Mustang News Oct. 30, 2018

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The midterm election is Tuesday, Nov. 6, and to keep the Cal Poly community informed, Mustang News has compiled a local voter’s guide geared toward students. In this Election Special Edition, readers will find information on all California propositions, San Luis Obispo County and City measures, City Council candidates and two mayoral candidates.

If you are eligible to vote and regis-

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vote for county measures and state propositions.

Last local election, Mayor Heidi Harmon won by 47 votes, which she has said students contributed to. Millennials make up half of the voting population, according to Pew Research Center.

In the 2014 midterm elections, only 22 percent of eligible millennials voted.

Get informed. Get out and vote. It’s your civic duty.

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CAL POLY HAS HIGHEST NUMBER OF REGISTERED STUDENT VOTERS Cal Poly won the 2018 Ballot Bowl with a total of 3,165 students registered to vote through the Cal Poly’s Flex Your Right campaign link.

California State University (CSU) Fullerton came in second with 2,623 competition participants and University of California Santa Barbara came in third with 1,848 voters registered through the Ballot Bowl.

A week before the competition ended, Cal Poly was second behind CSU Fullerton with 1,763 Ballot Bowl registered voters.

The Ballot Bowl, a college voter registration competition, was started by Sec. of State Alex Padilla in an effort to encourage college students to register to vote.

The competition ranges from private universities to community colleges and

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tered in San Luis Obispo, find your local polling station on the County of San Luis Obispo’s website. Vote-by-mail ballots must be postmarked on or before Nov. 6. Mail-in voters can also bring their completed ballot to any polling station between 7 a.m. and 8 p.m. on Election Day. Although students living on campus cannot vote for mayor, city measures or city council members, they can still

tracks the number of students in each school who have registered to vote using their school’s registration link.

Associated Students, Inc. (ASI) joined the competition this year to encourage student voter registration and the use of a local address in registration.

Student voters registered in their hometowns, rather than in San Luis Obispo, cannot vote in San Luis Obispo’s local elections. Students who live on campus are allowed to vote for state and federal elections, but not city elections, because Cal Poly is not within city limits.

Cal Poly will receive an award for having the most students registered to vote. The award has not been specified. In addition to the award, Padillia will present a resolution to the administration acknowledging their effort, according to the website.

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HBO MAKEUP ARTISTS GIVE STUDENTS TV MAKEOVERS

BY SA BR IN A THOMPS O N Cal Poly was one of three schools in the nation invited to get monster makeovers from professional makeup artists at Associated Students, Inc. (ASI) Events’ Monster Mash Oct. 26.

HBO previously brought their “Watch Me Become” campaign to New York University and University of Utah. Attendees watched as students were transformed into popular characters from popular TV shows like “Westworld,” “Game of Thrones” and “Sharp Objects.”

Professional makeup artists created the looks live on platforms, with tutorials and additional looks playing on a screen behind them.

“I am a huge advocate of practical effects on camera,” freelance special effects artist Keaghlan Ashley said. “It’s also a really fun, transformative experience for the person wearing the makeup as well as the artist.”

Ashley was a contestant on the reality show “Face Off,” where makeup artists complete challenges and compete for $100,000. Additionally, Ashley has done makeup for actors on movies and television shows including “Requiem for the Damned” and “Edge of Isolation.”

Theatre arts sophomore Bella Ramirez spent most of her night sitting patiently as she became one of the children of the forest from “Game of Thrones.” The look, created

by Ashley, took three hours to complete.

“It was really relaxing,” Ramirez said. “It

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Theatre arts sophomore Bella Ramirez becomes one of the children of the forest from Game of Thrones. was nice getting to sit there and just have someone do your makeup for you.”

HBO aimed to inform students living in residence halls of their free access to the channel’s streaming service, HBO Go. By signing into the HBO Go app with their Cal Poly login, students can stream shows and movies on campus.

“Cal Poly was selected as one of our newer schools,” HBO Marketing Associate Carson Zone said. “We want students to know that they have HBO for free on campus.”

The Monster Mash also featured an escape

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NEW OPTIONS TO GET HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS

BY S A MA N THA SPITZ Cal Poly now offers new transportation options for students to help alleviate stress and traffic during the holidays.

A free shuttle is now offering to transport students to and from the San Luis Obispo Airport during school breaks.

“Mustang Express” is also a new transportation option this year and will be available for students headed toward the San Francisco Bay Area, the Central Valley or the Los Angeles regions during the holidays.

A IRPORT S HU T T L E Reservations for the free shuttle are on a first come, first serve basis. Loading starts 30 minutes prior to departure at the Performing Arts Center (PAC). Each rider is

allowed one suitcase and one carry-on.

Service Dates & Times • Thanksgiving break: Friday, Nov. 16 • Winter break: Friday, Dec. 14 • Spring break: Friday, March 24 • Shuffles will depart at 6:30 a.m., 8 a.m., 10:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. each break MUSTA N G E X P RESS Mustang Express is comprised of three full-sized motorcoach buses, each seating 56 students. The buses are equipped with reclining seats, air conditioning, onboard restrooms and power outlets. Each student is allowed one large suitcase and one carry-on bag that can fit in an overhead bin.

Early reservations for winter break trips will be open until Nov. 12. After the win-

room, a roller rink with a live DJ performance, a fortune teller, catering trucks from Woodstock’s and Lua’s Carering, candy and liquid nitrogen ice cream.

