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Two fraternities under investigation SEAN MCMINN
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The Delta Sigma Phi and Phi Sigma Kappa fraternities are at the center of a Student Life and Leadership (SLL) investigation after police shut down a party at Monte Vista Place Thursday night. The fraternities, which were ordered to cease and desist their activities Friday, cannot engage in any greek activities until the investigation concludes, SLL Director Stephan Lamb said. Though the two organizations have not been formally accused of any wrongdoing, a University Police Department’s (UPD) report details instances of underage drinking, public intoxication and one arrest for DUI at the party. Police said approximately 300 people were in attendance at the party at 1236 Monte Vista Place. Attendees filled the apartments, a courtyard and were strewn outside of the complex. Four unruly gathering citations were issued, while one woman was arrested for driving under the influence MAGGIE KAISERMAN/MUSTANG DAILY and another for public intoxiDelta Sigma Phi (above) and Phi Sigma Kappa are currently under investigation after hosting a 300-person party that was broken up by SLOPD Thursday. cation, according to the report. Both Delta Sigma Phi and Phi Sigma Kappa are under lice report sent to Lamb ini- enough (to hold that kind of organized deliberately, which purchasing alcohol in bulk the party, though, could indiinvestigation for the incident, tially implicated primarily Phi party),” Silva said. could hurt the fraternities in quantities, according to Cal cate that last Thursday’s festiviwhich could threaten the fra- Sigma Kappa, Lamb and greek Though Hashim was unavail- the office’s judicial process. Poly’s Greek Life website. ties were planned, Lamb said. ternities’ affiliations with the life director Diego Silva said he able for comment Monday, If the fraternity did take meaLamb said in Sigma Phi Epsi“If that’s true, it goes to inuniversity, Lamb said. believed Delta Sigma Phi was Lamb said her report detailed sures to organize an unruly lon’s case, the police were very tent,” Lamb said. “It wasn’t just “It’s a privilege to be con- implicated as well. a Playboy-themed party with gathering and serve alcohol to specific about the amount of random, casual people.” nected with the university, not The Monte Vista Place apart- hundreds of guests in atten- minors, it could face the same alcohol at the party. Lamb met with the presidents a right,” he said. ment where the unruly gather- dance. He said alcohol was consequences as Sigma Phi Ep“The Sig Ep situation was of both fraternities Monday Lamb said he became aware of ing was allegedly held is an area present at the event, though silon, which was disaffiliated very orchestrated,” Lamb said. in the first step of the ongoing the party Friday morning after zoned for fraternity houses and he was not sure if minors were last year for providing alcohol “I heard directly from SLOPD investigation into Thursday UPD commander Lori Hashim holds a lease signed by Delta drinking there. Student Life to minors, serving alcohol at an about the amount of handles night’s party. He said he wants sent him a report detailing the Sigma Phi, Silva said. and Leadership is still investi- open party with unrestricted that were present.” night’s events. Though the po“The Phi Sig house is not big gating whether the party was access to non-members and The alleged Playboy theme of see INVESTIGATION, pg. 2
One is the loneliest candidate
AMBER DILLER
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Only one candidate will be on the ballot for the Associated Students, Inc. (ASI) presidential election on April 25. Despite being an uncontested nominee, social sciences junior Katie Morrow will continue to present her campaign over the next three weeks. Last year, 37 percent of Cal Poly students voted in the ASI elections. The turnout was a record high for the university, and beat previous California State University (CSU) turnouts by approximately 20 percent. From 7 a.m. on April 25 to 7 a.m. on April 26, students can vote for all elected ASI positions on their My Cal Poly Portal. Though Morrow is the only presidential candidate on the ballot, she still needs to receive a majority (at least 51 percent) of votes to be elected ASI president. “The biggest thing I want to stress is that there still needs to be just as much voter turnout,” Morrow said. “Just because there’s one candidate running
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I think everybody, including Katie, would love to have more people in the race. JEFFREY ARMSTRONG CAL POLY PRESIDENT
president doesn’t mean that people’s votes are lost.” Morrow’s name will be the only one on the ballot, but voters have the option of filling in another name if they choose. “There’s still a chance that someone else can win,” Morrow said. “At this point, you can’t file officially anymore, so no one can get on the ballot in the same way.” Either way, Cal Poly President Jeffrey Armstrong wants to have as many people as possible competing for the position, he said. “From an overarching perspective I think everybody, including Katie, would love to have more people in the race,” he said. Despite wanting more people to be involved, Armstrong is
confident in Morrow’s ability to successfully campaign and meet the minimum voter requirement. “She’s campaigning hard, but I’ll look forward to working with her,” Armstrong said. “She’s a great young woman.” Current ASI President Kiyana Tabrizi has also worked closely with Morrow over the past school year. Even with one candidate, Tabrizi is expecting Cal Poly to continue with the record-breaking trend of last year’s elections and is pleased with the applicant pool, she said. “I’m very confident in the candidates that are running, not only for ASI president, but also for Board of Directors,” Tabrizi said. Though there is only one pres-
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idential contender, ASI received a record number of entrants for Board of Directors. There are approximately 102 students on the ballot this year, nearly doubling the 65 applicants last year. The Board of Directors is comprised of 24 representatives elected from each of the six colleges. Communication studies senior Maryam Moeinazad, who is currently on the Board of Directors for the College of Liberal Arts, is excited to see the number of applicants this year. “It shows how much passion and commitment our university’s students have to step up and actually make a difference,” she said. The role of Board of Directors is to serve as a corporate board for ASI as well as the official voice of every student, Moeinazad said. “It is a very challenging role but the collaboration and outreach amongst students, clubs, administration and the city makes our student government effective,” she said. Morrow agrees outreach is the see ELECTIONS, pg. 2
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Budget threatens FLASH study KAYTLYN LESLIE
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A Cal Poly-run study on college student health and fitness could be gone in a flash, before the study’s initial purpose has been fulfilled. FLASH, which began researching the health habits of Cal Poly students in Fall 2009 with that year’s incoming freshmen, may not return to campus next year due to budgetary constraints. It is one of the largest studies in the country that focuses on college student health, and one of the only to use both surveys and physical assessments to gain data. The physical assessments are performed by students specially trained for the task. Science through Translational Research in Diet and Exercise (STRIDE) coordinator Ann McDermott said it is still uncertain whether the study will resume in fall, though she hopes it will. “I’m hoping that at least next spring we’ll have one, because I really want to follow that class of 2013,” McDermott said.
