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Tuesday, May 14, 2013

Retiring vice president leaving ‘big shoes to fill’ LAURA PEZZINI

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Cal Poly chief financial officer and senior vice president for administration and finance Larry Kelley refers to his 11 years at the university as an adventure.

“Each decision can lead to an adventure,” Kelley said. “That certainly was true when my

wife and I came to Cal Poly.”

Kelley announced Wednesday his plan to retire at the end of the academic term in June.

“We have managed through the worst of the budget issues at Cal Poly, and President Armstrong has had time to settle in,” Kelley wrote in an email. “We have completed nearly $1 billion in new construction and renovations,

Seismic testing debate continues In Nov. 2012, Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E) submitted a request to perform seismic testing in the ocean surrounding the plant that was denied by the California Coastal Commission.

In spite of the denial, PG&E is still looking into the possibilities.

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Faculty and students at Cal Poly are hoping PG&E does not have to perform more seismic testing in the waters surrounding the Diablo Canyon Power Plant. Seismic testing poses a risk to sea life in the area, they say, but PG&E says it may need to conduct further tests to fully understand the seismic hazard the plant could face.

Seismic testing uses loud sounds to see how faults that lie beneath the surface are structured and if they may pose a threat if an earthquake were to occur, interim dean of research Dean Wendt said. However, the testing poses a threat to a variety of marine life such as endangered blue and gray whales, sea otters and white sharks.

“Basically they’re like explosions,” Wendt said. “So if there was someone who was near those guns when it was set off, they could die.”

The California Coastal Commission did not grant a permit for PG&E to conduct a high-energy offshore test. The test would impact local Marine Protected Areas, which also affects feeding pools for marine mammals and other endangered species, Wendt said.

Since water is a lot more dense than air, the sounds are more intense. Imagine those blow horns people have at sporting events, Wendt said — the equipment that is used for seismic testing is essentially a modified version of that.

But there are other areas in the world that conduct high-energy seismic tests without any long term harm to marine mammals, PG&E spokesperson Blair see SEISMIC, pg. 2

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and I am completing 37 years in higher education. It all came together to be the right time to retire.”

Cal Poly interim director of marketing and communications Matt Lazier said a large factor in Kelley’s decision to retire was the improved state of Cal Poly’s financial situation.

“With Cal Poly reaching the end of its current budget year

and seeming to be past the worst of the state’s recent budget troubles, he felt it was time to step away and be closer to his family,” Lazier said.

Kelley’s retirement comes as the culmination of much deliberation during the past two years.

“I’ve been thinking about it for the last couple of years and decided this winter,” Kelley said.

Kelley is also the treasurer for the Cal Poly Foundation and the chief executive officer and chairman of the board of Cal Poly Corporation, which encompasses Campus Dining, the University Store and several other entities at Cal Poly.

The division’s next vice president will be selected and see KELLEY, pg. 2

LARRY KELLEY

MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND

Stampedes and strawberries Annual festival brings strawberries, games and shopping to the Central Coast.

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t’s strawberry season, and Central Coast residents know what that means — the 30th annual Arroyo Grande Strawberry Festival is just around the corner.

The festival will take place Memorial Day weekend on May 25 and 26. It is San Luis Obispo County’s largest free festival.

“It’s a spectacular event and a wonderful way to spend a couple days on the Central Coast,” festival coordinator Bob Lund said.

Last year, the festival brought in approximately 125,000 people, and this year, a comparable crowd is expected. Sunset Magazine named the Arroyo Grande Strawberry Festival the “Place to Be on Memorial Weekend.”

The festival is also the primary yearly fundraiser for the Arroyo Grande Village Improvement Association. The net profits from the festival fund Christmas decorations, the summer concert series and scholarship awards, among other improvement efforts, said Lund, executive director of the Arroyo Grande Village Improvement Association.

“The most important thing is that all of the net profits go back into the Village,” Lund said. “It’s also very important to know it’s a lot of fun. Entry is free. Entertainment is free.”

And strawberries are sure to be found in everything, from shortcakes to milkshakes. Approximately 15 booths will feature strawberries in fair-type foods, such as shortcakes, parfaits and ice cream, and at least five booths will sell “nothing but fresh strawberries,” Lund said.

Festival-goers will also be able to enjoy a wide range of entertainment with more than 40 acts on 11 stages.

