lambda Chi Alpha and became friends with Donahue, after they found out they had a shared big “brother.” Travis Moelter, a Cal Poly alumnus and big brother to Donahue and Katz, originally bought speakers, a mixer, a beat production pad and a microphone to start mixing music. “It first started as a hobby, but then we got more experience and by the end of my time at Cal Poly, we had all been doing it for about three years,” Moelter said. “I graduated and passed the stuff on to them and they have taken it farther than I had. It is pretty cool seeing that from my two little bros.” Animal Kontrol mixes and mashes a large selection of music genres to get the crowd moving. “I would say that we have a variety of music — everything from hip hop to electro house and tech house,” Katz said. “We have played a lot of house parties, which is where the hiphouse influence comes from, but we try to mix it up and span a lot of different genres.” The two didn’t always agree with what those genres and songs should be. “When we started, we had a clash with what music we wanted to play,” Katz said. “I was really for playing a lot of hip hop. Quinn was more on the electro side, and we kind of found a middle ground.” They have, however, always agreed that interacting with the crowd is the best part of playing at parties and clubs. “It’s one thing being in the crowd; we have all been there, singing and dancing along to songs,” Donahue said. “But to be on stage and to look into the eyes of everyone in the crowd as I am singing with them, it is something that you can’t even begin to describe.” Though DJs can often be oneman shows, Katz and Donahue play off each other’s strengths and weaknesses while performing and mixing. “We pick each other up when one person has a fault,” Katz said. “Mixing each other’s perspectives ends up pleasing

more people. We do have different perspectives and we do bring different backgrounds, which makes mixing a lot easier and more fun.” Drawing from their individual backgrounds and DJ experiences allows them to enjoy their performances as much as possible. “We like to please as many people as we can,” Donahue said. “I think something that we have found that has been really successful is starting off with hip-hop and moombahton and then working into electro house.” Mixing different genres is not the only thing Animal Kontrol likes to play with when mixing; samples from Will Ferrel movies, Bill Clinton’s speeches, Mozart’s symphonies — you name it, they’ve tried it. “One of our main projects has been mashing up songs and taking out samples that are really popular,” Donahue said. “Say for example, ‘Anchorman’ when he is going off the diving board, and mixing that with a house song called ‘Cannonball.’” Being as spontaneous and creative as possible is important when mixing in random samples, Katz said. This spontaneity can be found in the duo’s more eclectic music choices, as well. “We like the whole groove and funk of music that has kind of been lost,” Donahue said. “We like the idea of mixing funk with progressive music. We played ‘Play That Funky Music, White Boy’ and everyone was singing along to that.” Drawing on their key audience of college students, musical pasts can also produce a successful mix. “We love bringing back the old ‘90s rap that people in our generation can look back on,” Donahue said. “R. Kelly’s ‘Ignition’ — don’t tell me you can’t get down to that,” Donahue said. Using their experiences from DJing various house parties, Katz and Donahue made a 45-minute mix they submitted for the Collective Efforts contest for a chance to open for Steve Aoki. They spent 20 hours on that mix, working after school and work to get it exactly the way they envisioned. Katz’s roommates even got annoyed by them playing the same songs over and over again to tweak them. But it was all worth it when they found out they won. It was a big shock, since they were hundreds of votes behind the first-place DJ. However, the contest was judged on quality of mix, how contemporary it was and the number of

votes. Animal Kontrol’s mix was deemed to be the highest quality. “I was pretty stoked and a little jealous because I used to be right there with them,” Moelter said. “Nonetheless, it was very exciting and I wish I could have come up to see them perform.” After they shook off the nerves of playing for such a big crowd, Katz and Donahue tried to soak up as much of the experience as they could, even filming some of it on stage with a GoPro camera. “It was awesome sharing that moment with him,” Katz said. “We had worked together before and so once you push play, you are in