“We wanted to provide an alternative event for students who don’t want to go out and party,” experience and industry management senior Joanne Lodato said. “What ASI Events is trying to do this year is create an escape for students, a place where they don’t have to think about their midterms next week or roommate issues and just come out and have a good time.”

dow for early registration, reservations are $55 per one-way trip.

Mustang Express provides rides to San Jose Tasman Station, Fremont Warm Springs/South Fremont Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) station, Fresno Amtrak Station, Ventura Amtrak Station, Los Angeles Airport (LAX) and Anaheim Regional Transportation Intermodal Center.

Service Dates & Times • Thanksgiving break Departing Cal Poly Friday, Nov. 16 Returning to Cal Poly Sunday, Nov. 25 • Winter break Departing Cal Poly Friday, Dec. 14 Returning to Cal Poly Sunday, Jan. 6 • Move out 2019 Departing Cal Poly Friday, June 14

As Halloween approaches, Cal Poly University Police Department (UPD) and the San Luis Obispo Police Department (SLOPD) are preparing: More officers will be on duty and imposing double fines.

According to Cal Poly University Spokesperson Matt Lazier, UPD will handle Halloween the same as in past years, with extra officers on patrol both on and off campus in conjunction with the SLOPD. The increased staffing will occur on the actual holiday, Wednesday, Oct. 31. “[UPD action is] focused on limiting public disorder crimes and disruption related to excessive drinking and related behaviors. This is standard practice for all holidays that see increased party activity,” Lazier wrote.

Neighborhood Outreach Manager for SLOPD Christine Wallace confirmed that their plan will remain the same as last year. There will be nine additional officers working on Halloween.

According to Wallace, there will also be double fines the day of the holiday. The double fines will be enforced as part of the Safety Enhancement Zone ordinance that passed in San Luis Obispo in 2010. The ordinance states that the fines will be implemented on Wednesday, Oct. 31 at midnight to 7 a.m. on Thursday, Nov. 1.

Party registration excludes weekdays, so no applications for the new party registration system will be accepted for Halloween this year. Wallace said that having a party registered will not make people immune from fines, but will provide the registrant with the ability to get a phone warning before patrol shows up on the doorstep when complaints are received by SLOPD. Some advice Wallace had for students going out for Halloween included going to Associated Students, Inc. (ASI) Halloween events, go out with friends, not buying alcohol for people under age 21, designating a driver or using ride share apps and to intervene if you see something strange happening.

“Pipe down when traveling through the neighborhoods,” Wallace said. “Screaming in the middle of the street at 2 a.m. isn’t cool.”

Reservations are first come, first serve.

Students will receive a confirmation email once their ticket is purchased and then students must present their pass and Cal Poly ID to board the bus.

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dents, the studio is their social hub and spending time in there does not always include working. Sometimes, instead, they will watch a movie or share a meal.

“We are together and we’re spending hours upon hours in studio,” Lau said. “Through that you have a lot of late nights where you’re all up slaving away, nobody is talking, everyone is plugged in. Sometimes someone makes one noise and then everyone is talking. We even had a sing-along in-studio a couple of weeks ago, completely spontaneous, it was just one of the things you do to cope and pass the time.”

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The faculty perspective

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Architecture sophomore Mariella Delfino spends

“STUDIO UNTIL YOU DROP”

LIFE AS AN ARCHITECTURE STUDENT

BY SA B R IN A T H O M PS O N Their eyes are glazed over and their last sips of coffee sit at the bottom of the cup. Tired, yet still functional, an architecture student puts the finishing touches on their newest studio project.

For many students in the College of Architecture, the image above has described them at one point during their time at Cal Poly. The architecture program has been ranked nationally as one of the top three programs to enroll in by DesignIntelligence. The program is also recognized by some students and faculty as having a culture that can often result in unhealthy lifestyles and choices.

The demands

The average architecture student will spend 15 hours each week in the architecture studio for class, according to the architecture degree flowchart. Here, students and professors explore and discuss projects. Outside of these class hours, students are expected to spend additional time working on projects. These hours will often match — or even exceed — the time spent in class. Many students work late into the night and on weekends, creating sketches and models and researching and solving complex questions from professors.

Solving these problems is no simple homework assignment.

“Our projects tend to bring up more ques-

tions than answers,” associate architecture professor Carmen Trudell said.

This open-ended nature of projects means time commitment varies from student to student.

Creativity and innovation drives these students’ work. They work in multiple mediums and dimensions on different concepts and ideas. For many, the creative element explains why the time they spend in the studio is worthwhile.

“It’s the fact that you’re creating something new that is entirely your own,” architecture junior Ryan Lau said. “Something that can be experienced by others in a more tangible and perceivable way than, I would say, other majors. Personally, I hope to use architecture and design to help people and contribute to society, which to me makes it worth struggling if I can get a better chance to do that in a way that suits me best.”

The students’ hard work is visible, both in the final product and in the time they spend on the project. In some respects, the culture of “studio until you drop” is created by the students, according to both students and professors.

The culture

When some architecture students talk about pulling all-nighters and foregoing sleep to work on a project, they say it has become a badge of honor. Working a large number of hours is a point of pride among students. Yet at

the same time, many recognize such behavior as unhealthy.

“I get that thing where people say, ‘Oh, you’re an architecture student, you’re not getting sleep anyways,’ and I am like, ‘Yeah, but I still need sleep,’” Lau said.

