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Cal Poly baseball took all three games of its season-opening series against No. 22 Kansas State this past weekend. see BASEBALL, pg 12.
MATT IMHOF, JUNIOR PITCHER
A good start Junior pitcher Matt Imhof recorded a Division I school record-tying 14 strikeouts in Friday night’s opener against Kansas State. He allowed two hits in 7 innings pitched to lead the Mustangs in a 3-0 win.
Sam Sullivan @ssulli04 Bullet shells litter the ground at his feet. They are scattered over the dirt and gravel, ranging in size and color. They stretch from where he sits to all over the range itself. “This is the ‘evil’ AR-15, the one they are always trying to ban,” Dylan Hardy yells over the sound of firearms, aiming the device at a metal target. The shells fly in all directions each time a shot is fired. Some hit the man to Hardy’s right, who’s positioning to shoot his own gun. Hardy, a manufacturing engineering sophomore, shot his first gun when he was approximately 12 years old. >>
see GUNS, pg 2. BRENNA SWANSTON | ARTS REPORTER
The Temptations bring soul to the stage Kelly Trom @kttrom PREVIEW R&B/soul group The Temptations brought Motown back this past Valentine’s Day with its performance at the Christopher Cohan Performing Arts Center. During the performance, the five Temptations members reflected back to Motown Records. The soulful band hit on both melodic and and dance tunes, as well as its classic, “My Girl.” Local trio The Damon Castillo Band opened the show. The event was a benefit performance presented by Rotary Club of San Luis Obispo de Tolosa. >>
see TEMPTATIONS, pg 6. KELLY TROM | ARTS REPORTER
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NEW FRATERNITY PARTY RULES YOU NEED TO KNOW...
No 1
What a party is
A party is anything that occurs at a chapter or satellite house, during a greek event, in any situation sponsored by the chapter, or any event an observer would associate with the chapter.
No 2
When parties must be registered
All parties with fewer than 100 people must be registered at least five business days beforehand, and parties with more than 100 people must be registered at least 10 business days in advance.
No 3
What’s on the paperwork
Registration paperwork for parties will include the date, time, location, description and purpose of the party, a risk management policy and the expected number of guests.
Guns continued from pg 1. His mother is “anti-gun,” but his father comes from a “good ol’ conservative family,” where guns have been passed down through the generations, Hardy said. The family doesn’t do much hunting, but they enjoy “plinking,” or shooting targets for fun. “It’s just fun to me; I’m not sure why,” Hardy said. “I just enjoy it.” Certain policies, including concealed carry permits and getting permission from the university president, allow licensed owners to carry firearms on campus. Hardy said from what he’s found, the Cal Poly community doesn’t believe gun control policies work. “Because, you know, they know the party culture, the alcohol, the drugs — they know those prohibitions don’t work, so why would a gun prohibition do any better?” he said. Hardy keeps his guns at his parents’ house in Nipomo. English senior Chris Gasser is from Roseville, and keeps most of his guns there. He does, however, keep some of them at his home in San Luis Obispo. But neither student lives in
their hometown anymore. And, according to them, Cal Poly has a different attitude toward firearms. “My experience at Cal Poly has been very polarized,” Gasser said. “I’ve encountered people who are very pro-Second Amendment and very pro-firearm, and I’ve encountered people who are very against firearms.” Gasser said he hasn’t seen too many moderate opinions. University Police Chief George Hughes said he thinks Cal Poly is in a similar situation with many other campuses in terms of people’s attitudes toward guns. “I think we have people who think we should have more restrictions, and then we have just as many who think we should have less restrictions and allow people to carry guns wherever they want,” he said. Concealed carry Cal Poly falls under the Gun-Free School Zone Act, which states no one, whether or not they are associated with the school, can bring a weapon onto campus. Weapons include firearms, knives larger than 2.5 inches, daggers, tasers, bows and arrows, swords
For sororities, party rules a moot point Maria Zelada Special to Mustang News Regardless of what happened with the greek life party registration compromise passed this week, there is one group that wouldn’t be hosting parties either way: Panhellenic sororities. “None of the sororities are allowed to throw parties,” Panhellenic President and business administration junior Danielle Durante said. “That’s actually an NPC rule — which is National Panhellenic Council — and it’s really just for liability reasons. You know, with alcohol, there is just a very slippery slope.” There is no specific mandate against sororities throwing parties, but the NPC policies and procedures for college Panhellenics mandate that Panhellenic events be alcohol-free. Sororities and fraternities are run independently of one another, and the groups have different standards. These differences, Durante said, might be beneficial to sorority members. “I think some women might find it inconvenient, but at the end of the day, it really does protect all sororities from taking on that liability that comes with underage drinking and even excessive alcohol amounts,” she said. “But I do understand why some people would be frustrated that the men and women are different at the standard level.”
No 4
Where parties can be
No 5
When parties can be
All off-campus parties must be at the chapter facility, a registered satellite house or a contracted third-party venue.
Parties on school nights are not allowed. They must end by 1 a.m. and can’t last longer than 5 hours.
No 6
Who can be at parties
All parties must be closed events with guest lists finalized 24 hours before the party.