the zone and you don’t really have to think about it. I was kind of nervous before, but it was just like any other thing we had ever done.” One moment that stuck out to both Katz and Donahue was when they played “All Me” by Drake and the whole crowd sang along. While both Katz and Donahue enjoy DJing, they ANNE KNAPKE | MULTIMEDIA JOURNALIST are pursuing other career paths at the moment. KONTROL YOURSELF | Animal Kontrol brought beats to the Rec “I tried to network as While reflecting on the to do it for myself,” Donamuch as I could after the concert,” Katz said. “I love footage of Katz and him- hue said. “I want to be able doing it. The reality is that self performing at the Steve to share the experience. If you have to pursue an ac- Aoki performance, Do- it’s just me up there, it is not tual career path for a little nahue said it wouldn’t be quite the same as sharing the bit, but I think if the oppor- nearly as cool as if it was experience with someone who I have known for almost my tunity presented itself, we only him up there. “I didn’t want to be a DJ whole college experience.” would definitely jump.”

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Philly rockers deepen their following Parker Evans @parker_d_evans Parker Evans is an economics senior and Mustang News music columnist. The members of Modern Baseball are more firebrand pastors than punk rockers. They make music meant to be played live and loud in a sweaty, beerdrenched Philadelphia basement with approximately 18 inches separating the band and crowd. Where Modern Baseball stands out, though, is that its crowds know every word to every song. Such is the energy and intensity of Modern Baseball. Like its Northeastern brothers-in-arms (and friends, not coincidentally) The Front Bottoms, these guys are particularly gifted at tapping into the minds of young, frustrated twenty-somethings with cracked iPhones and bittersweet memories of high school friends. The kids

lucky enough to be in the Philadelphia scene (where record stores sold out of the album’s preorder) are already acutely aware of the following of die-hard fans Modern Baseball has built, but You’re Gonna Miss It All will make inroads in expanding that base nationwide. Equal parts emo, punk and indie, Modern Baseball is settling into its groove, but don’t let any one of those adjectives throw you off. You’re Gonna Miss It All picks up right where it left off on Sports, the band’s fantastic 2012 debut. Guaranteed, there are kids all over the country who will find the intro track “Fine, Great” more galvanizing than the Braveheart speech. If you have a soft spot for raucous, anthemic singalong choruses like I do, you’ll be right at home. Most of the album is dedicated to the inner monologues of paranoid guys not far removed from high school. In the lead single “Your Graduation,” the narrator runs into an ex at

house party. “You f****** miss me,” he says, although it’s unclear if those words are spoken or thought. “There, I said it, I guess I’ll talk to you in a few months,” he spits before he goes on to second-guess himself for the 100th time. “Rock Bottom” paints a picture of a wicked hangover, but it’s the narrator’s sharp quips to the couple on the couch and mounting frustration with his increasingly bad case of the spins that bring the song to life. Over an energetic boilerplate rock riff, he finally makes his decision in the outro. “To hell with class, I’m skipping,” he tells his girl. “We can watch ‘Planet Earth’ and brainstorm tattoos.” For all its virtues, You’re Gonna Miss It All is a few songs too long. It’s no match in scope for the posterboy of punk grandiloquence, Titus Andronicus, but there’s still a literary intelligence seeping through every song, á la Say Anything or The Weak-

The audio files erthans. Alternating singers Brendan Lukens and Jacob Ewald both have a talent for easy conversation that makes their lyrics eminently listenable, authentic and often insightful. On “Apartment,” Ewald offers a neat summation of Modern Baseball’s current state: “All those classes in high school we fell asleep in, and now I

can hardly close my eyes.” There’s been a lot of ink spilled over what punk means in the 21st century, and with the Winter Olympics in full swing, the conversation about Pussy Riot has taken center stage. Those women use punk as a weapon to fight for feminism and free speech and against the current social state of Vladimir Putin’s Russia, but

in America today, the oppression felt by angsty punk kids comes from subjects much more shadowy and elusive. You’re Gonna Miss It All manages to capture the very modern blend of frustration, listlessness and resignation felt by a subset of 2014’s technologyobsessed youth. Even if it’s not punk in its purest form, it’s still a powerful sentiment.

