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Summer school fees rise again
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Bayzha Gonzalez knew she needed the summer to take a general education astronomy course a few years ago, but cost was an issue. Poly’s summer classes were out of her price range, so the graphic communication junior decided to enroll in Cuesta’s summer session. “It was cheaper and easier to take it at Cuesta,” Gonzalez said. “It was one of the easiest classes I’ve ever taken.” Gonzales said in total, the
four-unit course cost her around $300. If she were to enroll in Cal Poly’s 2012 summer session, the same number of units would now cost her $1,156. With the California budget crisis putting pressure on students to pay more for their educations, schools are looking for ways to conserve funds during summer for the regular school year. This year, fees for the summer session have risen again. In 2010, undergraduates paid $130 per summer unit. In 2011, that amount was raised to
It was cheaper and easier to take (a summer class) at Cuesta ... It was one of the easiest classes I’ve ever taken. BAYZHA GONZALEZ GRAPHIC COMMUNICATION JUNIOR
$209. For Summer 2012, undergraduate student fees will be $289 per unit; graduate and credential student fees will be $319 per unit. There will only be one eightweek session offered to teach these classes, which are being offered in self-support, meaning there will be no state funding for students. Financial aid may still be available, but Cal Poly’s summer school website states that by asking students to pay out of pocket, they will be able to take in the same size freshman class in fall. A 2010 ruling by the Superior Court of Alameda County allows schools to offer special sessions in self-support, which eliminates state funding for that session. After the ruling, Cal Poly decided to use Continuing Education as the financial mechanism for summer sessions, according to a 2010 presentation to the
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Academic Senate. Elaine Sullivan, the marketing director for Cal Poly Continuing Education, wrote in an email student fees provide the funding. “In the simplest terms, student fees for a class must cover all costs involved in provid-
ing that class,” Sullivan wrote. “No matter what term a student enrolls in: fall, winter, spring or summer, a student who does not qualify for financial aid would always pay whatever costs are required.” Cal Poly is not offering the most expensive summer ses-
sion, though: San Jose State undergraduate students can expect to pay $388 per unit, and Fresno State will cost $315 per unit. Patricia-Ann Stoneman, the director of Academic Programs see SUMMER, pg. 2
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Cal Poly spent more on presidential housing renovations than any other California State University (CSU) campus during the last decade, according to a report published Tuesday. The report, written for the investigative website CaliforniaWatch.org, said Cal Poly has spent $831,000 on renovations for the University House since 2004. This figure included $230,000 spent on new lighting, flooring and kitchen upgrades when Cal Poly President Jeffrey Armstrong moved into the house in 2011, and the university converted the building into a private residence, according to California Watch. Vice President of Administration and Finance Larry Kelley wrote in an email that the figures in the report were correct, but California Watch blurred the line between what was normal maintenance and what was required to make the space livable. “Of the $430,000 reported as expenditures, roughly $200,000 was to help make the building a home for the Armstrongs,” Kelley wrote. “The balance was for a project that began before President Armstrong was hired and without any awareness that he would choose to live in the house. The expenditures were needed for such things as
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The University House began undergoing necessary upgrades in early 2011 after being uninhabited since 2004. It was used mainly for events during that time. repairs to a leaking roof, repair of damage from termite infestation, upgrades to electrical service, replacement of rotted windows and replacement of the water heater.” Armstrong and his wife currently live in the four-bedroom home, which was converted for residential use in 2011. Armstrong’s predecessor, Warren Baker, lived in the house until 2004 when he chose to move off campus and took a stipend to cover his housing costs.
Baker’s situation was not typical, CSU spokesperson Liz Chapin said. It is a requirement of all university presidents, she said, to live in their campus house. The CSU provides housing for 12 of its 23 campus presidents, as well as CSU Chancellor Charles Reed. But special arrangements were made for Baker because Cal Poly needed a place to hold university conference and events — a role the University House fit well. According to California
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Watch, the cost of conversion after Baker moved out totaled $21,000. California Watch named Cal Poly Pomona as the secondhighest spender on renovations, with $360,112 in state funds going toward its Manor House. The spending included replacing plumbing and electrical systems, remodeling the house’s kitchen and other renovations, according to the report. Armstrong could not be reached for comment.