No 7
Who can drink at parties
Guests will be checked off the list and required to show proof of age and identity when they arrive. Those 21 and up must be have wristbands to drink, but anyone who is visibly intoxicated when they arrive must be turned away. No underage drinking is allowed.
and more, Hughes said. The exceptions to this rule include police officers, armed guards or if someone has permission from the president or his designee — in this case, Hughes. For example, if a professor is lecturing about Civil War weapons and wants to bring one in, he or she can get permission to do so. Additionally, if someone has a concealed weapon permit from the state of California, they may bring their firearm on campus and in the buildings. A concealed weapon only applies to firearms, Hughes said, and they have to be concealable. “What that means is, basically, it has to be a handgun,” he said. The San Luis Obispo County Sheriff determines whether someone receives a permit. According to Hughes, someone has to show they are “of good-standing moral character,” which requires the Sheriff to check that person for a history of crimes, violence and to see if there is a history of mental illness, and that the person isn’t “a convicted felon of several different types of crimes.” And in this county, some-
one also has to show a need or cause for that permit. For example, if someone received communication threatening his or her life, that could be considered a need, Hughes said. Concealed or not, firearms are not allowed in the residence halls. And according to the Agriculture Student Housing License Agreement for 2013-14, no weapons are allowed in agricultural unit houses, either. Hardy, who lives in Poly Canyon Village, said he would like to have his guns with him. “Personally, I want to keep my guns in my room with me,” he said. “But I know people don’t like that, so (we) could probably find a good compromise there.” Cal Poly has seen a few gunrelated incidents. In February 2013, the University Police Department (UPD) confiscated a rifle from Sierra Madre Hall. This past November, a former football player was shot because of an alleged drug deal; one suspect was identified and charged with four felonies earlier this month. And the first week of fall quarter, a student died when he shot himself inside a house near campus.
Sociology freshman Irene Ouyang, a member of Kappa Alpha Theta, said she doesn’t have a problem with not being able to host parties, but it might be a good thing if they were allowed. “It doesn’t make a difference in the party scene, but I definitely think that girls could throw parties and still keep it classy,” she said. “It could also be beneficial for girls if they could have a party at their own house.” Hosting their own parties could make sorority members feel more secure, said Jerusha Beebe, a psychology senior and president of Triota, Cal Poly’s national women’s honor society. “I understand why you would have that rule, but I feel like parties happen all the time, so why not have them available for sororities to throw?” Beebe said. “Having the ability to throw parties would probably make them safer, just because the women are kind of in a women environment. It’s their space. They are comfortable there.” Durante said sorority parties could be a warmer environment, but they could present an exclusivity issue. “The women would hold themselves to higher standards, especially since their nationals are involved,” Durante said. “They wouldn’t be able to throw inappropriate-themed parties as often, or even at all. But I think it would still be pretty limited to sorority women, so it wouldn’t really be the same type of parties that are occurring with the men.”
No 8
What’s not allowed
No 9
What booze you can bring
Kegs, handles, cases of beer and other large volumes of alcohol are not allowed. Hard alcohol, beer bongs, shots, drinking games and other activities that “encourage inappropriate drinking” behaviors are also banned.
Students 21 and older can bring no more than a six-pack of 12-oz. beers or one bottle of wine.
No 10
If someone’s in trouble
No 11
If someone breaks the rules
A chapter that acts responsibly in getting an individual medical attention will receive amnesty if it’s determined the individual didn’t have access to alcohol at the event.
If chapters don’t follow the policy, they will receive a warning for the first violation, a meeting with the dean for the second and social suspension for the third.
The number of school shootings remained steady this year, according to an Associated Press article published in February, despite increased emphasis on security after the shooting at Connecticut’s Sandy Hook Elementary School in 2012. Teachers packing One debate after the Sandy Hook shooting has centered on teachers carrying guns in order to protect themselves and their classrooms. Hughes, however, disagrees with this approach. “Personally, I don’t think that will help,” he said. “I don’t think that more guns will solve the problem of an active shooter on campus.” It comes down to a couple of things, he said: One, there would have to be a significant amount of training that comes along with taking the responsibility of having that gun. He said the second reason involves the teacher’s motivation for having that gun — is it to protect him or herself or also the classroom? By California State University mandate, UPD has to train at least once a year for active shooter situations. Hughes said UPD
tries to train at least two to three times a year. Hughes said police officers take responsibility and reliability for every bullet discharged from their gun, but wondered how that responsibility would transfer to faculty and students. For example, if the bullet goes astray and hits someone else, would a faculty member be willing to take on that liability? He considers it the same for students carrying firearms: Would the students be held to the same standard as police officers, he asked, or would they just start shooting wildly, possibly hitting innocent people trying to run away? Hardy disagrees. He said if teachers were trained properly, they would be responsible with their firearm. Gasser said he believes if the teacher is competent and comfortable with a firearm, they should be allowed to defend themselves and their students. “But I don’t think it should be a requirement, especially if somebody is not competent or willing to use a firearm,” he said. “Because that would just put them in a situation where it wouldn’t be healthy.”
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LOCKED AND LOADED | “Personally, I want to keep my guns in my room with me,” Dylan Hardy said. “But I know people don’t like that, so (we) could probably find a good compromise there.”
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Classes still top student success fee spending
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FEE-SIBLE | Interim vice president of academic affairs and co-chair of the Student Success Fee Allocation Advisory Committee Stan Nosek (left) has recognized students’ support of the fee.