“We all have an idea of what we want to finish with in mind and if we don’t have what we wanted, we will spend extra time and do extra things just to have what we want at the end,” landscape architecture sophomore Mariella Delfino said.

Each assignment is put on display and discussed as a class. It can often feel like students put a piece of themselves on display, Trudell said.

Students’ self worth can sometimes get caught up in the project, according to Trudell.

“We’re just really interested in talking about the possibilities of the creative work, and all of this other stuff gets sucked into that and it can be a lot of pressure for students,” Trudell said.

There is another side to the studio’s culture: the community feeling that working in such close quarters provides.

“You are in studio all the time, so you get to know your cohorts really well and you get to connect with your professors,” Lau said. “It’s a really good support network because you’ve got everyone around you doing the same thing.”

While projects are individual, the time and space in the studio is shared. For some stu-

Posters in every studio remind students to not only care for their surroundings, but to care for themselves. While some architecture faculty try to discourage the unhealthy habits, they know their students have them.

“I think everybody is interested in the health and the well-being of the students,” Trudell said. “I just don’t know that we have consensus on what should be done.”

Some professors have tried to address the issue by including sections in their syllabi that promote the importance of healthy habits.

“Each of us is responsible for our own well-being, which means eating well, getting enough sleep, and managing time efficiently,” the poster reads. “Be patient with yourself and your peers.”

Faculty frequently meet and talk about what they see students struggling with. Oftentimes, the goal is to create a balance of assigning relevant and impactful coursework, while not overworking and exhausting the average student.

Trudell’s advice for students who may feel overwhelmed is: “Remember to be kind and loving to yourself, remember to be forgiving and merciful to yourself.”

“Creative work is separate from the person, and if you do amazing creatively, it doesn’t necessarily mean you are a good person. And if you do terrible creative work that doesn’t mean you’re a bad person.”

“Keep your sense of self as something that is distinct from the success of [your] design project.”

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THE FASTEST HUMAN POWERED VEHICLE

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The French team at the Battle Mountain competition stabilizes their vehicle during launch

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BY CARTER HA R R IN GTO N The asphalt is beginning to heat up as the sun rises above Battle Mountain, Nevada.

The early morning rays reflect brightly off vans and trucks sparsely dotting Nevada State Route 305. A team of Italian college students from Polytechnic University of Turin throw open the doors of their Sprinter van to reveal what appears to be a single-occupant spaceship decorated in green, white and red.

In actuality, it is a human powered vehicle competing for record-high speeds.

After running a few last minute tests, the students hoist the bicycle out of the van and onto the pavement. They push and pull the streamlined carbon fiber bicycle toward the starting grid. Balancing on just two wheels, the bicycle is stabilized by multiple team members while the student rider, Andrea Gallo, slips into the recumbent seat and clips into the pedals. A streamline fairing is then slipped over Gallo, fully encompassing him.

The remaining members of the team gather around and give Gallo an assisted start down the completely flat, five-mile course. In the last mile of the sprint ,Gallo is clocked at 82.8 mph, making him the fastest human at Battle Mountain 2018 and the fourth fastest in the world.

Cal Poly Human Powered Vehicle club will be participating in Battle Mountain 2019 in September, giving them an entire year to design and build a human powered vehicle.

Their goal is to beat the American collegiate team speed record — held by UC Berkeley — of 61.3 mph, and in turn, beat the current Cal Poly record of 58.9 mph.

Although they are confident in their design and build skills, they are heavily reliant on the two student riders recently chosen: materials engineering sophomore Eric Olsen and

junior biochemistry Joshua Gieschen, both of whom are on the Cal Poly Cycling Team.

“Because we are trying to go as fast as possible, the simple thing to do is build this bike around the rider,” said mechanical engineer ing senior and chief engineer of the Cal Poly Human Powered Vehicle club Derek Fromm.

According to Fromm, the team is confident in Olsen and Gieschen because of their commitment, experience in cycling and their similar power outputs.

The team has begun to conduct a series of measurements on the riders to determine spatial requirements while pedaling, arm movements while steering and even their breathing patterns. With this information, the team will design and build a recumbent bicycle with a streamline fairing to go over it. The bicycle’s frame will be constructed of chromoly steel and the fairing will be constructed of carbon fiber, Kevlar and fiberglass composites.

Apart from being physically fit cyclists, perhaps the most important attribute of the riders will be their commitment to training for Battle Mountain. If the riders were to slack — or in the worst case scenario, quit — the club would be impacted greatly, and so would its results at the event.

“It’s going to take a crazy amount of commitment for the riders, but this will give them the opportunity to basically have their name up in lights as the fastest Cal Poly riders and the fastest American collegiate riders,” Fromm said.

The Human Powered Vehicle Club, founded in 1978, is the oldest club of its kind. A graveyard of retired bicycles lay to rest in the hangar of building 4, the meeting place for several clubs. Each bicycle tells its own story of triumph and failure.

Most familiar with the graveyard of bicy-

cles is a pioneer of human powered vehicle development, retired Cal Poly faculty George Leone, who is referred to by many as the “composite guru.”

Leone’s involvement in the club began in 1980 when he first attended a meeting.

“They needed someone with fiber-glassing experience,” Leone said. “Since I build surfboards, I raised my hand, and that quite literally changed the direction of my life.”

According to Leone, in 1981, he and the newly formed club placed fourth and fifth against some of the fastest bikes in the world.

Today, with all of the experience under Leone’s belt, he helps the team out by telling them of his past mistakes, of which there are many, according to Leone.