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Greek life’s Panhellenic (PHA) will have two new additions next year, in the form of sororities Kappa Kappa Gamma and Alpha Epsilon Phi. Kappa Kappa Gamma was invited to start a chapter at Cal Poly after PHA decided greek life needed another sorority due to high interest, while local Jewish-interest sorority Alpha Epsilon is joining the national sorority Alpha Epsilon Phi to become a full-fledged member of PHA, PHA president and business marketing senior Heather Hays said. “We’re really, really excited to have them coming,” Hays said. “They’re interested in Cal Poly with the caliber of students that we have.” PHA originally called for applications from national or international sororities interested in establishing a chapter at Cal Poly, a process called extension, Hays said. After sorting through the applications, the extension committee selected two sororities to present, and Kappa Kappa Gamma was chosen to join PHA and establish a chapter at Cal Poly. Kappa Kappa Gamma’s emphasis on academics and com-
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munity building was a strong factor in the sorority’s selection, Hays said. “They were very enthusiastic about our community and really showed how they could be a perfect fit,” Hays said. Kappa Kappa Gamma will be working with PHA next fall to recruit and organize, and will officially begin operating in January 2013. The sorority will be looking for Cal Poly women that maybe never felt drawn to greek life before, but feel as if they want to get involved now, Hays said. Part of the goal of inviting Kappa Kappa Gamma to campus was to reach out to new women. “They’re looking for a sort of woman who maybe haven’t been discovered yet,” Hays said. Kappa Kappa Gamma will be recruiting women from all grade levels as well to have a solid leadership base, Panhellenic adviser Renoda Campbell said. The sorority doesn’t have a base of members at Cal Poly yet, so they’re looking for “instant leaders” to help guide the sorority, Campbell said. “Because they are looking for a well-rounded sorority, they are not just looking for students that are freshmen, but they are see SORORITIES, pg. 2
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Professors asked to speak at conference in China ANDREA KANG
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The Cal Poly graphic communication department will spread its knowledge overseas this year. Xiaoying Rong, associate graphic communication professor, and Penny Bennett, professor and associate dean of the College of Liberal Arts, have been invited to speak and teach about digital printing in China. Rong was chosen to give the keynote address at CIFEX|RemaxAsia 2012 and at the iPrint Expo in Zhuhai, China in October. The event is sponsored by “Recycling Times Magazine” and is expected to have 10,000 in attendance. “Xiaoying going over there is very significant,” graphic
communication department head Harvey Levenson said. “It’s a terrific honor to be a keynote speaker for the event like that. That says something about the respect that Cal Poly and graphic communication has internationally.” Rong, an expert on traditional and digital printing and substrates, ink and toner technology, teaches and manages laboratories in these subjects. She will be speaking about the transition from offset to digital printing at various printing and publishing facilities throughout the U.S. and China. After the October event, her presentation will be published in “Recycling Times Magazine.” The Zhuhai organization reached out to Levenson in
hopes of having someone from Cal Poly speak at the event. Levenson directed them to Rong, a China native who also worked there. Rong is excited for collaborations, future research opportunities and possibly meeting prospective exchange students and faculty in China, she said. In addition to providing the keynote address at the October event, Rong will teach at Shanghai Printing and Publishing College throughout June. She said she looks forward to the opportunity to interact with young Chinese students. “I used to be a student in China,” she said, “but now I can see the different generation of students and what they’re interested in in
graphic communications.” The opportunity will come with a challenge, however. The class size will be much larger, with one classroom holding 140 to 160 students, Rong said. On top of that, there will be no labs associated with the class, so students will lack in the “Learn By Doing” model Cal Poly students go by, he said. “(Graphic communications) is hard to explain, especially those technical concepts, without having any hands on experience with it,” Rong said. “We have to make sure all the students get engaged.” In order to make the class as enriching as possible without a lab, Rong plans to include many videos and lectures in the presentations. “Our students here have a lot of hands-on experience that will clarify a lot of concepts,” she said. “And then they can get into the lab and see it. (In China), maybe I’ll get some samples and they can touch it, but without seeing and touching it in their own way in a lab environment, it’ll be really hard for them to do it.”