Nosek, Colombini weigh in on fee allocations Samantha Sullivan @ssulli04 The final increase to the Student Success Fee will occur in Fall 2014, and the Student Success Fee Allocation Advisory Committee has decided how those funds will be spent. The 2014-15 budget for the fee will be the last to see a significant increase, so a majority of the Student Success Fee money has already been allocated. Interim vice president of academic affairs and co-chair of the committee Stan Nosek said from now on, very little new money will be allocated each year. “The committee now goes into an assessment stage,” Nosek said. “What are we going to do to look at these three years of allocations of student funds to see if they are meeting the goal?” Nosek, who began his interim role this academic year, said he thinks the process has worked well for student success, particularly because students have given input about what they want and need. “It seems to me it is an incredible support for student success on this campus,” Nosek said. “I’m very impressed that students would vote themselves this amount of money, seeing that as state funding is reducing that our Learn by Doing commitment could be denigrated in some way if we don’t have additional resources to get more classes to hire the faculty.” Associated Students, Inc. President and agricultural
business senior Jason Colombini is the other co-chair of the advisory committee. He helps organize and facilitate meetings and votes on the proposals. Colombini said there are more items proposed than can be funded, so the committee goes through the proposal lineitem by line-item to determine what should be fully funded, partially funded or not funded at all, he said. Two members of the academic senate, two faculty members and two staff members are also part of the committee. There are six student members in addition to Colombini that represent each of the academic colleges. According to Colombini, the allocations align well with what students voted for three years ago in terms of where they wanted the money to go. “Most of the money goes toward access to student classes,” Colombini said. “That was the No. 1 thing students said they wanted ... money to go to, so I’m glad that’s the one being funded the most.” Approximately $9.2 million out of the total $14.9 million that makes up the 2014-15 budget goes to helping students access classes. Provost Kathleen Enz Finken said every college has new positions coming. “I’d say that’s pretty good,” she said. Enz Finken, who is in charge of academic affairs, and Vice President for Student Affairs Keith Humphrey presented proposals to the committee for things under their departments they’d like to see funded with the money. Enz Finken said she and Humphrey worked together in creating their proposals, so the requests are reasonable for the committee to work with.
Almost all the money in the ongoing column of the report is allocated for hiring faculty and staff, Enz Finken said. New money refers to Student Success Fee funds going to that program for the first time. Access to additional classes, for example, received an ongoing $7,199,583 and a new $2,000,000. Enz Finken said most of that money is being used to hire approximately 30 to 40 tenure faculty members. The renewed column is not necessarily ongoing funds, however. Enz Finken said that column consists of programs the committee allocated funds to this past year that she or Humphrey decided are valuable and asked to be funded again this year. For example, the section entitled “technology and digital resources” is almost exclusive to the library and information technology, Enz Finken said. The digital resources include journals and other online resources available for research, which have licenses Cal Poly must pay for. These are required to be a part of the ongoing funds. In every case, the funds have improved programs and services, Enz Finken said. “I think in the overall picture, the funds have been allocated very well to address some very, very pertinent needs, and in many cases they are things that touch on a large segment of the student population,” Enz Finken said. “And I know on our side, from the academic affairs side, without that money we would not be able to serve students as well as we’d like.”
$9.2 million
PORTION OF TOTAL 2013-14 STUDENT SUCCESS FEE ALLOCATED TO STUDENT ACCESS TO CLASSES
Students call for additional classes Suha Saya @suhasaya The majority of the money funded by Cal Poly’s Student Success Fee is once again going toward additional classes in 2014-15. For the next fiscal year, Cal Poly is expecting about $14.9 million in revenue through the Student Success Fee. Of that amount, approximately $9.2 million will be spent on additional classes, Associate Vice Provost for Systems and Resources Kimi Ikeda said. “Although we don’t have the report on how many classes were added for this year, last year an additional 30,000 seats were offered with funding in the fiscal year of 20122013,” she said. The average unit load for students also changed from 14.34 in previous years to 14.39 last year. “This means that students were taking, on average, more classes than they had in the past,” she said. “Those were the two indicators we looked at to see that we were being successful and offering more courses.” While the $2 million added into the nearly $7.2 million continuing fund for additional classes will be spent on hiring 30 to 40 tenure faculty members, the university is not only measuring the effects of the
fee by the number of professors. Cal Poly is specifically noting the effects of the fee based on the number of class seats and class sections added, Ikeda said. “If you have one professor offering a course of 200 seats vs. one of 24 seats, you’re seeing the benefit of the 200,” Ikeda said. “We wanted to make sure that students actually saw how many class seats and class sections were being offered rather than just the number of courses, because there can be a significant difference there.” The decision to spend the majority of the money on additional classes was because of student demand to do so, Associated Students, Inc. President and agricultural business senior Jason Colombini said. “This is something that the students really expressed they wanted the most — both when the fee was passed and now,” he said. “At the start of the committee this year, we had six students on there — each student represented a different college — and most of the colleges said their students really wanted money to be spent on access to additional classes.” The university, however, is still having difficulty determining students’ desires in terms of classes. “We’re unclear if students want classes at certain times with certain faculty, or if they just want more classes offered,” Ikeda said. Ikeda said there is space in many classes that students don’t want to take, such as those at 7 a.m. or on Friday afternoons. “We’re trying to figure out what it really is,” she said. “If
it’s really that we don’t have enough courses out there that students can’t take, or if it’s because they’re being specific in which ones they want to take.” But Ikeda explained offering classes isn’t the only thing that will help students in the upcoming years. “Helping students graduate by offering more courses is more than just about offering classes,” she said. “It’s having good advisors that help them figure out exactly what courses they need to graduate — having faculty to help students know what courses in their major to take. And all those things are also aided by the Student Success Fee.” The fee, which was implemented over a three-year period, began as a rate of $160 per quarter and generated approximately $8.6 million in 2012-13. This academic year, the rate went up to $210 per quarter and generated approximately $11.7 million. In Fall 2014, the rate will go up to $260 per quarter. Budget director Victor Brancart said this will be the final increase. Though no increased allocations will be made in the upcoming years, there will still be an active committee in the future to determine if the money should be divided differently. “In future years, there won’t be increased allocations to look at,” Colombini said. “So now the committee will basically look at the charge of those annual reports, look through the website, get the reports back from each group that’s funded to make sure it’s still going to students’ priorities and it’s still going to the students.”