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“The most important thing is that all of the net profits go back into the Village,” festival coordinator Bob Lund said. “It’s also very important to know it’s a lot of fun. Entry is free. Entertainment is free.”

Featured acts include groups from all over the world, such as Brazil, Italy and Peru, as well as local bands such as the Crisptones, Highway 1 and A Bubba Ramey.

“We try to include as much talent as possible and also try to give youth groups a break when we can,” Lund said. “It’s a matter of

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providing entertainment for the whole festival while giving back to the community.”

Big jazz bands from Cal Poly, Arroyo Grande High School and Nipomo High School will play at the festival.

In conjunction with the festival, the Kiwanis Club of Greater Pismo

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“The Strawberry Stampede is almost like another vendor at the festival,” race director Ted Kapner said.

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announced later this year, according to a press release issued by the university. Kelley said he does not expect to be involved in the decision.

“I understand that there will be a search for the permanent vice president,” Kelley said. “I don’t think I will have an active role in that search.”

In the meantime, Cal Poly’s interim chief financial officer will be Stan Nosek, the former vice chancellor of administration at the University of California, Davis.

Kelley said his motives for retirement are mainly based on a desire to be near his family in Ohio.

“Once my wife and I get to Ohio we plan to settle into our new house and enjoy our families,” Kelley said.

Kelley said he will also look into continuing his career to some degree.

“I also have talked with a couple consulting firms, as well as a couple universities in Ohio, about limited roles with them,” Kelley said.

Those who work closely with Kelley said he will leave big shoes to fill.

“While I am personally hap-

py for (Kelley) and wish him all the best in his retirement, the campus will miss his successful leadership,” associate vice president for facilities Mark Hunter said.

Kelley said one of his proudest achievements in this position was aiding in the creation of the Cal Poly Master Plan, an outline detailing the plans for expanding Cal Poly’s physical presence through on-campus construction projects.

“I’ve enjoyed being a part of a group of people who helped deliver the promises and goals of the Cal Poly Master Plan,” Kelley said. “The new student as well as faculty and staff housing, and academic as well as recreational facilities are a lasting tribute to those people.”

As far as the changes to Cal Poly during his time at the university, Kelley said he sees both physical changes and a continued commitment to university principles.

“One can see the physical changes with an emphasis on providing new and improved academic, housing and support facilities,” Kelley said. “Possibly not as noticeable on the surface, though, is the continued commitment to a set of principles that drive all the choices for the daily operations.”

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Tuesday, May 14, 2013 ed many of Kelley’s projects was a dedication to sustainability. Through many of the projects executed during his time at Cal Poly, such as Poly Canyon Village and Cerro Vista, Cal Poly was certified for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED).

“To see the advances we’ve made in sustainability during this period demonstrates the focus on doing the right things,” Kelley said. “And doing them well.”

Hunter listed this dedication to sustainability as one of Kelley’s most prolific accomplishments at Cal Poly. “(Kelley) encouraged a very robust sustainability focus, including LEED certifications of new and existing buildings,” Hunter said.

But Kelley said the things he will most miss about Cal Poly are people, namely the students, faculty and staff, and members of the Cal Poly and San Luis Obispo community.

“This has been a great adventure and I’m pleased to have had the chance to contribute,” Kelley said.

“We have enjoyed that adventure, and I’m sure we will enjoy the next one too.”

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Jones said.

“To mitigate any potential harm to marine mammals, we put forth a plan to take protective measures to prevent any harm to marine mammals,” Jones said.

Cal Poly’s Biological Sciences Department has a marine research pier in Avila Beach where many classes and students do various projects and studies. Biological sciences alumna Jessica Williams is concerned about the potential risks of conducting the highenergy test, she said.

“It can be hard to predict the effects the disturbance will have on marine life until it’s too late,” Williams said.

It’s not clear how it will affect fish populations that serve as a food source for larger marine life, Williams said. If fish leave the region, many of the larger marine life that feed off these local fish pools could leave the region and may not return.

Many studies have been ongoing for years, and the risk of skewing the data the pier has helped collect during recent years is a major concern for Tom Moylan, the marine operations manager at the pier.

“We have one of the most biologically rich areas as far as biomass and even species diversity because of the nature of our coastline,” Moylan said. “Based on the sound levels and intensity that they are proposing to use, I would be very concerned about what that would do to our environment.”