Penny Bennett, recognized expert on digital printing, will also teach at the Shanghai college for her second time at the school. Bennett was first invited to the school through a professor from an affiliate college of the Shanghai Printing and Publishing College that she had mentored at Cal Poly in 2005. Bennett will teach two courses: Introduction to Graphic Arts and Digital Preparation to about 160 students. For this summer, Bennett anticipates the challenges she faced her first time teaching at the school. During her last visit, she said, she realized the majority of the students were not thoroughly proficient in English. “It seems that if they didn’t have a good grasp of English, which some of them didn’t, what would be the motivation for them to stay engaged and stay tuned in?” she said. To address this issue, the college provided Bennett with two teaching assistants that acted as selective translators. Despite the language barrier, Bennett developed personal relationships with several of her
students. They would join her for lunch at the school cafeteria to practice their English while getting to know each other, she said. Through this, she was able to better familiarize herself with the culture, which is important so she can bring cultural awareness of the industry back to her Cal Poly students, she said. Bennett was also able to explore the graphic communication facilities during her stay. Her discoveries of the advanced technology came as a surprise, she said. “I sort of made an assumption that China must not have that great technology; I don’t know why I thought that,” she said, “so that was a pleasant surprise for me.” In some aspects, the industry is in fact more advanced in the U.S. Levenson said Graphic communications is better here compared to other nations, more specifically China. There is a better understanding of business applications such as marketing and communication, he said. However, Levenson said, Asia
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Those hopes were realized May 25, when Alpha Epsilon was pinned into the national organization. The moment was emotional for both Alpha Epsilon’s members as well as the rest of PHA, Hays said. “Not only were the girls in the house, but also the Panhellenic board, were all in tears when we found out,” Hays said. Alpha Epsilon spent five years organizing, applying and contacting Alpha Epsilon Phi before being pinned into the sorority last Friday, sociology junior and Alpha Epsilon president Rachel Seidman. The final push in winning Alpha Epsilon Phi over were letters from mothers and grandmothers of Alpha Epsilon members, many of whom are Alpha Epsilon Phi alumni themselves, Seidman said. “When they got all these letters from other sisters saying how much we wanted this,
that really pushed them over,” Seidman said. The admission to Alpha Epsilon Phi means that local Alpha Epsilon will become a fullfledged member of PHA as well, Seidman said. In the past, Alpha Epsilon was allowed to participate in Panhellenic events as an associate member because the group was technically a club, Seidman said. Now, Alpha Epsilon Phi will officially be represented on the board. Despite its newly-minted national status, Alpha Epsilon Phi does not plan to change its recruitment methods or mission, Seidman said. The sorority plans to stick with the Jewish-interest identity that got the members where they are, Seidman said. “We still are going to keep who we are as Alpha Epsilon,” Seidman said. “We are still a Jewishinterest sorority.”
summer courses would not be available and then student graduation dates would be affected.” The Institutional Planning and Analysis Department’s Registration Monitor found that 1,948 students enrolled in Cal Poly’s Summer 2011 term, a 17.4 decrease from 2010, when 2,359 students had enrolled. In 2005, the same department had conducted a Summer Survey Analysis to assess student’s reasons for enrolling in summer term or choosing to use that time to either work or take classes at a community college. “Enrollment headcount in Summer 2010 was slightly high-
er, but 2011 and 2012 look like they will be about the same,” Stoneman said. Community colleges, an alternative for many students looking to catch up without breaking the bank, have also undergone a recent fee hike from $36 to $46 per unit. The $10 increase was supposed to take effect in Spring 2012, but the California Legislature delayed its implementation until summer. Stoneman said the university is also looking to add additional summer classes online. These are designed to benefit all students, not just those who may be in town over the summer.
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looking for sophomores, juniors and seniors,” she said. Starting fall quarter, PHA and Kappa Kappa Gamma will be using papers, posters and possibly even buttons to help advertise, Campbell said Alpha Epsilon Phi, the other national sorority joining PHA next year, won’t need large-scale recruitment efforts. The national sorority is letting local sorority Alpha Epsilon join its ranks, so it has a ready-made base at Cal Poly, Campbell said. Joining the national sorority is a big step for the local Jewish-interest sorority, founded in 2007, whose larger aspirations were reflected in its name, Campbell said. “(Alpha Epsilon) always had the hopes of becoming a national organization,” Campbell said.