With Leone’s experience and the commitment of the team, the Cal Poly Human Powered Vehicle Club is hoping for great results at Battle Mountain 2019.

“Given the quality of our team and given the time we have,” Fromm said. “I really think we can do it this year.”

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Engineers at an early morning preparation meeting for a fiberglass layup day

There were no Mega Millions jackpot winners in California, but a ticket that matched five of six lotto numbers for $1.537 billion jackpot was sold in San Luis Obispo.

The previous highest the jackpot had ever been was $656 million in 2012, according to Mega Millions.

The numbers drawn Tuesday night were 5, 28, 62, 65, 70 and mega ball 5, according to the California Lottery’s Twitter page.

The ticket still won prize money, but it has yet to be determined how much as other winners are still coming forward.

The winning ticket was announced to be from Simpsonville, South Carolina. The winner will be able to claim $1.537 billion in annuity, meaning they get payments for the money over the years to come, or $878 million in cash.

The odds of winning the $1.6 billion Mega Millions jackpot are one in 302,575,350, according to Mega Millions.

“This is truly a historic occasion. We’re so happy for the winner, and we know the South Carolina Education Lottery can’t wait to meet the lucky ticket holder,” Lead Director of Mega Millions Group Gordon Medenica said in a news release.

The odds of winning the $1.6 billion Mega Millions jackpot are one in 302,575,350, according to Mega Millions.

The next drawing will be on Friday, Oct. 26.

The jackpot will reset to a value of $40 million.

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DROPS OF JUPITER

LIBERAL STUDIES SENIOR PROJECT AIMS TO INSPIRE THE NEXT GENERATION OF SCIENTISTS

STUDENTS INVITED TO DISCUSS CURRICULUM, CULTURE & RETENTION

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BY QU IN N F I S H What does $110 million — the largest private donation in California State University history — actually pay for? For four liberal studies students, it paid for two radio antennae and the chance to listen to storms on Jupiter.

The four seniors, Carly Muller, Aileen Saucedo, Sarah Coyle and Sara Bettencourt, are among the first recipients of the Frost Fund, established by Bill and Linda Frost in 2017 to support undergraduate research in the College of Science and Mathematics. The grant paid for a Radio JOVE Telescope Kit from NASA, which the group used to conduct research under with the guidance of physics professor David Mitchell.

The four women, who all hope to become school teachers in the future, applied for the grant and were chosen based off of their strong applications and career goals, according to Mitchell. For the first portion of their senior project, they spent the summer conducting research with the antennae they built themselves. The antennae were used for listening to storms on Jupiter as well as the sun by converting radio waves into sound waves.

After about a dozen nights of unsuccessful listening at the on-campus arboretum, a few of the students heard a storm on Jupiter for the first time.

“It was so awesome,” Coyle said. “I didn’t even realize it was happening until it was over, but for about 20 seconds, it sounded like pebbles falling. We were like, ‘Oh wait, that was just a storm!’”

The project, in part, is meant to instill more hands-on research and scientific experience before the students go on to be elementary school teachers. Most of the students have STEM concentrations within liberal studies

and hope to go on to credential programs after graduation.

“The research provided an experience that lectures could never have given,” Muller said.

“Being a liberal studies major, I never really expected to be able to have a research opportunity, so already I feel like I’ve gained experience I didn’t think I would in this major,” Muller said.

Mitchell said the researchers were enthusiastic and ready to learn throughout the project.

He explained that this was a transformative experience for him, as he aims to make an impact on the future scientists of the world.

“Teaching elementary school is the most important job in the world. No one has more of an effect on society than the people who teach children,” Mitchell said. “I feel like I can have a bigger impact on the world by helping train teachers to be better because then they teach hundreds and hundreds of students.”

Liberal studies professor Anne Marie Bergen has been instrumental with the women’s senior project. She emphasized the importance of allowing them to gain real-life experience in science before going on to get their multiple subject teaching credentials.

“One of the biggest issues for our elementary teachers in particular is the confidence and competence in the areas of science and math — this whole idea of STEM,” Bergen said.

“So our students are really getting a chance to grapple with that before they even leave their undergraduate time.”

Through connecting students and content, the professors hope to model how the liberal studies students can inspire the scientists of tomorrow.

Part Two

The next step in the senior project is drafting curriculum for a local elementary school to

use the antennae with their students.

San Benito Elementary School in Atascadero was chosen for the project because it is a local, STEM-focused school. Mitchell, who said a majority of his students are typically liberal studies students rather than physics students, emphasized how important it is for future teachers to be taught science in exciting, applicable ways.

“I think it is an issue that a lot of elementary school teachers don’t have really good experiences in their science classes when they’re growing up and so the classes just aren’t interesting or engaging,” Mitchell said. “And so the result, when they go out to teach science in their classrooms is that they either don’t like science or they’re intimidated by it, so they’re afraid to teach it … So making it engaging and teaching it in a way that models how they should be teaching it in their classrooms, I mean, that’s just as important as the content in the classes we teach.”

While the planning for the curriculum has begun, the bulk of the second part of their senior project will be done in Winter 2019. The liberal studies students are planning to transport the antennae to San Benito in January.

The seniors examined the new current standards for education in California and decided the curriculum for first and fourth grades would match well with their project. The emphasis on the general concept of waves, specifically, fit with the curriculum of the two grades.

Kathryn Holmes, principal of San Benito Elementary and Cal Poly alumnus, said she is excited to implement Learn by Doing with her students, their families and her staff members.