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Funding for FLASH studies costs approximately $75,000 annually for paying leadership roles and other employees. “Next year, I pray that we can pull this together.” The cost of organizing and implementing the study is approximately $75,000 annually, according to McDermott. That money goes toward paying leadership and data management employees, training the “A-Team” — a group of stu-
dents who perform the physical assessments — managers, equipment needs and buying prizes or incentives for study participants. In past years, FLASH offered a year’s supply of books from El Corral Bookstore as a prize for participating in the study. Now, due to the budget problems, the prizes are mostly gift cards. Some of the money needed to fund the study could come from a combination of the recently-passed Student Success Fee, as well as College Based Fees. Because the money is still up in the air, McDermott said STRIDE decided to include all students in the study (which previously only included freshmen and sophomores) this quarter to maximize results. “If we had been going in sequence, we would’ve now folded in the class of 2015 and filed over, but because of how the decisions have to be made so far out ... we were really unsure about the finances, about next year,” McDermott said. “So we said, ‘OK, we are already budgeted for this spring testing, and instead we’re going to bring in everyone.’” As a result of this decision, the number of surveys and physical assessments performed has increased, McDermott said. “The study kicked off April 1, and within 24 hours, we already had over 500 surveys completed, and another 250 partially completed,” McDermott said. “This is great.” By April 5, the study reached the 1,000 mark for surveys taken, and 250 physical assessments had been performed. The study’s success is partly attributable to psychology seniors Jackie Rainey and Courtney Buzdon, who are in charge of publicity for the program. Rainey said she encouraged students to get tested, because of the importance of the study to gaining insight into college health.
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to conclude the investigation by this Friday, in time for Cal Poly’s Open House. Many Delta Sigma Phi alumni are also in town for Open House and would like to have the cease and desist order lifted before this weekend, so the fraternity can participate in the weekend’s festivities, Lamb said. The alumni are also very involved in Delta Sigma Phi’s current affairs because the alumni organization owns Delta Sigma Phi’s main house on California Boulevard. “We will hear both sides and figure out what the best course of action is to take,” Silva said. Though greek organizations have developed a reputation over the years for hosting large parties, they aren’t actually that disruptive, said San Luis Obispo Police Department Captain Chris Staley. “It’s rare now,” Staley said. “I think it had been more of an issue in the past.” Both Michael Kuelpman, president of Delta Sigma Phi, and Tyler Edwards, president of Phi Sigma Kappa, declined to comment on the investigation. Victoria Billings contributed to this article.
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Courtney Buzdon, pictured above as the FLASH superhero, said the study is important because there is no other information on college student health. “It just comes down to Cal Poly students deciding to actually do it,” Buzdon said. “We need everyone to participate in this,” Rainey said. “It is about improving Cal Poly’s campus, and it’s reputation around the world. A lot of people don’t understand that when this study gets published, it will be ‘The Cal Poly Flash Study.’ It’s a big deal.” Buzdon said the study was more important than some students realized. “The only thing we have on college students’ health is the myth of the ‘Freshmen 15,’” Buzdon said. “We’ve tried to put a lot of effort into it, but it just comes down to Cal Poly students deciding to actually do it.” Both Rainey and Buzdon said the possiblity of the program not continuing next quarter upset them, due to the amount of work they have put into it. “It’s kind of sad because we’ve invested so much effort into this class, this project, and obviously with any re-
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search project, the more data you have, the more sound the results,” Rainey said. “These aren’t just going to be used internally, they’re going to be used nationwide. And it’s unfortunate that it’s not going to continue on.” Even if FLASH is not active in the fall, STRIDE will continue to try to bring students the best information they can on health issues despite the loss, according to McDermott. “We will always have a health ambassador, we will always have an assessment team,” she said. “We will continue to have that outreach arm. We just have to figure out if we can continue to support 2,000 hours of labor in the spring and in the fall.” Students can participate in FLASH by filling out an online survey or visiting one of three offices in the Kinesiology building, Engineering building or Recreation Center.