The testing could ruin some of these ongoing research projects such as studying the movement of fish populations, Moylan explained. If the sound waves impact the number of the local fish populations, all of that research would be affected.

“Sound travels through water and you can get a concussion effect from the sound and it can physically damage your ear drums and other body parts even if it’s intense enough,” Moylan said.

Just like dolphins use sound waves to stun their prey, the blasts from the seismic testing would have the same or a greater effect on the marine life in the area. In PG&E’s proposal, there are cautions that will be put into effect to keep boaters, divers and others out of the water.

“Those kind of cautions worry me,” Moylan says.

The seismic study consists of four parts, two onshore tests

They have two basic options; PG&E can either retrofit the plant, or they can shut it down.

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and two offshore tests. PG&E has already performed the 2-D and 3-D onshore tests and the 3-D low energy offshore tests last year. The California Coastal Commission denied approval for the 3-D high energy offshore testing, Jones said.

“The big concern was, and this was why the CCM didn’t approve it, is that they didn’t believe the results that could be gained through the study outweighed the potential impacts of the study,” Jones said.

“We appreciate the effort that their staff did in looking at the proposal.”

PG&E’s priority is to avoid any long-term impact to large marine mammals and other marine life in the area while safely conducting the proposed tests, Jones said.

“Before the research begins, they would slowly start up with lower level sounds,” Jones said. “These will serve as a warning to marine mammals to leave the general area.”

There is a safety zone that would be established around the testing site, Jones said. A 3.8-mile radius around the vessel will be established, in which the sounds are expected to be around 160 decibels.

There will be spotters on the testing vessel and surrounding vessels to help spot marine mammals, if they begin to come too close to the testing site, Jones said.

The sound generated directly at the source is around 250 decibels, Jones said. Some survey models have shown that levels of 160 decibels could reach some shoreline areas such as parts of Montaña de Oro State Park, Morro Bay Sandspit and an area northwest of Cayucos.

“A human would have to be exposed to 150 decibels for 15 minutes or longer to receive any harmful effects,” Jones said. “Anything greater than 154 decibels can cause hearing loss.”

PG&E is now in the process of analyzing the data it has collected from the three recent studies and comparing it to past data that has been collected regarding the seismic hazard of the region. The next step is to look at what informa-

tion it has obtained from these results and move from there.

When assembly bill 1632 passed in California in 2006 it called on the California Energy Commission to evaluate the impacts earthquakes might have on California’s largest nuclear plants, Jones said. In 2008, the California Energy Commission’s assessment of Diablo Canyon requested further research into mapping the fault zones surrounding the area. The test called for the use of 3-D high energy tests.

The recent 2-D and 3-D onshore and the 3-D low energy offshore tests found that one of the faults appears more vertical than initially thought, Jones said. It could potentially reduce the seismic hazard of that fault.

If the three tests that have already been conducted reveal that PG&E may need to do some further research into the seismic hazard of the area, then it may it need to move forward with more testing, Wendt said.

However, if the recent tests show that there is a larger seismic hazard than previous studies have shown, then they either need to reevaluate the seismic safety of their current structure or shut the plant down, Wendt said.

“They have two basic options; PG&E can either retrofit the plant, or they can shut it down,” Wendt said. “That means having to go in and make it more seismically safe, which is hugely expensive.”

PG&E’s next step is to continue with analysis of the recently collected data and compare this data with what they already know about the area, Jones said. PG&E’s long-term seismic program, which has been in place for decades, consists of geologists, scientists and other field specialists that assist in evaluating the data that it receives from the tests.

“The bottom line right now is that we are currently assessing all the data we previously had and all the data we have just received from the newer seismic studies to see if we need to further study the seismicity of the area and look at how to proceed,” Jones said.

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the Village Improvement Association, but unlike vendors who just pay their money and show up and sell whatever they’re selling, we bring people in specifically.

“A lot of people who come for the Strawberry Stampede stay for the Strawberry Festival.”

Last year, the stampede raised approximately $9,600.

“One hundred percent of the money goes back to support youth causes in San Luis Obispo,” Kapner said.

Kapner expects 600 to 700 runners this year.

“It’s a total family event,” he said. “We have complete families that show up with babies in strollers all the way up to runners in their 70’s. If you want to walk, fine and if you want to run, great, but — no matter what — it’s a great run and a fun festival.”

If the musical entertainment and Stampede race are not enough, there will be more than 300 booths, three carnival areas, street performers and camel rides.