“Inherently, elementary kids are scientists through and through,” Holmes said. “This is an opportunity for [the Cal Poly students] to learn the pedagogies and the science behind teaching from our teachers, as well. It’s a really great partnership for them to learn balance and learn the love of science and the joy of science through an elementary scope.”

Muller, Coyle, Bettencourt and Saucedo hope to have the elementary students do a simple project that will mimic the antennae to reinforce the concepts. They shared that Mitchell did something similar with the four of them, asking them to make a circuit out of Play-Doh before building the actual circuit boards.

Although they are in the early stages of the curriculum planning for San Benito, Bergen joked that one of the women may be placed there in a few years as a student teacher. Muller laughed that that would be amazing, along with seeing the project live on past this year.

The Office of University Diversity and Inclusion (OUDI) will host a Collective Impact Forum open to all Cal Poly students, faculty and staff Friday, Nov. 2 Collective Impact is a group composed of students, faculty and staff that serves as a “Container for Change” by rallying multiple campus groups around a common agenda and increasing diversity and inclusion measures.

OUDI leaders began to discuss this “backbone organization” method in 2017, focusing on three different strategy groups: curriculum, campus climate and recruit and retain.

This year’s forum will be from 1 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. in the Julian A. McPhee University Union (buildin 65) room 220.

Vice President for University Diversity and Inclusion Jozi De Leon will oversee everything from recommendations discussed in the beginning stages of change to their approval and when they are put into action.

“We are a community that is committed to diversity, inclusive community building, equity, cultural humility and social justice as important aspects of everything we do,” read the final report for the previous Collective Impact Forum.

The curriculum strategy group will focus on Learn by Doing, General Education and Faculty Professional Development. To put their plans into action, the group will focus on retention of faculty and staff of color, faculty and staff training and strategic hiring.

The campus climate team will strive to improve communication strategies among faculty, staff, students and allyship. The team plans to work on an updated campus-wide survey to review campus websites and exit interviews of departing staff.

The recruit and retain strategy team has goals to improve community outreach and education, recruitment and enrollment management and mentoring.

Collective Impact members’ short-term goals are to develop strategies and actions that will improve campus climate, infuse diversity, inclusion, and social justice into the curriculum and recruit and retain under- served and underrepresented students.

In the long run, the group hopes to eliminate the achievement gap between traditionally underrepresented students and others. They also hope to create a campus curriculum and campus policies that are driven by Cal Poly’s diversity and inclusion values and represent California demographics among students, staff and faculty accurately.

Anyone can join one of the strategy groups to get involved. Anyone involved is not limited to one group. Strategy groups meet monthly.

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Meet The San Luis Obispo Mayor Candidates

HEIDI HARMON Gov. Jerry Brown’s state-wide goal.

Increasing the viability of car-free living for convenience, affordability and environmental reasons has also been a large part of Harmon’s time as mayor.

“We’ve done a lot on climate, which I’m proud of, but what we still need to figure out [is] how to create more affordability. That’s going to be my number one task moving forward,” Harmon said.

Although Harmon is pushing down payment assistance and other similar programs currently to increase affordability, she is still brainstorming future strategies, such as helping Cal Poly house more students on campus.

“I’m looking for ways to create more affordability and inclusivity for people of all different backgrounds to have a more vital, dynamic city in the future,” Harmon said.

“If we don’t address that meaningfully, we’re at risk of irrelevancy.”

WHY SHE’S RUNNING

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Mayor Heidi Harmon with her primary mode of transportation, an electric bike.

When Heidi Harmon walks into a room, people tend to notice. Perhaps they recognize her as San Luis Obispo’s mayor since 2016 — or perhaps the large, red rose she always wears is reason enough to look.

“When I walk into a room, I want it to be really clear that the feminine is in the space,” Harmon said about her signature rose. “We need a feminine approach in positions of leadership. It’s interesting how that causes a lot of angst for certain people, but I didn’t come here to make people comfortable, I came here to make things better.”

Harmon first arrived in San Luis Obispo as a teenager straight out of high school. She started her college years at Cuesta College and later transferred to Cal Poly, where she received a degree in liberal studies.

Although Harmon said she loves learning and always has, she did not view her Cal Poly experience as typical — though she

spent a lot of time at the local Woodstock’s, working her first job.

Already a mother while attending Cal Poly, much of her time was spent taking care of her children or getting them to the daycare center before class started.

After graduation, Harmon stayed in San Luis Obispo. She said she saw it as a great community to raise her two children, Zoie and Jack. However, there were city issues, alongside global issues, that concerned her.

“San Luis Obispo definitely has some deficits and always has that I’m trying to address, like lack of diversity and affordability,” Harmon said. “But I was really inspired to get involved with politics because of our changing climate, which I see as the defining issue of our time.”

HARMON’S PLATFORM

Harmon’s slogan for re-election is “Promis-

es Made, Promises Kept” — something she said she believes she has accomplished. This includes her promise to repeal the rental housing inspection program (which was largely seen as an invasion of privacy for tenants and a burden for landlords) and to push forward the legalization of tiny homes (which are now legal on owner-occupied land).

She also piloted a program for open space use after dark and prioritized climate change initiatives.

“I’m particularly proud climate action is one of our major city goals for the first time in our history, and even more than that, the City of San Luis Obispo just made the most ambitious carbon neutrality goal of any city in the United States,” Harmon said.