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for Cal Poly Continuing Education, wrote in an email that despite the apparent high prices, summer school can be financially manageable. “We believe summer term fees are more financially accessible,” Stoneman wrote. “Students will pay a per-unit rate, and therefore, can enroll in the courses they can afford to take. If summer terms through self-support were not available it is possible
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16 confirmed dead, 1 missing in northern Italy earthquake PETER MAYER
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Rescue officials in Italy said late Tuesday that 16 people had been confirmed dead while one person was listed as missing in the 5.8-magnitude earthquake that struck the northern region of Emilia Romagna. The National Civil Protection Agency in figures said 350 people were injured. Earlier, seven people were listed as unaccounted for. A 65-year-old woman who had been previously listed as missing was pulled alive from the rubble of her home, 12 hours after the quake struck, state television RAI reported. The rescue operation took place in Cavezzo near Modena, one of the worst hit-areas. The woman was trapped while she was collecting some belongings from the building, which had been abandoned after it was damaged in a devastating earthquake that struck the region on May 20. The earlier earthquake, which measured 6 magnitude, claimed seven lives and left more than 5,000 people homeless. Earlier Tuesday, government undersecretary Antonio Catricala said Prime Minister Mario Monti planned to declare June 4 a national day of mourning for Emilia Romagna. The number of newly homeless stood at 8,000, Catricala told Parliament. “Many people were so afraid that they were refusing to return to their homes, even if these had not been damaged,” Civil Protection agency chief Franco Gabrielli told RAI. Monti’s cabinet was expected to meet Wednesday to decide on a series of emergency relief measures for the area,
Catricala said. Tuesday’s quake struck at 9 a.m. local time. Its center was registered at Mirandola near Modena. The new quake was followed by several aftershocks, at least two of which topped magnitude 5, according to Italy’s National Institute of Geophysics and Vulcanology. The dead included a parish priest and workers in factories that collapsed. In the collapse of a factory in San Felice Panaro, three people died including a 27-year-old Indian national and another worker from Morocco. The third person who died at the factory was an Italian engineer who had been carrying out an inspection to assess the building’s structural solidity following the May 20 earthquake, the ANSA news agency reported. “I invite all citizens to have faith. The commitment of the state aims to guarantee that everything will take place in the best and most efficient way,” Monti said in Rome. Vatican spokesman Federico Lombardi said Pope Benedict XVI felt “great pain” for the deaths and injuries. The Italian football federation cancelled a friendly match between Italy and Luxembourg in nearby Reggio Emilia. Carmaker Ferrari, whose Maranello factory is located in the region, said it had suspended all work activities following the earthquake. Tuesday’s main aftershock was “part of a sequence” that has hit the region since the first earthquake hit Emilia Romagna on May 20, according to Italy’s National Institute for Geophysics and Vulcanology. It was felt across large parts of
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A 5.8-magnitude earthquake struck the northern region of Italy Tuesday. northern and central Italy, including in Milan and Florence. Scores of people fled offices and schools in Bologna, Modena and other cities in the region. In San Felice sul Panaro, television footage of a tent camp of survivors of the May 20 quake showed images of frightened people running out of their tents as the ground shook again. Several buildings that were already damaged in the original quake collapsed, according to the ANSA news agency. The earthquake shocks seem set to reignite debate in Italy about building safety measures, but also whether authorities should order precautionary measures such as evacuations. The recent earthquakes were almost as strong as the one that hit the central city of L’Aquila in April 2009, killing nearly 300 people and leaving 60,000 homeless. “All quakes in the Mediterranean area — including the Balkans — are caused by northward movement of the African Plate, which also includes Italy and the Adriatic,” geophysicist Rainer Kind of the German Research Centre
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plays a big role in producing the technology used in graphic communications. The continent has also become a very important service provider in that many buyers of print purchase their products abroad, Asia being one of those places, he said. “It brings back to our students a sense of how the industry is handled around the world,” Levenson said. “These professors ... they’re bringing back vital information on developments in these countries and what the profession is like, what the issues are and how to best communicate with counterparts in China. It makes the program here a lot more cosmopolitan.”
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Northern California’s top federal prosecutor announced Tuesday the results of a four-month undercover effort targeting violent offenders, robbery crews and criminal groups in Oakland, saying 60 suspects were charged with federal offenses and 92 guns were seized. Melinda Haag, U.S. attorney, said “Operation Gideon III” also resulted in the seizure of 3 kilograms of methamphetamine, 2 kilograms of marijuana, 1 kilogram of heroin and a half-kilogram of crack cocaine.
The bison has long been a symbol of the Old West. It’s been featured on the nickel, as a name for sports teams and on the White House menu. Now legislation has been introduced in Congress to make the bison the national mammal. “Since our frontier days, the bison has become a symbol of American strength and determination,” Sen. Mike Enzi, RWyo., said in introducing the National Bison Legacy Act.
for Geosciences told dpa. “Broadly, that means all these earthquakes have the same cause. But there’s no way you can say that if an earthquake happens in Bulgaria or Italy, that they are directly related.”