Aryn Sanderson contributed to this staff report.

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Besides the games and activities, the Strawberry Festival also features multiple food, clothing and arts and crafts booths to browse through.

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Tuesday, May 14, 2013

‘Today, love wins’ — Minn. approves same-sex marriage

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Same-sex marriage supporters (left) and Senator Scott Dibble (far right) applauded the Minnesota Senate’s vote to pass a bill legalizing same-sex marriage on Monday.

RACHEL STASSEN-BERGER Star Tribune With deafening cheers and overwhelming emotion, the Minnesota Senate voted 37-30 to legalize same-sex marriage.

“Today, love wins,” said state Sen. Tony Lourey, of the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party.

The vote, on the heels of a vote last week in the House, brings to a close a decade of debate over marriage that has echoed through the Capitol, bringing thousands of friends and foes of gay marriage to its marbled dome to express their deeply held feelings.

The measure next moves to Gov. Mark Dayton, who will welcome it with his signature in a celebratory ceremony Tuesday.

Once it is signed, Minnesota will become the 12th state to legalize same-sex marriage.

“It’s historic and I can never be so proud of this body and of Minnesotans,” DFL state Sen. Jeff Hayden said. On the

Senate floor, Hayden said that his wife is white and noted that just 50 years ago, his loving relationship would have been barred.

Three Democrats — state Sens. LeRoy Stumpf, Dan Sparks and Lyle Koenen — voted against the bill. One Republican, state Sen. Branden Petersen, voted yes.

Up until the last moments, some opponents had hoped the bill would fail despite clear indications that it would head to the Dayton’s desk.

Republican state Sen. Dan Hall said up until the last he was praying for a miracle and the Senate to reject the bill.

“Some people have said that they are concerned about being on the right side of history,” Hall said. “I am more concerned about being on the right side of eternity.”

A few opponents of the bill dotted the Capitol holding signs that read ‘Don’t Erase Moms and Dads’ or gathered

in a quiet spot to watch the debate unfold.

On the Senate floor, senators began with a discussion of what kinds of organizations would be protected from punishment if they refuse to involve themselves with same-sex marriage.

He said students, teachers, private business and colleges could be punished.

But backers of the legalization measure countered that Minnesota already has a human rights law that bars discrimination based on sexual orientation and

Some people have said that they are concerned about being on the right side of history. I am more concerned about being on the right side of eternity.

DAN HALL REPUBLICAN STATE SENATOR

The measure being voted upon gives religious organizations protections, but Republican state Sen. Warren Limmer said those protections are limited.

“It doesn’t go far enough,” Limmer said.

that does not change if the marriage law changes.

“That’s true today, that will be true tomorrow,” said DFL state Sen. Scott Dibble, sponsor of the marriage bill.

After long debate, the Sen-

Justice Department obtains ‘overbroad collection’ of AP records RICHARD A. SERRANO Tribune Washington Bureau

Federal prosecutors secretly obtained records of telephone calls from more than 20 telephone lines belonging to The Associated Press and its journalists during a two-month period in an apparent investigation of a leak of sensitive information about a terrorist plot in Yemen.

The head of The Associated Press lodged a formal complaint Monday with the Department of Justice in Washington, for what he called an “overbroad collection” of telephone records of the wire service’s reporters and editors.

The unusual monitoring of journalists’ communications appeared to be part of a widening government investigation into information released

about a foreign terror attack plot last year.

The investigation appears to be connected to a May 2012 story by AP that disclosed details of a CIA operation in Yemen to halt an airliner bomb plot that was designed to coincide with the May 2011 killing of al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden.

Gary B. Pruitt, president and CEO for AP, said in a letter to Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. that federal prosecutors under the direction of Washington prosecutor Ronald C. Machen Jr. obtained records covering a two-month period in early 2012 that not only included the wire service’s headquarters but also bureaus in New York, Hartford, Conn., Washington and the House of Representatives.

It also included cellphones

and home phones of the wire service’s journalists.

“There can be no possible justification for such an overbroad collection of the telephone communications of The Associated Press and its reporters,” Pruitt warned Holder. Saying the records “potentially reveal” discussions with “confidential sources,” he added that the material also would have provided federal law enforcement officials with private news gathering information “that the government has no right to know.”

Machen’s office declined to discuss specifics about the matter, except to indicate in a short statement that prosecutors sought the telephone records and other material after first trying to obtain the documents through “al-

ternative means.”