Harmon’s Net Zero 2035 commitment aims to make San Luis Obispo’s carbon footprint zero by 2035, 10 years earlier than

Harmon has a lot of plans for the city and wants to see them play out.

“Two years is a really short time, especially when it comes to government and policy,” Harmon said. “So I want to be able to continue on the positive, really civil, constructive and solution-oriented approach that we’ve had as a council.”

Harmon’s passion for fighting climate change can be seen in her only mode of transportation — an electric red bike. She has been completely car-free for three months.

A long-held ritual of watching one episode of “The West Wing” every night before bed ties into her drive for political change; “it reminds me why I’m doing what I’m doing — and President Bartlet is the best president we’ve ever had,” she said about the show.

Harmon was elected mayor by a slim margin in 2016 — just 47 votes — largely due to student voters. She said she feels a strong relationship with Cal Poly students.

Harmon said she is particularly proud of her response to students who felt unsafe walking on campus at night. She helped triple the city’s budget for lighting around campus and had public works trim trees that were blocking existing lighting.

“I think I’m honestly the first mayor in the city’s history that has been with students and not against them,” Harmon said. “The future belongs to you, the future belongs to the students. I feel like everything we’re doing isn’t so much about the now as it is about the future.”

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council,” Gurnee said. “That’s why it’s on my yard signs. It took a lot of work to get it preserved, and preserved it is — and I’m proud of that.”

If elected, another major goal for Gurnee is to build a stronger relationship with Cal Poly. To address the lack of affordability in San Luis Obispo, Gurnee said he is planning to jointly sponsor a design competition with the university to design a new neighborhood on campus, “a place students will want to live, with neighborhood amenities.”

He said he hopes Cal Poly can begin to accommodate up to 75 percent of its students on campus, instead of the current 30 percent.

“There is a lot of good Cal Poly does for this community, but there [are] also a lot of impacts, particularly on the housing crisis,” Gurnee said. “If Cal Poly were to house second and third years, it would free up a lot of the housing we have currently occupied by students for working people.”

WHY HE’S RUNNING

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T. Keith Gurnee in the backyard of his home, which he built in 1973.

T. Keith Gurnee’s name may be new to the mayoral ballot, but it is not new to the city council. Gurnee was first elected as a San Luis Obispo councilman in 1971 at the age of 23, while he was still a student at Cal Poly.

“I would like to see somebody break my record,” Gurnee said. “I’m the only student that has ever gotten elected and that was back when you had to be 21 to vote — my wife was too young to vote for me at the time.”

Gurnee graduated with a degree in city planning from Cal Poly in 1973, eight years after starting at the university. He joked that liking Avila Beach “a bit too much” put him behind, but also said serving on both the city council and Associated Students, Inc. (ASI) student government took up much of his time.

After serving on the city council for nearly seven years, Gurnee decided to stay in the area.

He quite literally has deep roots in San Luis Obispo — he planted the now-towering redwood trees in the front yard of his home, which he built himself and raised his two children in.

Gurnee worked as a city planner in San Luis Obispo County for approximately 40 years before retiring. He says he is eager to use his experiences as a city planner by rejoining the council he served on before the city even had a bus system.

GURNEE’S PLATFORM

Gurnee was inspired to run for council over what may seem like a relatively simple issue: a bike lane.

“What really ignited [my decision to run] was this council decided it wanted to put this exclusive bike lane through our residential area,” Gurnee said. “What really disturbed me, other than them not listening to [res-

idents], is that they’re not focusing on the right places to put bike lanes.”

Gurnee’s campaign slogan is “For Our Neighborhoods.” As a longtime resident of San Luis Obispo who stayed for the “delightful, small-town character,” he said he is focusing on building a campaign around preserving the original character of the city.

“The top two priorities in our city government for the last 10 to 15 years have historically been open space restoration and protection and neighborhood wellness,” Gurnee said. “This last year, I feel like those two goals have disappeared. I want to return to those goals.”

Gurnee worked toward land preservation while on city council almost 50 years ago, working on projects that inspired his campaign’s yard sign design.

“I helped with all four transactions that permanently preserved Bishop Peak while on

There has not been much time for relaxation during campaigning. Gurnee has spent his days walking precincts, attending forums and meeting as many voters as he can. He also makes time to write every morning, from editorial letters to position papers on issues.

Gurnee does not expect things to slow down and is excited at the possibility of helping San Luis Obispo return to its roots.

If elected, he wants to work closely with students and hopes students will join the city’s commissions to get involved with local politics.

“I really gave students a voice on city council and I think they need to have a voice in the city council,” Gurnee said. “I’ve been their champion before and I want to do it again.”

Gurnee said that if he is elected, he will run for a second term as well.

DONALD HENDRICK A third mayoral candidate, Donald Hendrick, was not able to be interviewed by publication time. Hendrick is a local folk artist who has ran for mayor several times before.

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Meet The San Luis Obispo City Council Candidates

CITY COUNCIL San Luis Obispo’s city council has four council seats, half of which are on the ballot for November 6.City council members work with the mayor to help shape San Luis Obispo’s future and work toward city goals, from infrastructure to environmental regulation. Seven candidates are vying for the two available spots.

Mustang News reporter Ashley Ladin corresponded over email with each of the candidates.