reason that there are so many applicants. “It’s not just me and my friends, or Kiyana and her friends,” she said. “It’s a really diverse group of people from all different areas of campus.” ASI Administrative Assistant to Student Government Tracy Watson has been with the organization for eight years and has seen a large spectrum of presidential candidates. She has seen three candidates, she has seen two candidates and she has seen a candidate drop out of the race. Having only one candidate in the race for ASI president will not change the importance of the process, she said. “The students that do care will ask the questions,” Watson said. Morrow said she thinks the campaign process will be real, even without an opponent. “It’s just another opportunity. Everything about my campaign is real that way,” Morrow said. “It’s not like I’m looking at the other person like ‘what’s he doing’ or ‘what’s she doing’ and trying to compete with that.” Regardless of the fact that she’s the only candidate for president, Morrow believes that the campaign process will still be just as important. “Students still have a lot of questions about how their voices are going to be represented,” she said. “So I don’t think it’s going to be any less involved, if anything, I think it could be more involved.”
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WORD ON THE STREET What do you think of Instagram?
“It’s overrated, but it makes pictures look very nice.” • Matt Stickney business administration senior
“It’s a good way to share pictures.” • Jesse Padilla biomedical engineering junior
Facebook buys Instagram in a $1 billion acquisition JESSICA GUYNN
Los Angeles Times
Facebook has agreed to buy the hugely popular photosharing app maker Instagram for about $1 billion in cash and stock in a blockbuster deal reverberating around Silicon Valley. It’s about the only thing that could top Justin Bieber on Instagram. Facebook’s chief executive and founder made the announcement Monday on Facebook in a post that has already generated tens of thousands of likes. He has pledged to allow Instagram to remain independent. “For years, we’ve focused on building the best experience for sharing photos with your friends and family. Now, we’ll be able to work even more closely with the Instagram team to also offer the best experiences for sharing beautiful mobile photos with people based on your interests,” Mark Zuckerberg wrote. “We believe these are different experiences that complement each other. But in order to do this well, we need to be mindful about keeping and building on Instagram’s strengths and features rather than just
trying to integrate everything into Facebook. That’s why we’re committed to building and growing Instagram independently. Millions of people around the world love the Instagram app and the brand associated with it, and our goal is to help spread this app and brand to even more people.” Zuckerberg noted that the acquisition marked a milestone for Facebook — and hinted that it might be the last of its size and scope. Facebook has mainly targeted smaller companies in its acquisitions, spending no more than tens of millions of dollars on each, and usually just to get the raw talent, not the technology. The 2-year-old Instagram in San Francisco has just 13 employees. They didn’t hear about the deal until co-founder Kevin Systrom called an all-hands meeting Monday morning. “It’s the first time we’ve ever acquired a product and company with so many users,” Zuckerberg wrote. “We don’t plan on doing many more of these, if any at all. But providing the best photo sharing experience is one reason why so many people love Facebook, and we knew it would be worth bringing these two companies together.”
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“I don’t care for it.” • Molly Weiss business administration junior
“I don’t plan on getting one, but I like to look at the pictures people post.” • Megan Wolfe theatre arts senior
An Indiana computer company owner is being held on two federal counts of sexually exploiting a child in what authorities on Monday said could become the nation’s biggest case of “sextortion” — blackmailing minors into becoming the objects of sexually explicit photographs or videos. Richard Leon Finkbiner, 39, was arrested Friday at his home in Brazil, Ind., and charged with forcing at least two minors to engage in sexually explicit activity that Finkbiner allegedly captured with a webcam, said U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Indiana Joseph H. Hogsett at a news conference Monday. Finkbiner is scheduled to appear in court Wednesday. Although Finkbiner has been charged with two counts, investigators have discovered “thousands of sexually explicit images and videos depicting hundreds of individuals, which may indicate the existence of many other victims,” officials said. Hogsett told reporters that the case could become the largest of its kind in the nation. “As a member of the law enforcement community, and
more importantly, as a parent, these are the types of cases that keep me up at night,” Hogsett said. “This defendant may not remember his alleged victims, but the true tragedy is that not one of them will ever forget.” Officials distributed a photograph of Finkbiner and urged victims to contact the Indianapolis Cybersquad Division of the FBI at (877) 542-8979. According to the federal complaint, Finkbiner is charged with making online contact with two 14-year-old boys, one in Michigan and one in Maryland. In both cases, Finkbiner is alleged to have sent the boys explicit clips of themselves that he had captured online. He then threatened to release the images to gay porn websites or to the boys’ friends unless they recorded sexually explicit videos for him via webcam, the complaint charges. “So u wanna play or b a famous gay porn star?” the complaint states that Finkbiner allegedly asked the Michigan boy. The boy pleaded with him to delete the images: “u know that I under age and that is against the law and u could be arrested for this.” The complaint goes on to state that Finkbiner allegedly re-
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Radioactive particles released in the nuclear reactor meltdown in Fukushima, Japan, after the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami were detected in giant kelp along the California coast, according to a recent study. Radioactive iodine was found in samples collected from kelp in locations along the coast from Laguna Beach to as far north as Santa Cruz about a month after the explosion, according to the study by two marine biologists at California State University, Long Beach. The levels, while likely not harmful to humans, were significantly higher than those before the explosion.