New releases for Feb. 11 Tired of your same old playlists? Here are some new releases coming to your headphones Feb. 11. Modern Baseball — You’re Gonna Miss It All Band of Horses — Acoustic At The Ryman Eric Church — The Outsiders Noah Gundersen — Ledges

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HEART | Business administration junior and Hopeful Hearts club President Holly Kelly has been working to put together Cal Poly’s inaugural Dance Marathon, which will take place on Feb. 22. Hundreds of Post-it notes lining Robert E. Kennedy Library’s halls and bathrooms announced it. Chalk art in the Julian A. Mcphee University Union (UU) proclaiming “Dance your pants off!” hinted at it. So what is it? Cal Poly’s first annual dance marathon benefiting children with congenital heart defects. The Cal Poly Hopeful Hearts club partnered with Beta Theta Pi to plan the event, which has been in the works for a year and a half. Hopeful Hearts President and business administration junior Holly Kelly was inspired when she visited the University of California, Los Angeles’ dance marathon her freshman year. Around the same time, she learned about the Hopeful Hearts Foundation her former neighbors had started. They had three children who were affected by a heart defect. “We feel that with our time at Cal Poly, we can do more than just school,” Kelly said. “We have extra free time and it is such a cool cause. We want to

give back to the community in some way.” Kelly put the two ideas together and started working on the Dance Marathon that will be held on Feb. 22 from 6 p.m. to 4 a.m. at the Multi-Activity Center (MAC) in the back of the Recreation Center. Sixteen teams have registered for the event, the largest being Beta Theta Pi’s team with 40 members. Registration for dance teams has already closed, but students and community members can still get involved by purchasing morale tickets for $10 either online or in the UU every day from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Ticket holders can cheer on the teams from either 9 p.m. to 12 a.m., or 12 a.m. to 3 a.m. White Rabbit Productions is sponsoring the event by helping transform the MAC to inspire dancers to last the entire 10 hours. They will provide lighting, sound, DJs and projectors. DJs Travesty, Starane, Lion the Ferocious Beat and Karl Grand will all be performing in two-hour sets.

Food and drinks will be provided by California Pizza Kitchen and House of Bagels. All proceeds will go directly to the Hopeful Hearts Foundation. “The biggest thing that the foundation does is early detection promotion,” Kelly said. “The more people (who) know, the less of an issue it becomes. Children will be born with these heart defects, no one will know and then they will die soon after.” Almost all members of the Hopeful Hearts club either have a congenital heart disorder or know someone who has one. “Once I started the club and talked to more people, it was amazing how many people have a brother or sister with it,” Kelly said. “It really affects more people than we recognize.” Besides awareness, the foundation provides aid for families affected by congenital heart defects. Because this is the first dance marathon held at Cal Poly, the planning of such a big event has brought

its challenges. Julianna St. Geme, Hopeful Hearts vice president and agricultural business junior, has been Kelly’s right-hand woman. “It is a full-time job,” St. Geme said. “You can’t be doing something else and planning the marathon. You have to be able to dedicate people entirely to it.” Hopeful Hearts entertainment manager and kinesiology senior Michael Ray was in charge of booking the DJs. “It is definitely a challenge because we don’t have something to work off of from the past,” Ray said. “We have been in contact with the other dance marathons, who have been guiding us to see how they got their sponsors and how they got their faculty to

support them.” Not only is the general event planning a lot of work, but getting the event approved by the administration can be tough as well. Many clubs and organizations have tried and failed to organize a dance marathon. “Cal Poly faculty have been really helpful,” Ray said. “This could be considered a higher-risk event, just because people are dancing for so long. It is good to see the faculty working with us.” Though the planning is arduous, the payoff can be huge. “The proof is in the evidence,” Kelly said. “All of the other campuses that put on dance marathons are extremely successful. I stalk dance marathons all the time when I am procrastinating, so I know all of the details of all of them.”

Penn State’s dance marathon, which benefits pediatric cancer, has been around for 37 years, and is the biggest college dance marathon in the country with more than 5,000 participants, lasting 46 hours, and raising more than $12.5 million this past year. The Hopeful Hearts club hopes to make this year’s dance marathon successful so it can start to grow roots. “Every dance marathon that is successfully started, it usually grows and grows — their numbers double every year,” Kelly said. “We want it to be an every-year thing. I just want it to go forward. If we do it right the first time, I have no doubt that when people see it, they are not going to look back.”