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A store in a box Architecture students revolutionize buildings with unconventional project.
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We tend to think of buildings as immobile. They are brick and mortar symbols of stability, complete with permanent addresses. But what if buildings as we know them could change? What if one day you could purchase groceries in a mobile building made entirely out of
repurposed materials — one that solved food distribution issues while bringing together local people and local art? The designers, constructors and creators of FM Venue are working to make these buildings a reality. The team, made up of architecture students Derick Lee, Kyle Usselton, Matt Faller and Matthew Yungert, are 2012 Innovation Quest fi-
nalists. Their repurposed shipping container will serve as a flexible food venue in San Francisco, allowing the building to move wherever it is needed. “Essentially, the shipping container is a spatial experience,” Yungert said. “You’re going to actually be able to go into it. Two-thirds of the container is kitchen space, and one-third is flexible space. That flexible
space has a module that comes out and plug-ins. Some ideas (for the space) were a grocery market — FM Grocers, a community kitchen or a bar.” The plug-ins included in the module would allow the building to simultaneously serve as a stage, a pop-up shop, a theater and an educational space. Uselton, Faller and Yungert initially came up with the idea
by merging their architectural theses. Individually, their thesis ideas had to do with food, music and tectonics, but together, they wanted to create a multiuse module that incorporated all three aspects. FM originally stood for Food + Music, but after fine-tuning their idea and asking Lee to join as a develsee BOX, pg. 5
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opment consultant, the group decided to focus on the food aspect of the project, changing the initials to mean Food Module. The group wants to introduce FM Venue as an economic revitalizer, a cutting edge architectural reality and a way to address social problems relating to food availability. Lee said “food deserts,” or areas with a lack of access to fresh food could especially benefit from the movability of the venue. According to the group’s May 12 Innovation Quest presentation, there are currently 6,529 food deserts in the United States. “During times of economic recession, our cities undergo catharsis: a purge of expiring business models and ideas that no longer have social value,” Lee said in his pitch to the Innovation Quest judges. “So why is it that the food industry remains resilient and simply changes it’s language of business into more flexible alternatives such as food trucks and farmers’ markets? Flexibility is the key to starting up a new business in today’s economy.” And FM Venue is built on an extremely flexible foundation. Usselton said the Venue’s innovation was the idea of “double flexibility.” “We are offering programmatic interchangeability with the plug-ins and geographic flexibility because it’s active and movable in the city,” Usselton said. The group estimates the total cost of custom designing, building and implementing their venue would be $50,000, a fraction of the cost of traditional building and design. The group is currently competing in Innovation Quest 2012, a contest sponsored by companies such as Cisco Systems and iFixit that provides funding for college finalists with cutting edge ideas. Clark Turner is a computer
science professor who has also served as a member of the iQ Liason Group for the competition. He said most of the donors to the program are Cal Poly alumni looking to give money directly back to the most enterprising students. “They want to find the brightest, coolest students with the most business sense and give them a little start,” Turner said. FM Venue presented its concept to a panel of Innovation Quest judges on May 12 to try and win one of the three top placements at Cal Poly. The original group of 120 applicants was whittled down to 18 finalists. Lee said the turnout was excellent and the attending judges seemed interested and engaged in the concept and impressed with the progress the team had made. Thomas di Santo is an archi-
tecture associate professor and senior thesis adviser for Usselton, Faller and Yungert. As the adviser for most of the FM Venue group, di Santo has seen some presentations featuring the nearly complete project. “I saw their presentation for IQ,” di Santo said. “They were on fire; I would be surprised if they didn’t place. Architecture thesis projects are rarely built and are rarely commercially viable. Their thesis is both.” Di Santo said the spring has been a mad rush to complete the project and secure additional funding for more modifications. While Innovation Quest provided the group of finalists with $100, the first place group will walk away with $15,000. Second place will win $10,000 and the third place group will be awarded $5,000. Most of the money FM Venue
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has put into the project — an estimated $3,000 to $4,000 to date — has come out of pocket or from donors such as agriculture professor Kevin Piper who provided land for them to work on, and Container Alliance, which donated the shipping container they are converting. All four of the FM Venue group members will graduate in 2012. Next, the group will work with their contacts in San Francisco to try and place their prototype. While FM Venue has been told the idea has tremendous commercial appeal, their motives are ultimately more altruistic. “That’s the thing, this taps into looking at society and benefitting society, not just purely as a monetary thing,” Yungert said.