Two Philadelphia firefighters perished Monday morning battling a fire in a furniture store that spread from a raging five-alarm blaze that leveled an aging Philadelphia warehouse. Three other firefighters were taken to Temple University Hospital, where one was admitted with possible leg, hip or spine fractures. The other two were being evaluated. The five were trapped when a wall and part of the roof of the furniture store collapsed about 5:50 a.m., a little over a halfhour after the warehouse blaze had been declared under control.
Syrian soldiers battled anti-government rebels in half of the country’s 14 provinces on Monday, three days before a United Nations-backed cease-fire is to take effect, anti-government activists said. More than 100 people were killed across the country Monday, according to the activists. A spokeswoman for the International Committee of the Red Cross, reached by phone in Damascus, said the surge in violence in recent days had worsened conditions for tens of thousands of civilians who are in desperate need of safe shelter and food.
The deal is expected to close later this quarter. Instagram had been rumored to be close to a new funding round that would have valued the startup at $500 million. It had turned down a previous offer from Facebook. Former Facebook executive Matt Cohler with Benchmark Capital is a major investor in Instagram.
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sponded: “yes it is illegal im ok with that ... I won’t get caught im a hacker I covered my tracks.” Investigators tracked the communications to Clay County Internet in Brazil, a company Finkbiner owns that provides website hosting and other computer-related services, according to the complaint. In the case of the Michigan boy, Finkbiner is alleged to have coerced the minor into producing child pornography for two consecutive evenings after his initial contact in February 2012. When Finkbiner allegedly demanded that the behavior continue, the boy told family members — who called authorities. If convicted of the two counts, Finkbiner could face a maximum sentence of 30 years in prison, according to officials. At his news conference, the federal prosecutor praised Indiana officials for their role in the arrest. “Indiana’s nationally recognized child exploitation prosecution team is at the forefront of such sextortion prosecutions, and our top priority is to keep children safe from this type of horrible abuse,” Hogsett said. “Unfortunately, it appears based on the criminal complaint that there may be many other victims in this case, possibly here in Indiana and across the country.”
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Teaberry brings natural yogurt to downtown SLO KASSI LUJA
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An independently owned frozen treat shop opened for business last winter in San Luis Obispo, becoming the
third downtown frozen yogurt shop. Teaberry Frozen Yogurt Café, owned by Cal Poly alumnus Tom Stennett, opened its doors in December. “(It’s) a new type of yogurt
shop to hit the SLO area,” Stennett said. Teaberry specializes in tart yogurts, soft-serve gelato and soft-serve custard, according to Stennett. “We strive to provide superior products as well as a clean and comfortable environment to enjoy them in,” Stennett said. The café’s name is modeled after the teaberry, which is a type of berry formed on the wintergreen in the northern U.S. and Canada, Stennett said. “Having tasted this new type of (frozen yogurt) in other areas, we were anxious to bring it to the Central Coast before the chains did,” Stennett said. Stennett’s sister, a Cal Poly graphic design alumna helped get the store up and running. She designed the interior of the shop, suggested the name and also came up with the shop’s logo. “Our original vision of probiotic iced teas on our menu really had something to do with the choice of names as well,” Stennett said. Teaberry already appears to be a hot spot for customers of all ages, despite only being open for four months. Unlike most other yogurt shops, Teaberry mixes fresh Greek yogurt into its other tart-flavored yogurts. “All of our tart yogurts are nonfat — all natural — yogurts made with pure cane sugar and no artificial sweeteners,” Stennett said. Along with frozen yogurt, Teaberry also serves espresso, tea, smoothies, shaved
ice, iced tea and taffy. to be getting a lot of hype. The café’s strawberry and “The Oreo cookie gelato mango smoothies are made is our most popular f lausing their tart Greek yo- vor so far, followed closely gurts, fresh fruit, ice and Na- by coffee gelato and some ked Juice, Stennett said. Their of our tart Greek-style yomochas, lattes and frappés gurts such as pomegranate are also readily available. and original, (a plain yogurt Teaberry employee Naomi tart),” Stennett said. Whittenberg said Teaberry Psychology sophomore has a lot of varieties of frozen Kelly McBride has already yogurt as well as a lot of top- visited Teaberry numerous pings. According to the Tea- times since its opening four berry website, it served sand- months ago. wiches at first, but because “(Teaberry has) really unique of such popularity with their toppings that other places frozen desdon’t have,” Mcserts, sandBride said. wiches are According to no longer McBride, many available. of the unique Stennett toppings you said Teaoften don’t see price per ounce berry is still at other frozen of yogurt at a smorgasyogurt shops Teaberry bord of low include peanut fat yogurts butter pretzels, with roughdark chocoly half of late acai, Teddy Teaberry’s sales being tart Grahams and Nutella. yogurts, and the other half ge“The (yogurt and gelato and custard. lato) flavors are a little bit “Our gelato is only 7 percent more fruity-based, and butterfat, which is roughly they taste a little bit sweeter half the fat of local ice cream (whereas) other places taste shops,” Stennett said. more dairy-like, milky and Unlike the other frozen yo- creamy,” McBride said. Teagurt shops in town, Stennett berry is the third frozen said there’s already a plan in yogurt shop to be located process for a booth at the San downtown. Stennett said this Luis Obispo Farmers’ Market. is all about, “location, locaTeaberry has also expanded tion, location.” According to the number of soft-serve ge- Stennett, heavy foot traffic as lato flavors. Since opening, well as great advertisement is Teaberry has offered new a great way to get a new busiflavors such as Girl Scout ness like Teaberry going. Thin Mint Cookie gelato and “I hope to create a good inlemon bar gelato. come for my family, as well as At least one of Teaberry’s bring something new and excitgelato flavors already appears ing to our area,” Stennett said.