The office added, “Because we value the freedom of the press, we are always careful and deliberative in seeking to strike the right balance between the public interest in the free flow of information.”

ate voted down adding a measure to the marriage bill that backers said would offer religious opponents greater protections and opponents said would “gut” the state’s Human Rights act. The Human Rights Act forbids discrimination against people based on their sexual orientation. That measure failed on a 26-41 vote.

Opponents of the bill have repeatedly said that Minnesotans were lied to last year during the campaign against the constitutional amendment that would have banned samesex marriage. They were told, they claimed, that nothing would change if the amendment didn’t pass.

“Do they feel betrayed today?

Absolutely. Do they feel lied to? Yeah,” Republican state Sen. Mary Kiffmeyer said.

Those who campaigned hard against the constitutional ban deny that they claimed they would never try to legalize same-sex marriage.

Opponents of legalization were vastly outnumbered by supporters in the Capitol on Monday, as they were in the Senate chambers.

In droves, they welcomed lawmakers to the Capitol with hearts pasted on the august building’s stone steps, sang songs, banged drums and created echoes in the marble halls as lawmakers on their side spoke.

“We have nothing to fear from love and commitment,” said DFL state Sen. John Hoffman, setting off an echo of praise.

But some Senate members may have something to fear.

Last year, although Minnesota as a state opposed the constitutional amendment to ban same-sex marriage, many districts supported it. Although the vote on the amendment is not a perfect indicator of support, or lack thereof, for same same-sex marriage, those districts’ votes weighed heavy on the minds of lawmakers.

Tuesday, May 14, 2013 MDarts 4 ‘No Big Deal’ marks big-deal changes for student entertainment

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The Recreation Center will host Awolnation, Fitz and the Tantrums and Wavves, among others, on Thursday. Similar concerts at the venue will follow, Otter Productions owner Bruce Howard said.

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Step aside, Alex Madonna Expo Center.

The Recreation Center is back — bigger, better and louder than ever.

Reopening after more than four years of silence, the Cal Poly Recreation Center will welcome five bands to perform at the “No Big Deal” concert on Thursday.

“This is Madonna Expo on steroids,” Otter Productions owner Bruce Howard said.

“The fact that this is reopened

again is a really awesome thing.”

The Recreation Center, now the largest indoor venue in San Luis Obispo County, is four times as big as the Alex Madonna Expo Center and holds twice as many occupants — up to 3,400 people, Howard said.

He also noted that the ceiling is “almost five times higher.”

The concert is a three-way effort between New Rock 107.3, ASI Events and Otter Productions.

For years before the renovations started, the Recreation Center played host to musicians such as Bob Dylan, In-

cubus, Ben Harper, Sugar Ray, Jack Johnson and blink-182.

Howard, who was a key promoter and planner for approximately 95 percent of those concerts, said he plans to keep the nationally charting bands coming — starting with Thursday’s show.

Awolnation, Fitz and the Tantrums, Wavves, Robert DeLong and IAmDynamite will all rock out at Cal Poly for “No Big Deal.”

The show centers around New Rock 107.3’s typical playlist — alternative-style music, Howard said.

“What we wanted to do was have a wide parameter of bands within the format of radio stations in our market ... and the radio wanted to do an alternative show on a college campus,” he said. “We wanted to appeal to as many listeners as we could within the alternative genre.”

Mechanical engineering senior Ben Canfield said he is looking forward to having such an accessible venue for Awolnation, who performed at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in 2012.

Canfield said while some of the artists set to perform

Thursday are still somewhat unknown, “it’s exciting, because a lot of the artists ... are gaining popularity quick.”

“It’s cool they’re coming to campus because I bet at least one of the bands will be playing at much larger venues in the future,” he said.

Howard said most fairly upscale universities have a venue similar to the Recreation Center that caters specifically to student entertainment.

“Most schools have a performing arts center, but that’s not for the students,” he said. “Rec centers are the perfect college ven-

ue. It’s not all puffy chairs, and dancing is not discouraged. At the PAC, if you stand up, people will ask you to sit down. Here, if you sit down, people will come ask you to stand up — I’m kidding — but it’s just all about having a good time. It would not be appropriate at a performing arts center — let’s put it that way.

“There will be one band right after the other. We are throwing a party and inviting 3,000 of our closest friends — it’s going to be a blast.”