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An average work day lasts eight hours. The goal is to wake up early, grab some coffee and hope to make it through the day with the energy to stay focused. Even as young college students, long hours like these are nothing new to the Cal Poly women’s golf team. Each tournament the team plays during the season lasts eight to nine hours, beginning anywhere from 5 to 8 a.m. and ending at sunset, requiring the utmost focus and endurance throughout. The group of eight athletes plays year round, from the beginning of September to November, then mid-January to the end of April, with tournaments each month and five days of practice per week. The amount of time put into it depends on how good you want to get, said kinesiology sophomore Giovanna Ascolani, and the girls continue practicing even during downtime. “You have to love (golf) because it takes up so much of your time,” Ascolani said. “There’s no point of playing a sport you don’t love that takes up half your time in school.” In addition to the sport’s long hours, the non-funded team holds its own fundraisers, with the majority of help coming from head coach Scott Cartwright. They must raise money for tournaments, transportation and hotels, Ascolani said. “Golf is one of the most expensive sports to play,” she said. “My coach does a lot of work; he’s an amazing, amazing coach.” This year, the women had a mediocre but steady season, business sophomore Asia Adell said, placing fifth at the Big West Conference Champion-
ship in April. The biggest highlight of the season, though, was finishing first out of 19 teams in the PLNU Super San Diego Championship women’s golf tournament, she said. Despite the dedication it takes to be a part of the golf team, the women’s talent and efforts lack student support. Golf is not a popular sport among college students, but the majority probably has no idea Cal Poly even has a golf team, Adell said. Its invisibility on campus may be attributed to golf ’s many myths and stereotypes. Here, the women provide a golfer’s perspective on these common misconceptions.
“I guess it would get boring if you’re not good at it because it gets very frustrating,” she said. “But you have to get better, have that group you play with everyday and get to know everyone.” The social aspect is a big factor as to why people are drawn to golf, parks and recreation tourism administration junior
Kirsten Locke said. When Locke first began playing golf as a child, she wasn’t interested. It wasn’t until she fully immersed herself in the interactive side of the sport that she realized her passion for it, she said. “I’ve met some pretty amazing people just on the golf course, and I’ve seen so many
great connections with jobs happen,” Locke said. 2. Golf isn’t a real sport.
False. Although it isn’t a contact sport, golf is just as much a sport as baseball or football, Adell said. An average round of see GOLF, pg. 7
1. Golf is boring. False. Non-golfers tend to have one image of the sport: A bunch of old people in preppy clothing whacking a ball around for hours. The Cal Poly women’s golf team has one response this: You haven’t played the game. “It’s actually a lot of fun,” Adell said. “Watching (golf) on TV is very different from actually playing it. People who say it’s boring don’t really have a lot of knowledge to back that up.” In addition to winning, the social aspect and college atmosphere of the game is the most enjoyable, Adell said. The women’s golf team shares a close connection with the men’s team, partially attributed to both Cartwright as their coach. “We work out together, we practice together,” Adell said. “It’s a unique aspect of Cal Poly (golf) that most programs don’t have.” Golf could be considered boring, however, that’s only if you don’t have the skills or the right companionship, Ascolani said.
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Asia Adell (above) admires golf for the life skills it instills in her, she said. “It builds character, integrity and responsibility,” she said. “Sometimes people underestimate how mental it is.”
MD op/ed
Conservative says his final farewell Brendan Pringle is an English senior and Mustang Daily conservative columnist. Yes, my friends. That sad day has come — a day which will live in infamy. Today, I unveil my last Mustang Daily masterpiece before I go off and become famous somewhere. I understand that a handful of readers will not miss my column nor my mere existence on campus. But these are the folks I will miss the most as I pass the baton. I thank these people for giving me a good laugh with their humorously inane comments and rants. I’d also like to thank the English Department at Cal Poly for providing me with the critical thinking skills necessary to dissolve the left’s arguments. I know you’ve gotten a lot of heat lately from my critics, but you have truly formed me into the
conservative writer that I am today. It pains me that you have been so unjustly “victimized” as a result of my own brilliance. But I digress. Before I sign off, I would like to leave you all with my own tenets of awesomeness. Call them what you wish (Conservative Commandments, Rules for the Right Road, etc.), but I hope they will be your bread and butter as you take advantage of your Cal Poly education and post-Poly lives.
tive liberal “goobers.” Don’t ever get intimidated, as there are always more conservatives out there than you think, and “independents” are still the majority among your peers. Don’t be silenced.