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“Eurotart with mochi.” • Naoto Sekiguchi psychology freshman
“Peanut butter and chocolate chips.” • Greg Spinelli environmental engineering freshman
“The red velvet and the cake batter, plus these juice ball things and cookie dough and chocolate syrup, and a couple fruits.” • Siena Haz art and design freshman
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Juice detox: Is a bikini body worth it? HOROSCOPES
Heather Rockwood is a food science senior and Mustang Daily food columnist. Some swear by it, but I can’t help myself, I’m a skeptic. The juice cleanse. Is it all it’s cracked up to be? Two weeks ago my best friend watched “Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead.” She then proceeded to call me at 11:30 p.m. (she got my voicemail, I was no doubt already tucked away in bed), and this is what I heard: “Juice … fat and dead ... I bought a juicer! (laughing in the background) I’m going to jump start this juice diet.” Basically, I had no idea what she was talking about, but I heard juicing, and immediately, my caution flag went up. I don’t know about you, but as a food connoisseur, diets are rarely appealing. I always find that restriction doesn’t lead to satisfaction; consequently, I am usually a skeptic of the promises so many diet fads offer to their followers — the juice cleanse my best friend later expanded on left me in the same boat — skeptical. However, I have learned that it is wise not to knock something until you’ve tried it. So, this week I venture out to test the juice cleanse. For an entire week, I will drink nothing but fruit and vegetable juice in an attempt to detox and purify my body and to see what all the hype is all about — better yet, to see if it is worth it. After all, I have heard of some quite satisfied customers who claim to be happier, healthier and more energetic — three things most people would consider beneficial to a better lifestyle. Before I jump in head-overheels into the dicey land of diets, I thought it best to do my research. First off, juice detoxing isn’t a joke. In the diet world, it is considered an extreme detox because, during the detox, you don’t consume any solid foods, only juice and water. Secondly, because of its extreme nature, not everyone should go through a juice fast. Pregnant or nursing women would not benefit, and those with serious chronic disor-
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During the detox you don’t consume any solid foods, only juice and water.
ders should consult a physician before beginning a juice fast. I am not pregnant, nursing nor suffer from a chronic disorder, so I am good to go. Lucky for me, spring is considered one of the best times to perform a juice cleanse, according to many of its loyal followers. The next key: organic. Yes, that means more expensive veggies, but when taking pounds of fruits and vegetables and concentrating them into juice, you do not want any pesticides getting concentrated into your diet as well. Another crucial aspect of
the juice cleanse is still getting enough key nutrients throughout the day. Sure, you are upping the amount of vitamins and antioxidants in your diet by drinking so much juice, but it is important to also get adequate amounts of minerals and other vital nutrients. Thus, it is imperative to research the foods you will juice before your diet to ensure a varied and sufficient amount of available nutrients. This also means there has to be plenty of vegetables within your juices, not just fruits which are high in sugar content (and almost always make more delicious juices).
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Juice fasts are also notoriously famous for being low in protein. The result of your body not consuming enough dietary protein (in the form of amino acids) is muscle mass loss. This is often a serious criticism linked to juice fasting. It is not a huge deal if the cleanse lasts only a few days, but for a cleanse that lasts for a week such as mine, it creates an important obstacle to recognize. One option is to add a protein supplement to the juice in order to reach sufficient protein intake. The counter to this is you are not truly detoxing. I guess this is one of those issues still up for debate, but for me, I will err on the side of the skeptic and consume more nutrients to more closely model a balanced diet — the one diet I undoubtedly believe works. I now enter the abyss of the juice detox and anxiously await the moment I can finally chew my food again.
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Tuesday, April 10, 2012
Inclusive excellence = exclusive intolerance History graduate Elena Reynolds and journalism freshman Aaron Bandler wrote this on the behalf of the Cal Poly College Republicans following conservative speaker Ann Coulter’s recent talk on campus.