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Farm Bill helps, but has flaws Eric Stubben is a mechanical engineering sophomore and Mustang News conservative columnist. These views do not necessarily reflect the opinion or editorial coverage of Mustang News. Growing more than 400 different crops across the state, California is the most agriculturally diverse state in the nation. The agriculture sector in California generates roughly $37.5 billion per year, more than any other state. If all of California’s agricultural land was gathered into one area, it would be almost three times the size of New York state. Needless to say, California agriculture is a big deal. That’s why when the federal Farm Bill was signed into effect last week, it was also a big deal. At first glance, the law looks like a sweeping reform from previous ones, but the differences really aren’t that stark. Though the Congressional compromise both thoroughly shocked and pleased me, the bill’s flaws are glaring. The main reform of this year’s Farm Bill is the switch from direct subsidies to more “need-based” or “safety net” subsidies for popular commodities. Prior to this year, qualifying farms across the country were paid a total of $5 billion each year in pre-determined subsidies, whether they grew their crops or not. Often demonized by Democrats as handouts to

corporate farms, this direct payment system was completely scrapped from this year’s version of the Farm Bill. Instead, two “safety net” systems were created and named to become the headline of the new bill. Collectively, the two safety net systems — the Price Loss Coverage (PLC) and Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) — are typically termed “crop insurance.” While farmers will decide which system they want to use, both have the same basic principle. With minor differences, the essence of each program is to pay out subsidies to farmers when crop prices fall to a predetermined amount under market value. Cotton farmers are separate from these programs, but are given their own (strikingly similar) Stacked Income Protection Plan. Similarly, ranchers are given new protection under the new Farm Bill. After the expiration of a previous Farm Bill in 2011, ranchers were hung out to dry until now. Following almost three years of droughts, fires, floods and freezes, two new livestock programs designate $7 billion toward protecting ranchers from losses during severe natural events. On the SNAP (formerly known as food stamps) side of the Farm Bill, Congressional Republicans found some ground. Though their original plan included $40 billion in cuts, they negotiated Democrats to a solid $8 billion in cuts, in which many

“While it’s disappointing to see unnecessarily long bills packed with earmarks it’s much more important that our nation keeps our agricultural sector on track.” ERIC STUBBEN | CONSERVATIVE COLUMNIST

@CPMustangSports For the first time in five games, the Cal Poly men’s basketball team scored at least 60 points, but it wasn’t enough for the Mustangs as they dropped their fourth straight contest with a 69-60 loss at Hawaii on Saturday night. Senior guard Kyle Odister and sophomore wing David Nwaba led Cal Poly with 12 points, while freshman guard Ridge Shipley knocked down several 3-pointers in the second half and scored nine points for the Mustangs. Cal Poly (8-14, 4-5 Big West) had no answer for the Rainbow Warriors’ big man Isaac Fotu, though, who scored a game-high 26 points on 10 of 13 shooting from the floor. It was Cal Poly's first loss to Hawaii since 1996, as the Mustangs had won five

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the right angle Republicans believe will help close loopholes within the food assistance program. While I’m excited for aggies to receive five years of guaranteed government support under the new Farm Bill, the 949-page bill doesn’t come without hazards. In his recent floor speech, Senator John McCain highlighted some of the earmarks and irresponsible spending tagged onto the Farm Bill. The bill allocates $100 million to research within America’s maple syrup industry and $12 million to research and promotion of American wool. Also, the bill wastes $5 million on a study to evaluate the impact of allowing schools to offer dried fruits and vegetables to students. Perhaps the worst waste of all comes in the form of $15 million allocated for the creation of a Catfish Office within the Department of Agriculture. Now, I love fishing and I love eating catfish, but these millions will be going toward federal employees, specially hired to perform

visual inspections of catfish. That’s just ludicrous. While the revised Farm Bill safety net includes a relatively high rate of return during poor crop years, the bill fails to make the safeguards easier to access. After a significant event, farmers and ranchers still have to jump through hoops to get to their safety net. The new bill does not address the hours upon hours of paperwork or inspections needed to access the safeguards. The new Farm Bill’s change from guaranteed direct payments to insurance-based safety net systems also separates the common taxpayer further from supporting agriculture. As President Barack Obama said when he signed the bill, “The Farm Bill saves tax payers’ hardearned dollars by making sure we only support farmers when disaster strikes or prices drop; it’s not just automatic.” This mindset is exactly what I warned against in my previous agriculture article. Because public perception of agri-