Allison Montroy contributed to this staff report.

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Cinnamon Challenge, Pass-Out Game Popular pastimes, grave consequences Sam Gilbert is a journalism sophomore and Mustang Daily health columnist.

What exactly do you think it is about Tosh.0 and the television show Wipeout that is so addicting? Let’s point out the obvious: We love making fun of other people for doing stupid things.

I know this is horrible, but even just seeing one of my friends accidentally trip results in me immediately laughing.

Sorry, but it’s true.

Why is it like that, though?

I’m such a hypocrite for saying this, but it actually is weird that we laugh at others’ mistakes. However, I do believe there comes a time when it stops being funny and starts becoming serious.

With the endorsement of YouTube and shows such as Tosh.0, games such as the “Cinnamon Challenge” and the “Pass-Out Game” just seem like something to do when you’re bored. In reality, however, the consequences of these activities are nothing to laugh about.

For those of you who aren’t familiar with the Cinnamon Challenge, let me fill you in.

The rules are simple: Take a spoonful of ground cinnamon, put it in your mouth and try to swallow it. Seems simple enough, right?

Well, no — not right. I wouldn’t be writing an article

on its dangers if the challenge were that simple.

Those participating often end up coughing uncontrollably and spewing cinnamon from their mouths. That’s not the worst of it, though.

According to the The New York Times, the Journal of Pediatrics published a study finding that calls to poison control centers and emergency rooms have begun growing steadily as a result of this game.

“Some teenagers have suffered collapsed lungs and ended up on ventilators,” the article reads.

The report found that in 2011, 51 calls were received by the American Association of Poison Control Centers as a result of the Cinnamon Challenge and as many as 178 in the first half of 2012. The calls for immediate attention have been rising and showing the same pattern ever since.

“Most involved adolescents were suffering from burning in the airways and in some cases nosebleeds, vomiting and difficulty breathing,” the article reads.

Although cinnamon is basically harmless, large doses can be because the spice contains cellulose, which can build up in the lungs.

An article by NBC News also warns readers about this fad and the potential harm it can cause by telling the story of Dejah Reed, who suffered the

consequences of the challenge.

According to Reed’s website, she took the challenge four times and ended up with a collapsed lung when she inhaled the spice.

“For those who haven’t done it yet, I beg you not to do it!

There are still people that are doing it or wanting to do it.

So, I’ve come this far to let the world know how dangerous it is,” Reed wrote.

Now if that doesn’t seem like the dumbest way to sacrifice your health just for a few minutes of laughter, let’s talk about the Pass-Out Game.

This game was extremely popular when I was in middle school. I remember reading an article in Teen Vogue (obviously while trying to be trendy and cool) and hearing about the consequences. I yelled at my friends to stop playing.

Demonstrated by many videos on YouTube, this game works by restricting enough oxygen to the brain in order to receive a euphoric high.

In order to play, you must apply pressure to the neck in order to cut off one’s oxygen supply, and then release the pressure to result in a sensation.

According to Today, “It is particularly deadly when they do it alone because there is no one there to be sure they come out of the pass out phase.”

Some deaths from this game are reported as suicides because kids will often use ropes

or bicycle chain locks to choke themselves, while accidentally hanging themselves instead.

“It’s like a drug. You’d just be out for half a minute but it feels like you were out for an hour or two,” participant Ian Max is quoted as saying in the article.

Although this may seem funny or seen as something to do when you’re bored, the possible results are just not worth it.

Like the Cinnamon Challenge, videos of the Pass-Out Game may be featured on popular media outlets in order to be comical. However, the consequences are nothing but.

wellness101 If you really need a good laugh, watch the movie “Bridesmaids.” Or just read the campus alert emails warning of mountain lions and wild

turkeys running loose around San Luis Obispo.

Stay safe, Cal Poly, and don’t let YouTube videos alter your judgment.

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Tuesday, May 14, 2013

Crowder: Don’t go into politics Ashley Pierce is a political science freshman and Mustang Daily conservative columnist.

Steven Crowder’s visit to Cal Poly this past week was supposed to be centered around his political comedy act — but the audience got something even better.

Crowder thought it best to start the night with a Q&A; little did he know the questions would keep coming for his full time slot. Through all the questions and Crowder’s anecdotes, the audience (mostly young conservatives) was given advice for fighting the culture war the left has presented.