“Although we don’t have the report on how many classes were added for this year, last year an additional 30,000 seats were offered with funding in the fiscal year of 2012-2013.” KIMI IKEDA | ASSOCIATE VICE PROVOST FOR SYSTEMS AND RESOURCES
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Students could be decision makers on CLA fee increase Benjy Egel @BenjyEgel If Associated Students, Inc. (ASI) President Jason Colombini gets his way, an advisory vote on a College of Liberal Arts (CLA) fee increase will directly affect whether or not the fee is implemented. CLA students will vote on whether to implement a $112 quarterly College-Based Fee during the course of two days in late February. After hearing the students’ response, Cal Poly President Jeffrey Armstrong will make the final call. Though Armstrong isn’t technically required to take the vote into consideration, Colombini said he would object if the university president tries to pass any resolution other than the students’ expressed preference. “If they were trying to move forward without a majority of students in favor, I’m sure I would step in and ASI would step in,” Colombini said. “Ultimately, there needs to be a majority of students voting for it. And that’s a hard line.” The fee increase would go toward educational add-ons, hiring additional CLA professors and opening more sections of popular classes. The university followed standard protocol by giving students a 30-day waiting period between the announcement of the vote and its implementation. Students last voted on a fee increase in February 2012, when they recommended by a narrow margin to approve the Student Success Fee, which is now in effect. University officials have used the Student Success Fee as a rough model to
conduct the new vote, Campus Fee Advisory Committee (CFAC) representative and political science junior Jeff Thomson said. While full-time employees and elected students handle most administrative matters, the entire student body needs to have a say on tuition changes, Thomson said. “The student body is voting because it is a fee that directly involves them … just as the student body voted on the Student Success Fee,” he wrote in an email to Mustang News. “Elected officials such as the ASI Board of Directors are not involved because this concerns one particular college and not the university as a whole.” Thomson said he expects most CLA students to vote, since the fee would directly affect their personal finances and education. “I think the voter turnout will be high per the nature of the proposal,” he said. “The CLA has always had high voter turnout, and its students are very passionate about their education. I think the vote will be close either way.” ASI has not yet decided whether students will vote through the My Cal Poly Portal or through a campuswide email, Thomson said. CLA put up flyers around campus advertising the programs that extra money would go towards. Students must decide whether the improvements are worth an additional $336 per academic year — a total of $1,344 over a four-year student’s college career. Parttime students pay half the cost, $56 per quarter. The increase would bring College-Based Fees up to
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MR. PRESIDENT | Though Colombini is usually hesitant to push for extra spending, the fee increase would benefit CLA students, he said.
“If they were trying to move forward without a majority of students in favor, I’m sure I would step in and ASI would step in. Ultimately, there needs to be a majority of students voting for it. And that’s a hard line.” JASON COLOMBINI | ASI PRESIDENT $291 per quarter for liberal arts students, which is the current rate of every other academic college. Though Colombini is normally hesitant to advocate extra spending, he said the equalizing effect would benefit CLA students. “Normally, you should be wary about a fee increase, but this is one just to put them in balance with the other colleges,” he said. “If
anything, it’s kind of surprising that it wasn’t balanced to begin with.” Child development junior Rick Gallegos, who described himself as a student publicizer and “deputy” to CLA Dean Doug Epperson, said he often heard talks of raising tuition during his two years at Cuesta College. Cuesta students grew frustrated when tuition increased with no explana-
tion, Gallegos said. Promotional tools like the flyers and a soon-to-be-released video are supposed to advertise the services the fee increase would provide. “(Cuesta) always threatened an increase, but they never specify why,” Gallegos said. “It’s really nice to actually hear an explanation.” Epperson’s office has done most of the legwork for the proposed fee increase, like
drafting language and analyzing which programs need additional boosting. Epperson has hosted two open forums on the proposal since the announcement of a vote. Additional forums will be held Feb. 18 and 19 at 6:10 p.m. in Graphic Arts (building 26), room 215 and Feb. 20 at 6:10 p.m. in the Julian A. McPhee University Union (building 65), room 220.