culture already centers on corporate farms, environmental issues and health standards, a system that only backs up farmers in times of difficulty will not take any action to change that. Overall, I believe the confidence and safety net that the new Farm Bill brings to our nation’s farmers outweighs the excessive greed and spending within the bill. While it’s disappointing to see unnecessarily long bills packed with earmarks it’s much more important that our nation keeps our agricultural sector on track. Last year, United States farmers exported $140.9 billion worth of agricultural exports. We are, by far, the top producer of agricultural products in the world. In that way, the Farm Bill is much more than some run-ofthe-mill law passed by Congress. It’s a bill that not only affects American farmers, but nutrition and food consumption around the world.

straight meetings entering the contest. The Mustangs, who trailed by 10 points early in the second half, made it interesting when junior forward Anthony Silvestri’s 3-pointer brought Cal Poly within one with 7:13 to go, but Hawaii finished the game on a 17-9 run to close out the victory. Senior forward Chris Eversley, Cal Poly’s pointsleader averaging 13.7 entering Saturday’s game, scored two points, both off free throws, as he went 0 for 5 from the field. Hawaii (16-7, 5-4) shot 48.9 percent from the floor to Cal Poly’s 38.6 percent and held the rebound edge, 38-22. Cal Poly continues a three-game road swing when the Mustangs travel to Cal State Northridge on Thursday. Stephan Teodosescu contributed to this report.

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fessionals and the collegiate athletes will once again part paths. Major League pitchers and catchers are scheduled to report to spring training on Thursday. But as for the Mustangs, the focus is now directed to their home opener next Friday against Kansas State, which made the NCAA Super Regionals in 2013.

“It’s great for us as a team to recognize the past and put a face to some of the names who have played here,” head coach Larry Lee said. “But we’re still a long way away from being ready. I think we’re getting closer, but we have question marks.” First pitch against the Wildcats is set for 6 p.m.

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Alumni baseball game ends in 2-2 tie Jefferson P. Nolan @Jefferson_Nolan Baseball almost never ends in a tie. But on Saturday afternoon, the 2014 Cal Poly Baseball Alumni Game did just that. The rain started falling in the eighth inning at Baggett Stadium, and just when it looked like the game would be called, former Cal Poly pitcher and current Baltimore Orioles starter Bud Norris took the field to persuade the rest of the players to close out the final inning. “There’s no tie in baseball,” Norris, who recently signed a $5.3 million contract deal with the Orioles, said. “These guys saw some competition today. I enjoyed it, and I definitely think I got manager of the year, so I’m excited about that.” Junior Nick Torres knocked in both Cal Poly runs, and former Mustang Brandon Roberts scored both Alumni runs for a nine-inning 2-2 tie. Norris, recently traded from the Houston Astros, has won 38 games in five Major League seasons. He’s compiled a 4.36 ERA with 700 strikeouts in 740 1/3 innings. According to Norris, Saturday was the best reunion a Cal Poly graduate could wish for.

HOOPS continued from pg 12. participate, but Mimnaugh said she wanted to preserve her star point guard for next week’s set of home games. “Jonae was going to be brave and go for us today, but

“It’s just fun to talk to these guys and get to know them on a personal level,” Norris said. “I wanted to talk to the kids. These guys have a big opportunity playing Division I baseball, and some of them are going to try and further their careers and get into professional baseball.” Most class reunions are stuffed in hazy auditoriums, where awkward acquaintances reunite and name tags are necessary. But that wasn’t the case at Baggett Stadium on Saturday afternoon. Everyone knew each other, and the name tags became numbers on a jersey. “It was a great day to come back and see Cal Poly again,” Norris said. “To come back and see all the alumni, the guys that I played with and those who came before me.” Though the fog sank low and a light rain fell lazily on the field, there was no bringing down the spirits of the alumni during the game. The players often batted out of order. The older alumni took their turn at the plate. “It’s nostalgic (coming back to Baggett Stadium), but I truly never really left this place,” said Logan Schafer, a former Cal Poly outfield-

er and current Milwaukee Brewer. “You leave a little part of you here, and when you come back, you just pick right back up where you left off. It’s such a special place and one of the most beautiful