Crowder, who is a Fox News contributor and best known by his humorous YouTube channel, wanted first to be an actor. He landed a small role on the show “Greek” and it was there, he says, he learned conservatives were not welcome in Hollywood.

He was chatting with the director of the show about “South Park” when he learned his lesson, Crowder said.

“So I was telling him about ‘South Park,’ isn’t it funny how they just lampoon liberals?” he said to the director.

The director responded by telling Crowder he was missing the point of “South Park” and then let him go from the show.

“Next thing, I had a phone call to my agent that I was difficult to work with,” Crowder told his audience.

His experiences in Hollywood have given Crowder insight as to why the Republican Party today is now seen as a joke and little else in today’s society.

“I think the problem with Republicans and young Republicans is being too focused on politics,” Crowder said. “It nev-

er works. Barack Obama, the president, wasn’t elected; Barack Obama, the celebrity, was elected.”

He encouraged conservatives in the room to become engaged in anything but politics, and instead to get into the entertainment industry, an area the left has monopolized. Then and only then will conservatives catch up in getting our ideas out to the public.

“We’re behind in this cultural war,” Crowder said. “Politicians will always fail you, and that’s why I’d like to see young conservatives going into the entertainment industry or arts, influencing the people.”

When explaining the entertainment industry’s push for liberal values, he cited Tina Fey and Lena Dunham as examples of not just altering the idea of what a woman should be, but making it so there is only one acceptable type of woman.

“If you’re a woman who’s tall, puts on heels, pro-life and falls into the category of traditional values, then you’re not a woman,” Crowder said in mockery to the Hollywood image (but don’t be silly, that would be like the media attacking Taylor Swift — oh, wait).

In terms of fighting liberal bias in the classroom, Crowder not only had advice, but also his own experiences from his time in school to share.

Crowder, being from Canada, attended school in Quebec and a liberal bias in teachers, he said, was expected there.

He once spoke in class about nudity in a Canadian gay pride parade being wrong.

His problem wasn’t with the gay pride parade, he explained to the audience, but with the amount of inappropriateness on public display.

He later asked to go the restroom and

Crowder’s overall message ... was to not be afraid to stand up for what you believe in. his teacher refused, Crowder said.

“I asked to go to the bathroom, she said, ‘No, not until you admit you were wrong about the gay pride parade,’” Crowder said.

Crowder did not apologize but instead threatened to go to the principal and the teacher then let him go. He encouraged the audience to do the same and not be afraid to stand up to professors or anyone in times like these.

“Don’t be afraid to pick fights that you may not be able to win,” Crowder repeated multiple times throughout the Q&A session.

Crowder’s overall message to the youth (and even the older generation that showed up) was to not be afraid to

stand up for what you believe in, and to not let anyone push you around or tell you otherwise.

He encouraged the youth to speak out even if they’re lacking that Ph.D the person they’re arguing against has. Crowder urged the youth to get into fields in which they can influence the masses, rather than putting all hope into one political figure.

The war between liberals and conservatives won’t take place in Congress or in presidential elections, but instead in Hollywood and through the media, Crowder said.

“It’s a cultural battle, not a political battle,” Crowder stressed.

I don’t think he could be any more correct.

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freshman year, and the junior righthander remembers how much work it took for his friend and teammate to get to where he is.

“Reed fought so hard to get to where he is now,” Holback said. “He is definitely not the pitcher he was from freshman year. He’s developed so much and is mentally tougher. We’ve got to the point where we’re not going to back down to anybody.”

And with the addition of pitching coach Thomas Eager in June, Reilly began to throw the ball a little harder; he gained even more confidence in his pitches. “(Eager) has really developed each and every one of us more than I could have imagined,” Reilly said. “He is so personal and motivational, and he set a standard for us.”

When the game is on the line and when the team is in a tight jam, Lee often turns to Reilly to fix it. And while he pitches as a reliever, the righty has accumulated 14 saves in his 28 appearances.

“We’ve had a couple of other pitchers out of the bullpen that have been successful for us, but he’s been our go-to guy,” Lee said. “He’s gotten us out of a lot of sticky situations. The more that’s at stake, the more he thrives. That’s what you want from a pitcher, especially at the end of the game.”

Reilly’s mentality is simple: Throw strikes, and throw them hard.

“I don’t really see myself as a closer,” Reilly said. “I see myself as a reliever who happens to get some saves. If it’s a close game, I want to be in the game. Coming out of the pen, you’re throwing your nastiest stuff. I love holding the game in my hands.”