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ERICA STEWART Erica A. Stewart first arrived in San Luis Obispo as a Cal Poly freshman in 1990 and has been a resident for more than 20 years. While at Cal Poly, she served as Associated Students, Inc. (ASI) president for the 1994-1995 academic year. Stewart currently serves as a Civil Services Commissioner for the county. She is involved in multiple nonprofits in the county, including the Downtown Association and League of Women Voters.

Q: What motivated you to run for council?

Carlyn Christianson is the only candidate running with prior experience on the council; she has been a member for the past five years and is running for re-election.

Christianson first moved to San Luis Obispo in 1989 with her husband and two sons. In an email to Mustang News, she wrote she was “lured by the green hills, the coastal beauty and the energetic college town.”

Along with serving on city council, Christianson is an administrative assistant at Transitions Mental Health Association and has a long career as a healthcare administrator for both non-profit and for-profit organizations.

Q: What motivated you to run for council?

A: I ran originally because the city was faced with crucially important decisions involving housing, transportation, climate, environment and relations with Cal Poly, and I had the experience and skills to tackle those issues. I’d served on the City Planning Commission

A: I want to see the city improve its outreach and felt that my involvement and connections throughout the community could help in this area.

Q: What main issues will you focus on if elected?

A: Communication. There are times we need to be more proactive in outreach and do more than just hosting information sessions at the Ludwig Center downtown. City officials and staff have to get out into the neighborhoods. The Park[s] and Rec[reation] Department just went through a very intensive outreach program to help develop its next 20-year plan. I would like to see the city embrace a similar model for all we do moving forward.

Q: Why should students vote for you?

A: I’m a current employee and alumna of the school and serve as the Alumni Association President (representing more than 190,000 alumni). This makes me uniquely qualified to represent students, faculty, staff and alumni of our school. I daily get the opportunity to work with students and advocate for the programs and services that they need. Cal Poly would not be the great institution it is if it weren’t for our amazing and engaged students. Cal Poly is San Luis Obispo and San Luis Obispo is Cal Poly — you cannot have one without the other. My goal is to increase the connectivity and integration of the two into one cohesive community.

for six years and the County Planning Commission for more than five years, and been a champion of housing and environmental issues all along. When I first ran in 2013, there were community members who thought the best way to work with Cal Poly was to litigate (this is unfortunately still true) and I very strongly instead favored a partnership approach to both the challenges and opportunities of being a college town. I’m running again because I am still a champion of housing, transportation and climate, environmental issues, and I still believe passionately in the city’s key partnership with Cal Poly in making this the best place to be.

Q: What main issues will you focus on if elected?

A: The main issues for San Luis Obispo and Cal Poly are housing, multi-modal transportation and traffic, climate action, fiscal sustainability, inclusion & diversity, water, neighborhood wellness. Big picture — clean air, clean water, open hillsides, cultural rich-

BOB VOGLIN Bob Voglin has lived in San Luis Obispo since 1991 and raised his two sons here with his wife.

Voglin is a retired salesman and the founder and director of the non-profit Surfing for Hope Foundation. As a passionate surfer and cancer survivor, Voglin created this non-profit to bring the medical and surfing world together to help those affected by cancer.

Q: What motivated you to run for council?

A: Over the past decade, San Luis Obispo has

ness, economic vitality, and fair, sensible government.

Q: Why should students vote for you?

A: Students should vote for me because I have the deep experience and skills to actually get something done and I’ve proven it with my track record on the council and as a volunteer and community member. It’s easy to say things as a political candidate — I’ve actually shown that I can get results on the issues important to Cal Poly students and the university’s future. I’ve also demonstrated repeatedly that I don’t just consider one segment of the city’s population over others, but work always to include everyone in the conversation. I remain a friend to Cal Poly, supporting many positive efforts over the years to address issues such as housing, transportation, public safety, climate action, water, environment, open space, and improving relations with neighbors and community.

changed and is losing its quaintness and charm.

We need to re-evaluate the direction San Luis Obispo is growing [in]. I appreciate and understand that the community needs more headof-household jobs. However, sacrificing the lifestyle that attracts tourists and the reason our residents came here in the first place is the wrong approach.

Q: What main issues will you focus on if elected?

A: My main issues will be to change the city’s Circulation Element passed in 2014 which increased density, loss of parking, increased building heights and adequacy of the city’s existing alcohol regulation. Support better Mental Health facilities to help combat the homeless population problem. Support environmental solutions to help with one of our cities and world’s biggest challenge, global warming.

Q: Why should students vote for you?

A: I feel students should vote for me because I have the unique ability to relate to people of all ages. My relation with surfing and the surfing community gives me the opportunity to relate to so many different people. My past experience in business, sales and being involved in various nonprofits gives me a wide variety of experiences which would be helpful in making decisions to help our town and our community as we go into the future.

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Abe Lincoln first arrived in San Luis Obispo in 1988 as a Cal Poly freshman and returned to the area in 2016. He is the executive director of the SLO Noor Foundation, a local non-profit which aims to provide free healthcare to the uninsured residents of the county. Lincoln views himself “more as a resident who wants to contribute than a politician,” and is excited to be back in “the first hometown of [his] own.”

Q: What motivated you to run for council?

A: Since returning to the Central Coast and falling in love with it all over again, I have dedicated my time to volunteering in several capac-

JAMES LOPEZ James Lopes is a Cal Poly alumnus and retired city planner. Lopes first moved to San Luis Obispo on New Year’s Day in 1976 and said he feels connected to the city for its “unique location and collegiate nature.”

Q: What motivated you to run for council?