Poly’s Statement of Commitment to Community. First, Conn has chosen to distort the purpose and language of Cal Poly’s Statement of Commitment to Community, which only applies to students, faculty and staff — not to guest speakers. In other words, students are to respect one another and respect staff and faculty members. In turn, faculty and staff are supposed to respect each other as well as students. Second, Conn’s accusation that Coulter tried to demean students is completely inaccurate. When interviewed, Conn was unable to give any specific examples of how Coulter’s behavior was inappropriate toward students, stating that his memory was “hazy.” Unlike Conn, we attended the presentation, during which the students that faced so-called “intimidation” were the ones who sought to intimidate Coulter. They distorted her words, misinterpreted her jokes, suggested that she was racist and challenged the accuracy of her statistics. Students were given an opportunity to ask one question.
Recently, a complaint was filed to President Armstrong by David Conn, Co-Chair of the Inclusive Excellence Council (IEC) on behalf of an unnamed Multicultural Center (MCC) staff member. The nature of this complaint is ironic coming from a council that claims to be “inclusive.” Conn states that the Council does not object to the content of Coulter’s speech, but rather to her behavior toward the students in the audience. He suggests that during her Q-and-A, Coulter tried to intimidate and demean students who sought to challenge her views, and accuses her of ranting and reducing a student to tears. Conn notes that while Coulter had the right to answer questions as she saw fit, “her behavior was entirely inconsistent with the values and principles” laid out in Cal
these changes until now. El Corral is not some “aggie” term named after having horses in a corral, it is named after our mascot, the Mustang, and where the students (the Mustangs) would go at least once for supplies, spirit gear, etc. I have no agricultural background and graduated from Cal Poly as an engineer, and I find no problem with the current name whatsoever. Saying that the name is associated with agriculture and should be changed since the school is no longer just an agricultural school and using this as a reason for the change is one of the poorest excuses I have ever heard. As you said Mr. Davis, “We’re promoting a sense of university and spirit, and it would be nice if the name is in sync with that.” Changing something that all current and former students can connect with and relate to is the exact opposite of what you state you’re trying to do. If you really think something needs changing, then just drop the “bookstore”
I’m surprised that with all I hear going on with higher education that a priority for Cal Poly and specifically the Cal Poly Corporation is to rebrand one of the oldest and most recognizable names at Cal Poly. When I went to Cal Poly, I had the time of my life. I truly believe that Cal Poly is the best place to go to school. Since my graduation, I have given back however I can to support Cal Poly so that other students could have the same great experiences I had. In fact, every year since my graduation in 1984, I’ve donated money to Cal Poly. And it feels like every year, Cal Poly is always trying to change something about itself. Sometimes the change is good, but often, I believe it takes away from the Cal Poly I knew and loved. But I’ve quietly dealt with all
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If anything, Cal Poly should be commended for making an event like this open to the community. When Coulter responded, some argued with her and refused to leave the microphone. Coulter was then forced to cut them off and move on to the next question. A group of students who did not like this booed and shouted over her as she tried to talk. Due to microphone “monopolizers” and several hecklers, many waiting in line did not get to ask their questions. Cal Poly students should remember they represent the university at events such as this. Booing and shouting at a speaker is disrespectful behavior that I’m sure Cal Poly would not condone. But of course, all of this was conveniently left out of the complaint. Third, it is not true, as Conn asserts, that the event was pri-
portion, simple as that. So, I truly implore you to end this renaming nonsense. If you are reading this President Armstrong, please stop us from losing such a prominent part of our history and heritage. To the Cal Poly Corporation, this is on you. I’ll say this, if the El Corral name is changed, you will never get another dime out of me. And I’d be willing to bet there are plenty of alumni that would agree with me. — Anonymous In response to “El Corral rounding up new name” NOTE: The Mustang Daily features select comments that are written in response to articles posted online. Though not all the responses are printed, the Mustang Daily prints comments that are coherent and foster intelligent discussion on a given subject. No overcapitalization, please.
marily made up of community members. While the event was open to the community, students made up the majority of those in attendance. If anything, Cal Poly should be commended for making an event such as this open to the community because it gave the university a chance to showcase its commitment to free speech. This ultimately boosted Cal Poly’s community image. The reality is that the complaint had nothing to do with Coulter’s presentation or people getting their feelings hurt by her speech or behavior. It is an attempt to undermine our event and prevent future conservative speakers such as Coulter from coming to campus.
Generally, conservative values are belittled in the classroom, whether blatantly or subtly. Yet, you don’t see conservatives crying or filing complaints about it with the university. Professors, peers and guest speakers are entitled to their beliefs, even if they make some of us feel, as Conn states, “marginalized” or “isolated”. The Inclusive Excellence Council should take a good, hard look at whether it is upholding the values it claims to promote. If it wants people to feel included, then it cannot exclude conservative perspectives. Otherwise, the Inclusive Excellence Council might want to change its name to the Exclusive Incompetence Council. Like mutual respect, inclusivity is a two-way street. On behalf of the Cal Poly College Republicans, we would like to thank President Armstrong, Cal Poly Student Life and Leadership and everyone at ASI who helped make this event possible. Thank you for showing your commitment to freedom of speech and intellectual diversity. We trust that Cal Poly will remain committed to these values.