However, Mustangs fans may be catching their last glimpse of Reilly this season as Lee remains unsure whether or not his ace out of the pen will return for the 2014 campaign. After completing his third year of college, Reilly will be eligible for the major league draft in early June, and for him — like so many kids growing up — his dream has always been to play professional baseball.

“We’ll see if we’re lucky enough to keep him for next year,” Lee said. “If we’re able to keep him, we’ll expect the same from him as this year. But that’s a big ‘if.’ He’s put himself on the map in regards to being a pitching prospect for the major league draft.”

With the Mustangs tied for fourth place in the Big West, the pressure is mounted for Reilly and the Mustangs as they host Cal State Northridge this weekend, chasing a bid to the NCAA regionals later this month.

But when the game is on the line, “Big Sexy” is the Mustangs’ fixer. For him, the more pressure, the better.

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Sophomore pitcher Reed Reilly leads the Mustangs (33-16, 12-9 Big West) with 14 saves and a 2.24 ERA.

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The Cal Poly baseball team hasn’t always called redshirt sophomore pitcher Reed Reilly “Big Sexy.”

But when a fan from Krukow’s Klubhouse bellowed the nickname to cheer on Reilly after he pitched out of a jam earlier this season, the name stuck.

As superstitious baseball play-

ers can attest, you don’t fix something unless it’s broken.

Now nearing the end of the 2013 season, Reilly has accumulated Cal Poly’s lowest earned run average (ERA) at 2.24. He has recorded the team’s highest amount of strikeouts per nine innings with 10.15 and has appeared in more games this season than any other Cal Poly pitcher.

And even under his new

pseudonym, “Big Sexy” remembers the times when things weren’t going as planned. Not only was he not dominating on the mound, the pitcher was having difficulty throwing a strike.

Recruited out of JSerra Catholic High School by head coach Larry Lee, Reilly stepped onto the field at Baggett Stadium his freshman year as a recruited walk-on. But the future reliever found the transition to college

baseball to be a difficult one.

“The coaches told me I had a chance to be a starter as a freshman,” Reilly said. “But I knew I just wasn’t ready physically or mentally.”

Coming down with a case of the “yips” (a baseball condition of suddenly not being able to throw the ball accurately) in his first year, Reilly decided to redshirt the 2011 season. During his time practicing and traveling

with the team, Reilly was led by many of the upperclassmen, including pitchers Mason Radeke and Jeff Johnson (both of whom were drafted by the Cleveland Indians). It was under their guidance that the Dana Point native truly began his development as a college pitcher.

“They were great leaders,” Reilly said. “They taught me and all the other freshmen, and that’s why we’re here today. They were

just a big help in getting us all into the college level.”

Following the 2012 season, Reilly was awarded first-team All-Big West Conference honors, and he was considered to be the Mustangs’ most reliable reliever after he recorded a 2.80 ERA and a record of 5-2.

Relief pitcher Michael Holback was a walk-on with Reilly his see REILLY, pg. 6

Track and field races to third, sixth place finishes MUSTANG DAILY STAFF REPORT

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The 5,000 meter runners led the men’s and women’s Cal Poly track and field team to third- and sixth-place finishes at the Big West Championships this past weekend in Northridge, Calif.

Chris Frias, Blake Ahrold and Sean Davidson swept the top three spots in the men’s 5,000 with times of 14:48,

14:49 and 14:53, respectively.

Frias also won the 10,000, while Davidson came in second.

On the women’s side, standout freshman Laura Hollander won the 5,000 in a time of 16 minutes, 25 seconds, a meet record.

In the women’s 1,500, sophomore Hanna Edwards finished fifth, clocking in at 4:34.

In the men’s 800, junior John Guerrero finished in 1:50, good enough for second place.

Junior David Namnath set a

personal best in the 400 hurdles, where he completed the race in 51 seconds and took home silver.

Junior Jamison Jordan finished fourth in the men’s 100, 200 and 400 relay, along with Chris Nicholls, Paul Brown and Antwaine Miller.

UC Santa Barbara captured the men’s title, while UC Davis took the women’s crown.

The teams will compete next in the NCAA primary round in Austin, Texas on May 23-25.

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Following the Big West Conference championships, the men’s and women’s track and field teams move on to the NCAA primary round on May 23-25 in Austin, Texas.