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Phantogram’s latest album all style, no substance
The audio files Parker Evans @parker_d_evans Parker Evans is an economics senior and Mustang News music columnist. If some tracks from Phantogram’s latest album sound like you’ve heard them before, that’s probably because you have. Of the 11 tracks on Voices, six have been prereleased either as singles or part of this past year’s selftitled four-song EP. Even if you haven’t actively sought out the group’s music, you’ll probably be familiar with at
least a few snippets here and there, because Phantogram is in the business of making uniquely earwormy electronic rock. For the uninitiated, Phantogram is a band that actively tries to defy genrefication. The duo is equally comfortable within the frame of a trippy hip-hop beat, shoegaze murmur or straight-up rock guitar. Guitarist Josh Carter and keyboardist Sarah Barthel (both handle singing duties, but Barthel does most of the heavy lifting) are still trying to hold their ground in the middle of a new generation of electro-rock. Voices attempts
to be more energetic than The XX, more controlled than Sleigh Bells and darker than STRFKR. As it turns out, the middle is a boring place to be. Make no mistake, Phantogram excels at writing hooks. Tracks like “Black Out Days” and “Fall In Love” will get your head bobbing and keep it bobbing for days, but catchiness doesn’t always translate into good songwriting and too often, tracks lose their punch around the midpoint. LCD Soundsystem proved it’s possible to make eminently catchy electrorock without sacrificing humor or pathos, but without
any kind of lyrical punch and not much in the way of emotional resonance, Voices doesn’t give the listener much beyond the surface to hold the listener’s attention. Of course, there are some exceptions. Voices’ most striking song, “Never Going Home,” kicks off with Carter singing into an effect that mimics Phil Collins’ voice well enough to warrant a double take. From there, the song actually evolves into a confident chorus punctuated by Barthel’s airy sighs and some quirky spaghetti western percussion.
It’s a perfect example of what Phantogram can do when the hook justifies the song. Similarly, “Bill Murray” eschews gimmicky loops in favor of a pulsing synthesizer to create a layered soundscape that could be the sonic love child of James Murphy and Ben Bridwell. “Howl at the Moon” finds Barthel doing her best impression of Metric’s Emily Haines in what is a perfect microcosm of Voices. It’s upbeat, earwormy and well-produced, but it’s also jumpy and unfocused. By all accounts,
Phantogram’s live shows are nothing short of spectacular, but that level of danceable coolness is difficult to sustain throughout an entire album. When you live and die by the hook, there’s little room for error, and while Phantogram’s steps are far too calculated to allow for a misstep, there’s simply not enough substance to carry a whole album. Voices is still worth a listen, but if you like movie trailers, television or shopping, you’re probably going to hear most of the best parts anyway.
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Temptations bring Motown to campus
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Kelly Trom @kttrom Love and nostalgia mixed in the air of the Christopher Cohan Performing Arts Center (PAC) on Valentine’s Day evening. The classic ‘60s R&B/soul group The Temptations took the stage in bright red suits as part of the 14th annual Rotary Club of San Luis Obispo de Tolosa Benefit Performance. But before The Temptations danced onto the stage in a choreographed line, local San Luis Obispo trio The Damon Castillo Band performed original songs about loves gone right and wrong.
“Every day is Valentine’s Day,” Castillo said smoothly as he slung his guitar on and started singing “Good Lovin’,” a single he wrote for Valentine’s Day this past year, to kick off the show. A mix of eros, humor and flattery weaved its way through Castillo’s lyrics. Castillo broached a variety subjects, singing about forgetting to leave the toilet seat down, the beauty of women just the way they are and a “bad girl” he just can’t help but love. The Damon Castillo Band left the stage on a sentimental note with “One Life Stand” — a song about a one night stand that turned into a marriage. After a 10-minute intermis-
sion, The Temptations were up to bring a vintage Motown feeling to the audience. The band started playing the introduction to “I’m Gonna Make You Love Me,” originally performed with Diana Ross and The Supremes. Behind the stage, the band harmonized “After all these years, we’re still here” as they readied themselves to come on stage. Walking in a single-file line, they graced the stage with synchronized choreography. The crowd ate up the energy and some even got out of their seats to sing along to the famous hit. The Temptations’ set contrasted the modern, recent songs of Castillo, but
carried the same eternal themes of love, desire and, of course, temptation. All five of The Temptations members reminisced between songs about Motown Records and successful singles the group has performed over the years. The only original member left, Otis Williams, addressed the fact that he was a “shy guy” and answered his fans’ requests to sing more lead parts. Belting out the first lines of “For Your Love,” Williams slowed down the set with slow, melodic lyrics. The mood didn’t stay slow for long, however, as audience members were asked to pull out their cell phones
and sing and dance along to “Get Ready.” The audience was full of couples, young and old, singing to the classic songs they all knew, whether they heard them when they first came out or when their parents played them on the radio. Business administration seniors Jessica Tang and Joseph Pak came to the performance for a Valentine’s Day date. Pak surprised Tang with tickets when she mentioned the concert to him a few weeks beforehand. Tang grew up listening to the band with her dad and watching movies about Motown legends with friends. “I love Motown, and The Temptations are No. 1,” Tang said. “Of course, it would have been cool to see all the original members,
but it is cool to get the feeling of what they would have been like.” Though there weren’t many Cal Poly students in the audience, both Pak and Tang said they would have regretted not going to the show. “How many people do you know that have seen The Temptations live? I don’t know of any,” Pak said. Pak’s favorite song was “My Girl,” and judging from how many voices sang along, the same was true for most of the audience. As soon as the well-known six ascending guitar notes opened the song, the audience swayed back and forth. The Temptations lined back up and left the stage as the guitar riff closed out the song, bringing the performance full circle.