Space it out Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchinson is a Republican from Texas. Sen. Bill Nelson is a Democrat from Florida. Recently a group of Cub Scouts visited the Johnson Space Center in Houston. The youngsters had a memorable adventure, riding on a Lunar Rover model, scrambling around in a mock-up space capsule, and quizzing retired astronauts about living in zero gravity. At one point, one of the boys asked, “Why has America given up on space flight?” The answer, of course, is that we’re not giving up on space flight. This Cub Scout’s question illustrates the need to call attention to America’s exciting plans for human space exploration. We particularly need to capture the imaginations of our young people, if they are to aspire to be the scientists and explorers of the future. The priorities that Congress and the White House established in the landmark 2010 NASA Authorization Act set an achievable, long-range plan for America to write the next great chapter in space exploration and to create exciting new commercial ventures in low-Earth orbit. The NASA bill was enacted with strong, bipartisan support and was followed last year by White House-congressional agreement on a responsible funding plan that set three priorities: (1), moving forward with the new heavy launch rocket and Orion crew capsule needed for deep space exploration; (2), completing the James Webb Space Telescope, which will replace the amazing Hubble Space Telescope; and (3), partnering with private space companies on new vehicles to transport astronauts and cargo to the International Space Station. If we are to move forward, we must avoid a false competition between our long-range space exploration goals — the moon, Mars and beyond — and commercialized ferrying of cargo and crew members to the space station. In fact, both programs are essential. Assisting development of commercial space capabilities will eliminate America’s reliance on the Russian Soyuz system for crew transportation to low-Earth orbit, while developing our next generation heavy launch capability is a necessity if we are to expand space explora-
tion beyond Earth, to Mars and beyond. Space exploration is not inexpensive. But the money America has spent on its space program has proven to be a wise investment. Scientific advances for our space program have opened up revolutionary improvements in medicine, communications, weather forecasting and national security and defense intelligence. Space technology has led to entire industries that today employ millions of Americans, such the satellite-based communication, navigation and defense industries. It has introduced hundreds of products, from micro-chip technology to MRI cancer detection equipment, which we now take for granted. One might easily ask if we can afford NOT to invest in space; risking that America would lose the next technological advances that produce the jobs for the future. Even so, every penny we spend must be invested wisely — especially in today’s economic environment. Developing a private space vehicle capable of putting a crew capsule into orbit and docking with the ISS presents significant challenges. NASA is currently funding four potential commercial crew providers. Moving forward, NASA needs to focus its investment on only those providers that are likely to be able to provide crew transportation services by 2017. NASA should consider identifying the strongest private firms at the earliest opportunity such that NASA’s precious resources are focused on ending our reliance on the Russians for transportation to the space station as quickly as possible. The cost would be less and the returns greater. It’s vital that NASA remain committed to our national space exploration plan. If we reconfigure our priorities every few years, we will not reach our goals. Postponing our long-range space exploration program would be a terrible mistake, no less than remaining dependent on Russia to move our crew members to the space station. In spite of the very real fiscal challenges we face, the United States can — and must — support the innovative space program that assures continuation of 50 years of leadership in space.
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Tuesday, April 10, 2012
Saints’ bounty system draws criticism FRED MITCHELL
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
Former Bears safety Doug Plank called himself “a patdown candidate” as he answered my phone call while going through an airport security line Friday in Philadelphia. Plank’s three artificial joints send off alarms whenever he travels and remind him of the physical price he paid as a player. He also inflicted pain. Pound-for-pound, the 6-foot, 200-pound Plank hit as hard as any player in the NFL. Of course, Plank is known for leading with his helmet, as was permitted when he played (1975-82), because that was the way he was taught since he was 8. Plank and fellow safety Gary Fencik were dubbed “The Hit Men.” Former Bears defensive coordinator Buddy Ryan dubbed his dominating unit the “46 Defense” in honor of Plank, who wore that uniform number. I asked Plank about the current controversy involving the Saints’ bounty system. “I know that in Chicago when
(Buddy Ryan) was the defensive coordinator and Mike Ditka was the head coach, there certainly was no bounty system,” said Plank, coach of the Philadelphia Soul of the Arena Football League. “There might have been two players among themselves who made some sort of a wager. But in terms of the entire team or the entire defense, I never experienced anything like that in Chicago.” Earlier this week, an audiotape was released that revealed former Saints defensive coordinator Gregg Williams talking to his players the night before an NFL divisional playoff game against the 49ers in January. Williams instructed Saints defenders to injure specific players, including quarterback Alex Smith, receiver Michael Crabtree and kick returner Kyle Williams. “I can understand how that is pretty chilling to a person that has never been involved in a violent sport like football,” Plank said. “It takes a lot to run into someone. I don’t think that’s natural human behavior. Most of it is mental
conditioning. Not only the practices all during the week, but it’s also some of the dialogue that comes from your (coaches). To play this game, you have to play with high emotion. ... I like to feel I was one of those. You have to take yourself to some other mental state to do that on a regular basis. You have to ignore your survival instincts. Every time you run into someone, there is that fear factor. ... You have to condition yourself.” Plank, 59, said he cannot remember how many concussions he sustained. “I knocked myself out many times,” he said “... I have three joints replaced — two shoulders and a knee. I’m probably going to need three more in the next five years. So this isn’t (an offense-defense) onesided issue.” Plank said the NFL fined him just once — for a hit that did not even draw a penalty flag. He also regrets one of his most devastating hits. “The injury that probably bothered me the most, and it wasn’t my own, was when I hit receiver J.D. Hill in the late
‘70s. He ran a deep inside route. ... I hit him on the side of the knee as he was looking at the quarterback. He had surgery and that (effectively) was the end of his career,” Plank said. “To see him on the ground that day, just grimacing in pain ... it was probably the sickest feeling I have ever had as a player ... knowing that player was lying there because of something I had done. “We’re all players, and we’re all trying to accomplish the same thing to help our team win and make the fans happy. But at a certain point, there is an accountability factor.”