1) Keep exposing the corruption and silliness of the left, and you will always find enough evidence. The facts are in your favor, and common sense is on your side.
4) The world is not out to get you, regardless of your race, ethnicity, orientation, etc. This is America, and we have come a long way since the old days. Prejudice and discrimination still exist, but these factors are small bumps in the road. On the other hand, there is no cure for stupidity, which is the ultimate path to regression. This is the land of opportunity.
2) Stand up for what’s right: Conservative values are hard to come by in the grand marketplace of ideas, especially as we are inundated with repeti-
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3) Always make sure “the man” is held accountable. Whether it’s Cal Poly administration or the government, take a closer look (especially when your own money is on the line).
Parting is such sweet sorrow. I hope that we all come out of this a little wiser and that we can get over this separation like mature adults. I know you probably won’t find another writer like me, but that’s the price we must pay for greatness. There is still so much we need to say to each other. However, if you have access to explosives, please refrain from sending me any “fan mail” as we turn this page. Lastly, I’d like to conclude by
giving a shoutout to some of my most dedicated supporters: “Spicy Mexican Salsa,” “anonamous” (sic) and “monkeymug” — your voices will always prevail — unless, of course, your comments get censored or my articles get removed from the Web. To everyone, enjoy your time at Cal Poly and don’t forget to continue stirring things up after I leave. Just don’t do anything I wouldn’t do. Stay classy, Cal Poly
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GOLF continued from page 6
golf lasts approximately fourand-a-half hours, requiring consistent physical and mental stamina throughout. After nine holes, athletes are able to eat, but must do so while they continue to walk the course. “You’ve got to harness everything into one round, and you’ve got to focus for much longer,” she said. “I don’t know any other sport where you have to focus for so long.” As for the physical aspect of the sport, golf requires a good amount of endurance, Adell said. College players, for instance, don’t get the luxury of having a caddy drive them around during rounds. “It requires us to carry our (golf) bags (for up to) eight hours,” she said. “The courses we play are hilly, and we’re out there in the heat, carrying 25 pound bags.” In addition to endurance, golf requires physical coordination, Ascolani said. During the season, the team works with the athletic department’s trainer in the weight room two to three times a week. Yoga instructors also came in about once a week to help the team with balance, which is the key to a good golf swing, she said. “It’s way easier to finish a round when you’re healthy and fit,” Ascolani said. 3. Golf is 90 percent mental. True and false. A more accurate divide of the sport’s focus is 70 percent mental and 30 percent physical, Adell said, because it does have its fair share of physical demands. However, resilience and a positive attitude are key to having a good day in
golf, she said. “Bouncing back from a bad hole — that’s what separates good players from mediocre players,” Adell said. “You have to put it behind you and move on to the next hole. That’s what most champions know how to do.” Before hitting the ball, a player shouldn’t have technical thoughts in mind, such as assessment of distance or wind direction, Adell said. The best mental mindset to have consists of one clear thought, two at most, she said. “Normally, I have one clear thought: be confident, trust yourself.” Ascolani agrees this mantra is a big help to getting a good shot. This peaceful state of mind is hard to achieve, though; overthinking and nervousness can easily dispel positive thoughts and make it difficult to get back to a clear mindset, she said. Golfers have their good and bad days, and attitude is mainly what differentiates them, she said. “Sometimes if you’re having a bad day with friends or something, it can completely affect the way you play that day,” Ascolani said. “Sometimes it’s just a ladder effect; you hit a bad shot, then you hit another bad shot, and you start thinking about school and how you’re doing bad in school. But really, you shouldn’t be thinking that way.” To dispel negative thoughts, Ascolani relaxes by taking two deep breaths. By focusing on your breathing, you can ease your mind from complicated or overly technical thoughts, she said.
down to luck. It could take a while to achieve your goals on the golf course, Locke said, but it’s not luck that determines your improvement — it’s your level of willingness to keep trying. “It could take ... years to get your mind the way you want on a golf course,” Locke said. “It’s not going to be the same every day. What’s worked for me is thinking about what I want to do correctly because when I just don’t think, that’s when the thoughts I don’t want come into play.” But the better you get at the sport, the harder it is to improve, Adell said. Last year, Adell had an average score of 78.1 and has progressed to a 76.8 average this year. “It’s less than two strokes, but it’s huge at the level we’re competing at,” she said. “Saying that you can’t improve is absurd.” Despite how difficult it is to improve, Locke finds this challenge to be the most alluring aspect of golf. “I just love the game of golf because I can play this until I’m old — like old, old,” she said. The common stereotype that golf is for old people is actually an advantage she keeps in mind as a young golfer, she said. “It’s never going to be like you’re going to master it. There’s always going to be something to work for.”