“I love Motown, and The Temptations are No. 1. Of course, it would have been cool to see all the original members, but it is cool to get the feeling of what they would have been like.” JESSICA TANG | BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION SENIOR
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Vagina Monologues celebrates women, empowerment Aryn Sanderson
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V FOR VICTORY | The Vagina Monologues came to the Christopher Cohan Performing Arts Center this past Valentine’s Day weekend. The play was written by Eve Ensler as part of a cultural movement. A lithe young woman, blonde, in spandex shorts and a loose white T-shirt walks by me. Her running shoes hit the ground, tap-tap, tap-tap. She walks without strutting, a fast gait aimed to get her from point A (her residence hall) to point B (the Recreation Center). A college-aged man in a bright blue beanie rolls down the window to his silver car and shoves his head out the window, shouts at her: “Hey!” At the shock of his deep, booming voice, the young woman removes her iPod headphones and turns around. “Which way is the gym?” he asks her, innocently enough. Having just crossed the street near the Christopher Cohan Performing Arts Center (PAC), she points down the steps, then motions to the left. He nods, then pounds on the gas. As he zooms off, he hollers out his car window at her: “But you’d get a better workout in my bedroom this way!” The other men in his car gurgle out laughter from the back seat. Laughter bubbles out of them like water fountains, and I can hear the
echoes of their cackles as they round the corner. The young woman puts back in her headphones and keeps walking. I turn around and continue toward the PAC to watch “The Vagina Monologues.” ----“CUNT!” That’s right. Cunt. Audience members at “The Vagina Monologues” had plenty of opportunities to say, even shout, it. Reclaim “cunt,” the monologue said. And reclaim cunt, they did. This past Friday — the show’s premiere — wasn’t just Valentine’s Day. It was also V-Day, a day celebrating “Victory, Valentine and Vagina.” V-Day is dedicated to increasing awareness for the fight to stop violence against women and girls worldwide. “Vagina veterans,” or “vagina warriors” as they’re often called, know what that means at Cal Poly: The monologues have arrived. This year, the 11th annual Cal Poly performance of the play was per-
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formed Thursday through Sunday, as hosted by the Gender Equity Center (GEC). “I found it very inspiring to women, and I really thought, as serious as it was at times, it was enjoyable,” architectural engineering freshman Nerissa Denenberg said. “Seeing them own it and not be embarrass(ed) to talk about these things made it really empowering.” “The Vagina Monologues,” a play written by Eve Ensler, is part of a cultural movement seeking change in social attitudes towards women. “‘The Vagina Monologues’ are just one example of the way the Gender Equity Center puts forth effort to make sure gender and its effects on our lives are being talked about,” GEC graduate assistant Katherine Beglin said.
“I found it very inspiring to women, and I really thought, as serious as it was at times, it was enjoyable. Seeing them own it and not be embarrass(ed) to talk about these things made it really empowering.” NERISSA DENENBERG | ARCHITECTURAL ENGINEERING FRESHMAN “We want to make sure this conversation doesn’t stop at the end of the performance.” All proceeds benefited VDay’s spotlight campaign on Campus Rising for One Billion Rising for Justice, RISE, Safer and the Women’s Shelter program of San Luis Obispo.
Though assistant coordinator for the GEC Tammie Velasquez doesn’t have a final count on proceeds raised, she estimates the show generated approximately $15,000 to $20,000 to benefit the charities. “It’s very exciting to know that we’re able to get back to
the community and also provide empowerment opportunities for those involved in the show,” she said. The show, she added, is just one of many movements working toward creating a “common bond of equity and respect for everybody.”