Big West Standings - Softball Big West W-L
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2. Cal State Fullerton
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3. Long Beach State
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5. UC Santa Barbara
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games New Orleans’ head coach Sean Payton will sit out after the bounty system was exposed.
6. Cal State Northridge
2-4
7. Cal Poly
1-5
8. UC Riverside
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Tuesday, April 10, 2012
Softball swept by Long Beach, falls to 8-25 MUSTANG DAILY STAFF REPORT
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After dropping two of three to Cal State Fullerton in its conference-opening series, the Cal Poly softball team dropped all three games against Long Beach State this weekend in Southern California. It’s been that kind of season for Cal Poly (8-25, 1-5 Big West), which posted a 7-20 record through its nonconference schedule. The Mustangs have struggled both offensively and defensively after losing contributions from the record-setting Anna Cahn last year. Cahn, at the end of last season, became the first player in program history to earn All-Big West honors in each of her four seasons at Cal Poly. The struggles continued this weekend against Long Beach State. In the first game of Friday’s doubleheader, the Mustangs fell to the 49ers 4-1. Whitley Gerhart produced Cal Poly’s only run of the game, with an RBI single up the middle in the fourth inning. The 49ers, however, responded with four runs in the bottom of the fifth inning to cruise to the series-opening win. Chloe Wurst started in the circle for the Mustangs and pitched 4 2/3 innings, giving up two earned runs on three hits with four walks. In the second game of the doubleheader, the 49ers edged the Mustangs again, 3-2. Long Beach State opened with a two-run first inning, off RBIs from Jennifer Madi-
gan and Alisha Rosen, against Mustang starter Jordan Yates. The 49ers then made it 3-0 in the third, with a sacrifice fly from Nalani St. Germain. However, Cal Poly didn’t go away quietly. Madi Vogelsang hit an RBI double to center field to bring home Kim Westlund. In the next at-bat, Mariah Cochiolo hit an RBI single up the middle to bring the Mustangs within one run. In the seventh, Gerhart doubled to right center to move the game-tying run into scoring position with one out. But the Mustangs wouldn’t capitalize. Celina Lafrades struck out looking, and Nora Sobczak grounded out to second to end the game. The Mustangs totaled six hits in the loss. Gerhart went 2 for 2 with a walk, while Westlund went 1 for 2 with a walk. Both Vogelsang and Cochiolo went 1 for 3 with an RBI, and Sobczak went 1 for 4. In the final game of the series Sunday, the Mustangs scored a late run, but weren’t able to overcome the 49ers, falling to 2-1. The 49ers got on the board first, with Megan Denio scoring on a wild pitch in the third. Long Beach State then scored another run in the fourth, off of an RBI from Shayna Kimbrough. In the fifth inning, Sobczak reached on a throwing error, bringing home Shea Williams for Cal Poly’s first run of the game. Westlund then opened the top of the sixth inning with a single and advanced to sec-
ond off of a sacrifice bunt from Vogelsang. But again, with the game-tying run at second base, the Mustangs couldn’t land the clutch hit. Cochiolo grounded out to third base and Gerhart struck out swinging to end
the inning. Jordan Yates pitched six innings in the finale, finishing with two earned runs off five hits. Westlund led the team at the plate, going 2 for 3. Both Gerhart and Williams went 1 for 3.
With the series loss, the Mustangs are now tied with UC Riverside for last place in the Big West with a 1-5 conference record. Cal Poly, however, is just three wins out of a three-way tie for second place in the conference.
There will be a chance to get those wins next weekend, as the Mustangs return home for a three-game series against Cal State Northridge. Brian De Los Santos contributed to this article.
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Cal Poly won a 4-3 game at Fresno State in extra innings on Monday night. The Mustangs return to Bob Janssen Field this weekend for a three-game series against Cal State Northridge.