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“He’s really developed in his leadership presence and all the intangibles in that role,” Cook said. “I think he is very confident in what we are asking him to do. He knows what it takes to score a bunch of points and win games. He sees things quicker; he sees defenses pre-snap.” Cal Poly began to implement a sped-up version of the triple-option offensive scheme during the 2011 season, and it looks to build upon last year’s successes and failures. Cal Poly’s version of the triple option is a fast-paced offensive scheme based off of the defenses reaction to the ball being snapped. Instead of blocking defensive players at the point of attack, the Mustangs try to read the players and move the ball into the defense on three different angles. The three options are allotted between three players who all have the opportunity to run the ball. The ball can be moved with: the dive component, which basically goes directly into the defense; the off-tackle component, which allows the quarterback to run the ball; or the pitch component, which uses a quick, skilled running back to move the ball to the edge. Defensively, the Cal Poly secondary hopes to remain
one of the strongest in their conference despite the loss of cornerback Asa Jackson. Jackson, a four-time all conference selection and an AllAmerican, was drafted by the Baltimore Ravens in the fifth round and will battle for reps on one of the NFL’s strongest defenses. He signed a four-year contract on May 8. “It’s a dream come true for him,” Smith-Johnson said. “Watching a friend and teammate do something like that makes us all know that it’s possible at a school like Cal Poly to have something like that happen to us.” In place of Jackson, Vante Smith-Johnson and Bijon Samoodi look to defend the pass as the two are slotted to start at cornerback. Samoodi totaled 35 solo and 27 assisted tackles during the 2011 season. “We look very fast,” SmithJohnson said. “Everyone is
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enjoying the new changes and everyone is fitting in. Our defense is a lot simpler, so we play at one speed. The changes are subtle, our coaches aren’t worried about us being perfect but just about us playing hard and creating turnovers.” Cal Poly will also return a strong linebacker core made up of Johnny Millard, Nick Dzubnar and Kennith Jackson. The three combined for 190 total tackles last season. Behind Millard, Dzubnar and Jackson the Mustangs expect to keep Xavier Ramos in the mix after a strong series of spring practices. “There are two main goals for us,” Millard said. “We have to beat Davis, we haven’t beat them in three years, and we want that horse shoe trophy. They’re our first conference game and we’re coming for them. And then we want to win the Big Sky.”
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Offseason growth has been a true testament to the improvement of the Cal Poly football team as it prepares for its entrance into the Big Sky Conference and home opener against University of San Diego on Sept. 1. The Mustangs are looking to contend in their first season in the Big Sky and improve upon their 6-5 record overall and 3-1 Great West Conference mark. “We’ve got some growth out of the young guys,” co-offensive coordinator Bryan Cook said. “Offensive line was a focus for us. Coming into spring ball we had to make sure the younger guys were ready to play. We had some growth out of some redshirt freshmen.” Those redshirt freshmen are offensive linemen Kyle Zottneck and Stephen Sippel who both are looking to earn starting positions on the Mustangs’ offensive line. “They got comfortable within the skill set that they need to perform,” Cook said. “Their knowledge of the offensive as well as how we complement our offensive schemes improved. They understand how to execute the techniques we need them to.” The Mustangs return senior Karl Winkelman and junior Mike Freeman, who both have had prior in-game ex-
perience and will start alongside Zotneck and Sippel. A concern for the Mustangs, however, is the health of senior Giovanni Sani, though, who is expected to start at left tackle. Sani started in the first two
games of his sophomore season in 2010 before an injury sidelined him through 2011. Behind the support of the offensive line, dual-threat quarterback Andre Broadous looks to add another quality season to his career at
Cal Poly. In 2011, Broadous rushed for a school record 18 touchdowns, while throwing for nine with a passer efficiency rating of 136.7, along with 1,235 overall yards. see BIG SKY, pg. 7
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Senior quarterback Andre Broadous will enter his second year starting at the position in 2012. He rushed for 18 touchdowns and threw for nine more last season.