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When equality isn’t equal 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. Equality is defined as an equal balance between all parts. Freedom is the ability to do something with little or no restrictions. In America, we are lucky. Our Constitution provides us freedoms of press, speech, religion and assembly, just to name a few. Employers offer equal opportunity, giving people from any economic status, race, age or ethnicity the opportunity to have employment. As I’ve grown older, I’ve come to respect these freedoms and equalities, acknowledging how lucky I am to have been born in the United States. But also, I’ve come to question, is equality really equal? Take, for example, freedom of speech about gay rights. In the last year, multiple prominent Americans made remarks and stated their opinions against gay marriage, including Duck Dynasty’s Phil Robertson, Chick-Fil-A CEO Dan Cathy and Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson. What followed wasn’t a respect for their freedom of speech, their honesty or their opinion. What followed was, in fact, the opposite. A&E banned Phil Robertson from his own show, gay activists were championed for holding “kiss-ins” at Chick-Fil-A locations and Adrian Peterson was ripped by his own teammate, Chris Kluwe. How does that compare to the reaction of the media and federal government when prominent stars come out as gay? Of
course, the reaction is completely opposite. When NBA player Jason Collins, NFL prospect Michael Sam and television personality Robin Roberts came out, they were hailed as “heroes” to the world and championed for their courage and honesty. That “equality” doesn’t seem so equal. Unequal equality can be expressed in other parts of free speech as well. Remember when Cal Poly students were criticized for throwing a party with the theme “Colonial Bros and Nava-hos?” I always found it interesting that nobody cared our colonials, or founding fathers, were portrayed as “bros.” A “bro,” typically stereotyped as an alcohol-thirsty, sex-craving male, seems like an illegitimate comparison to our founding fathers. Cal Poly held an entire forum to discuss the hardships of Native Americans and how the party set them back. I guess when creating our country, our colonials never faced any hardships — say, fighting a revolution. That “equality” doesn’t seem so equal. When a Cal Poly professor writes that Osama Bin Laden was a “freedom fighter,” our administration doesn’t even acknowledge it. The same person that was responsible for leading al Qaeda and for thousands of American deaths is allowed to be called a freedom fighter on our campus. Fair enough, it’s protected by freedom of speech. But what if that was reversed? What if the professor called Islam a violent religion? It’s very unlikely that he could get away with imposing a negative stigma on a minority group, especially with groups like the ACLU searching for racism on college campuses. That “equality” doesn’t seem so equal. But the treatment of religion in our country brings
the right angle me to another point: American freedom of religion. Constitutionally, we are given the freedom to practice whatever religion we want (or choose not to), carry out its beliefs and spread its word. However, our government is putting that choice in jeopardy. With the new mandate forcing employers to insure contraception, companies such as Hobby Lobby are forced to violate their Catholic religious convictions. Forcing somebody to forgo religious convictions at the hands of the government is certainly not a freedom. The most obvious state of inequality is seen within diversity. As far as examples go, the possibilities are endless. First, I’ll throw it back to the Trayvon Martin vs. George Zimmerman trial. How could anyone forget Trayvon Martin? The trial was framed as a classic case of white racism, killing a
black teen for no reason. It seemed like the only thing that media and government didn’t cover were the facts. We didn’t hear that in the 2000s, nearly twice as many whites were killed by AfricanAmericans than the number of African-Americans killed by whites. If the races in the Zimmerman-Martin trial were reversed, it almost certainly wouldn’t have been on the national stage. And if we look at scholarships in education, it would be a lie to call those equal as well. It always seemed racist to me that it was okay to have a scholarship apply to one race only. Yet scholarships are consistently offered to different minority groups, without the inclusivity of other races. However, if somebody put out a “whites only” scholarship, it’s deemed racist and illegitimate. That “equality” doesn’t seem so equal. But in terms of covering
all of this inequality and restricted freedom, we’re failing there, too. In a recent poll from Reporters Without Borders, the United States fell to 46th in terms of freedom of the press. New York Times executive editor Jill Abramson even called today’s White House, “the most secretive White House that [she has] ever been involved in covering.” As a society, we’d be ignorant to believe all types of discrimination will ever go away. As unfortunate as it is, it’s just human nature. We’d also be foolish to believe freedom without any restrictions is fair; we need some laws. But calling things equal when they are not is just beating around a problem, not fixing anything. Don’t forget at one point, people called segregation equal, too. It seems like “equal” is just a word to describe blatant qualities of inequality.
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Women’s hoops drops two in a row Rafael Salinas @CPMustangSports There comes a time in many athletes' careers when they're asked to leave the past behind and look to their next challenge. That point may have been reached for the Cal Poly women’s basketball team after it suffered its second double-digit loss in as many games in a 85-72 loss to Long Beach State on Saturday afternoon. Adding insult to injury was the fact that both losses came on their home court. “I thought that our defense was poor, and I think we’ve had two games in a row where we’ve had some real difficulty with not just match-ups, but communication,” head coach Faith Mimnaugh said. The loss also marked the second straight game in which the Mustangs surrendered more than 80 points points to their opponents. Before this past week, the last opponent to score more than 80 against Cal Poly was Long Beach State on Jan. 18. However, in that matchup, the Mustangs picked up a critical road win with a 106-102 overtime victory. This time around, the Mustangs failed to find their rhythm and could not keep the same scoring pace as the 49ers. The Mustangs fell behind early on, and couldn't get the stops they needed to catch up. Their only lead of the game came when true freshman Sarah Lipton hit consecutive 3-pointers and senior
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FEELING 22 | Junior guard Ariana Elegado scored 22 points in the Cal Poly women’s basketball team’s loss against Long Beach State on Saturday afternoon. center Molly Schlemer followed with a layup to bring the score to 20-17 with 9:58 to go in the first half. With the game tied at 20, the 49ers went on a 19-6 run to close out the half and carry a 13 point lead into the locker room. “Lately, I think the past three games we started off slower, which is a crucial thing because once teams start on their runs, that brings us down, so I think
their run in the beginning got us down,” junior guard Ariana Elegado said. Long Beach State shot 50.9 percent from the floor to the Mustangs' 39.2 percent. The shots never seemed to fall for the Mustangs, as they had previously in their eight conference victories. “Our shots were off in the first half and I felt we didn’t really get the momentum; our heads were down,” Elegado said.