I thought it was more prudent to try to hold her back if we could in this game,” Mimnaugh said. The Mustangs began the game on the wrong side of an 8-0 run by Hawaii, and the deficit grew to as large as nine, but Cal Poly fought back

to lead 31-29 at half time. Mimnaugh stressed the necessity of involving Schlemer during her halftime speech after the senior scored four points in the first half. “At halftime, coach Faith told them to look inside

places in the world … even in the rain.” Schafer, an outfielder for the Brewers, played the majority of the 2013 season on the big league roster. He finished the season hitting

.211 and amassed 15 doubles, three triples and four round-trippers. “It is a dream … it really is,” Schafer said of playing Major League Baseball. “It’s so much fun, and I try to not

take a moment for granted.” During the game on Saturday, the players laughed openly on the field, once

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REUNITED | The Cal Poly baseball team tied the the alumni team at two in the 2014 Cal Poly Baseball Alumni Game on Saturday. more,” Schlemer said. The senior center came out hot in the second half, scoring 10 of the team's first 11 points in the second period. Schlemer and Elegado led the Mustangs to a comfortable lead in the closing minutes of the game, but Hawaii

battled back to within a single possession. It took a game-winning jumper from Elegado with 20 seconds left to seal the deal. “I felt like that shot just hit the momentum and the crowd went wild,” Elegado said. The victory marks the sixth

consecutive win for the team and ninth in its last 10 games. The Mustangs will look to distance themselves from the rest of their Big West opponents as they face Cal State Northridge and Long Beach State at the MAC this coming week.

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Monday, February 10, 2014

Women’s hoops extends streak with win over Hawaii Evan Morter @EvanMorter The Cal Poly women's basketball team defeated Hawaii for the second time this year in a 62-60 victory at Mott Athletics Center (MAC) on Saturday, extending its home record to 9-0. Cal Poly was fueled by the production of its two leading scorers, senior center Molly Schlemer with 20 points and junior Ariana Elegado with 25. “Our fans are amazing,” Schlemer said. “In the four years I’ve been here, I don’t think there’s been so many fans at every single game. It’s just an atmosphere like no other gym that we play in. Just knowing that we’re playing at home and in Mott is just a great feeling.” Cal Poly is firing on all cylinders with a record of 8-1 in Big West play. The Mustangs are currently in first place in the conference standings with seven games remaining in the regular season. Cal Poly is beginning to pick up momentum as each player finds her role on the team, Schlemer said. “You shut one of us down and other people are going to attack you,” she said. “It’s going to help us as we develop and as others find their strengths. We have to keep noticing those strengths and use them to our advantage.” Schlemer is the team’s leader in the post, with an arsenal of moves with her back to the basket. She became the 10th player in program history to surpass 1,000 career points as her last bucket on Saturday pushed her to 1,001 points as a Mustang.

Junior Taryn Garza had a game-high 12 boards against the Rainbow Wahine, while Elegado led all scorers with her 25. “She’s a great player,” head coach Faith Mimnaugh said of Elegado. “Who doesn’t love to see her play? I think that she can play professional basketball. She’s a fun player. She loves her teammates and loves to make everybody else better. If she’s not the best guard in the conference, I don’t know who is.” Elegado averages 17 points, five assists, and four boards per game. This trifecta of production is all part of the blessing she has received from her spiritual devotion, Elegado said. “Honestly, I’d say it’s all about God,” she said. “Just having faith, having my teammates believe in me and having that mentality that no one can stop us.” Elegado maintains a team-first mentality in light of her success this season, and she is confident in the team’s ability to bring home some hardware after the Big West tournament. “We’re definitely moving forward,” she said. “I feel like we’re definitely on the same page as far as trying to win a championship. Everyone’s been stepping up lately.” Senior Jonae Ervin, who scored 37 points against Hawaii earlier in the season, was out with a knee injury in Saturday’s game. Ervin expressed her desire to

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SPOTTING UP | Senior guard Nwamaka Ofodu scored four points in the Cal Poly women’s basketball 62-60 win over Hawaii.