Elegado had 22 points and three assists. In the first half, the Mustangs shot 30.3 percent to the 49ers 48.5 percent clip. Cal Poly came out aggressively in the second half, but couldn't stop the 49ers' hot shooting. “It’s not really one pinpoint thing, which is what the tough part is,” Schlemer said about Cal Poly's recent skid. “If we all work hard together, then maybe we can find out
what’s going on together." Mimnaugh sent a positive message to her team after the losses, according to Schlemer. “She was telling us that we all need to find the joy in basketball again because these past two games have been tough,” Schlemer said. The loss drops the Mustangs' conference record to 8-3 and leaves them tied with Cal State Northridge for first place in the Big West Conference.
“(We've got to) just flush these games and then go into practice this week and work on everything we felt we didn’t do well this week,” Schlemer said. Schlemer finished with 19 points while senior guard Jonae Ervin had 17 points off the bench. The next challenge for the Mustangs will be on the road against Cal State Fullerton. The Titans are 5-4 in conference play and 9-13 overall.
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Baseball sweeps No. 22 Kansas State Keenan Donath @CPMustangSports The Cal Poly baseball team swept Kansas State in its first series of the year on Sunday. The Wildcats, who entered the opening game on Friday ranked No. 22 in the nation, learned they would have their hands full at Baggett Stadium. After winning the first two games of the series, 3-0 and 5-2 respectively, the Mustangs completed the sweep on Sunday with a 10-1 victory thanks to consistent performances from Cal Poly’s pitching staff and hot bats scattered throughout the lineup. Cal Poly’s sophomore righty Casey Bloomquist was the first to take the mound on Sunday and he made quick work of Kansas State’s hitters. The Wildcats were off balance in the early innings and amassed just four hits in the game. The Cal Poly bats jumped on Kansas State's righthanded sophomore Jordan Witcig early. Leadoff hitter Tim Wise opened the game with a single, which was quickly followed by a base hit by junior right fielder Nick Torres. Sophomore designated hitter Brian Mundell then hit his first double of the day to deep left centerfield, which scored Wise. Torres would later score on a single by senior third baseman Jimmy Allen. And the Mustang offense did not stop there. In the bottom of the third inning, after reaching on a throwing error, Torres scored again, this time on a wild pitch. Mundell would also score on a sacrifice fly after reaching base following another double. Witcig was pulled after 2 2/3 innings of work. Meanwhile for Cal Poly, Bloomquist turned in a solid performance. Through his first five innings of
work, Bloomquist allowed no runs and three hits, but after loading the bases in the top of the sixth on three straight walks, head coach Larry Lee brought in freshman Nick Suniga for relief. Mundell finished 3 for 3 with two walks, while Torres and Allen went 2 for 4 with 3 RBIs each. The Mustangs look to improve on their spotless record at Santa Clara on Tuesday. Saturday Freshman starting pitcher Slater Lee struck out seven Kansas State batters to record his first career win in his first-ever start as the Mustangs won 5-2. Slater Lee, a Carlsbad, Calif. native, made first-team all-league last season as the star pitcher at Carlsbad High School, and continued his pitching prowess in his first NCAA start on Saturday. “It feels good,” he said. “That’s what I came out here and tried to do, get my team an opportunity to win the game and get the W.” The freshman said he wasn’t fazed by the emotions induced by his longanticipated start. “There were nerves, but they were good nerves,” he said. “You have to be confident that you’ve worked hard enough to get to this point. You should be confident that you can get people out and give your team an opportunity to win the game.” Torres supported Lee’s stingy pitching display with his second career four-hit game. Torres was the team’s second-most efficient batter in 2013 with a .333 average. That production returned for the 2014 season. “It was nice,” Torres said. “Yesterday I felt like I was having some nice at-bats, but it just wasn’t falling my way. So to come out here today and just have the same approach, and see some of
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14 K GOLD | Junior southpaw Matt Imhof fanned 14 hitters through seven innings in Friday night’s season-opening win over Kansas State. those balls fall felt good.” Torres will be Cal Poly’s main source of offense heading into the season, according to Larry Lee. “Nick’s our guy offensively,” he said. “It’s what we need. Offense is contagious. When your main guys hit, it takes a lot of pressure off of your role players.” Friday In Friday night’s home opener, Matt Imhof tied a program Division I record with 14 strikeouts in Cal Poly’s 3-0 victory. The 6-foot-5 junior pitched seven-plus innings of two-hit baseball and tamed the Kansas State
offense for the entirety of his tenure on the mound. He was ahead of his hitters early and often, and he never seemed to relinquish his grip on the game. “I was just trying to go out there and set the tone early with my fastball,” Imhof said. “Once I got into the game, it was just pitching.” Even in the few counts where Imhof fell behind, he showcased his ability to throw his off-speed pitches for strikes and keep the hit-
ters off balance. He never allowed a Kansas State runner to pass second base. “I feel great,” Imhof said. “It’s always great to start your year off with a W.” The game appeared to be a pitcher’s duel early on as Imhof and Kansas State starter Levi MaVorhis put up zeroes on the scoreboard through five innings. But a decision by Wildcats manager Brad Hill to pull MaVorhis in the fifth gave the Mustangs the break
they needed. In the bottom of the sixth inning, Wise led off with a frozen-rope single to center and Jordan Ellis followed with a bunt that found a hole in the defense to put men on first and second. A balk by reliever Landon Busch advanced the runners and intentional walk to Mundell loaded the bases for Allen. He connected on a twostrike curveball to drive in the Mustangs’ first two runs of the season.