A: This council and the previous one two years ago did not have enough independence from their city staff or from developers to represent city residents and neighborhoods first and

foremost. The city council needs more diversity in skills and knowledge. The current council is blindly pro-growth, causing bad impacts on current residents including students. We need council members who are more experienced with policies and can exercise independent discretion in making decisions. We need council members who are independent from Cal Poly officials and willing to be assertive toward obtaining student mixed-use villages on campus that will reduce student housing demand in city neighborhoods.

Q: What main issues will you focus on if elected?

A: Balancing job growth with increased affordable housing. Accelerating Cal Poly’s Master Plan implementation, and to be innovative with private developers to house more students in mixed-use campus villages. Increasing the transit system to a 15-minute wait time. Providing better bike and pedestrian safety on the major streets. Creating a balanced city budget that increases police and fire protection. Investigating whether the City has adequate water supply for future growth.

Protecting and expanding city open spaces and parks and recreation.

Q: Why should students vote for you?

A: I will focus attention on the most efficient, broadest-serving kinds of projects and services that will serve students as well as residents well.

SARAH FLICKINGER Sarah Flickinger grew up in Los Osos and is a 2002 Cal Poly journalism alumnus.

“The hills, the way of life and the people here are as much a part of me as anything,” the life long local wrote in an email to Mustang News.

After a career in communications, Flickinger is a homemaker who believes she can provide a “grounded, practical voice in our city’s leadership.”

Q: What motivated you to run for council?

A: Following the election in 2016, I continued to see deepening divides within my own community. My natural response to things that

JEFF SPECHT Jeff Specht is a lifelong resident of San Luis Obispo and raised his three children here. He ran for mayor in 2014 and is an advocate for the homeless and veterans.

frustrate me is to get involved, share my perspective and knowledge, and continue to grow my own learning and work toward positive change. I joined advocacy groups, I submitted public comments and I marched time and time again. Change was happening, but from my point of view, it wasn’t the right kind of change.

Q: What main issues will you focus on if elected?

A: Data-driven climate action planning, goals and programs are extremely important to me. As the mother of a young child and an environmentalist, I feel strongly that we must take swift, real action at a much deeper level than our community ever has done before. Other issues central in my campaign include working toward a framework that better supports attainable housing and housing security while reducing displacement, particularly among vulnerable populations, and community wellness through increased awareness and planning relating to social and environmental justice and healthy community planning.

Q: Why should students vote for you?

A: I have experience working toward agreement between differing viewpoints, and I’ve engaged with the city from a variety of perspectives over the years. I understand how to affect positive change in the framework and planning to achieve results and I am committed to inclusive, engaged, just and transparent leadership.

Q: What motivated you to run for council?

A: The voice of the people is not being heard. The will of the people is not being served. Our current mayor and city council have a deaf ear to the voice of the people and are acting as good errand boys and girls to staff and big developers. They were elected to direct staff, not be directed by staff, big developers and special interest groups. The people of San Luis Obispo deserve better.

Q: What main issues will you focus on if elected?

A: The corruption in City Hall, the misuse of finances, infrastructure and affordable housing.

Q: Why should students vote for you?

A: I will hear their voice and I will see to it their concerns are addressed. I encourage our local students to speak about their concerns at our local city council meetings and I will be there to address their concerns in a positive manner. If elected, I will serve the will of the people: students, homeless, veterans and elderly.

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ities to make this a better place to live. I am a transport driver for Pacific Wildlife Care. I was a Sole Man and Walked a Mile in Her shoes for RISE (Respect. Inspire. Support. Empower.). I am a mentor at the Orfalea College of Business and I spend a lot of time working to make sure as many people who need healthcare in our community can get access to it.

Q: What main issues will you focus on if elected?

A: I have really been focused on issues that some say are “too big” for City Council, but if you can’t make change in your local area, how are you going to make it at all? I believe we need to focus on healthcare for all and the elimination of homelessness, especially among students. I believe we can make significant strides in preventing all sexual violence in our city and I would also like to put a concerted effort into making San Luis Obispo one of the the most inclusive and eventually diverse cities on the Central Coast.

Q: Why should students vote for you?

A: I think students should learn about all the candidates and then find the two that most align with what they feel is important in the town they now call home. I have the most progressive views and principles of all the candidates and I tend to be very straight-forward and least politician-like. I spend a lot of time at Cal Poly in a variety of roles and what I see there is not students, but fellow residents of the town I love. I believe that students at Cal Poly are just as important to [San Luis Obispo] as 30-year residents.

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CALIFORNIA STATE PROPOSITIONS & LOCAL MEASURE

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VOTING “YES”

VOTING “YES”

VOTING “YES”

HOUSING PROGRAMS AND VETERANS’ LOANS BOND

Voting “yes” on Prop. 1 would support the authorization of $4 billion in bonds to go towards housing-related programs, loans, grants and projects for veterans. It would build new apartments near public transit, helping with down payments for certain home-buyers, providing home loans for veterans and helping create more housing for farm workers. This would provide housing to 55,000 people.

USE MILLIONAIRE’S TAX REVENUE FOR HOMELESSNESS PREVENTION HOUSING BONDS MEASURE

Voting “yes” on Prop. 1 would support the authorization of $4 billion in bonds to go towards housing-related programs, loans, grants and projects for veterans. It would build new apartments near public transit, helping with down payments for certain home-buyers, providing home loans for veterans and helping create more housing for farm workers. This would provide housing to 55,000 people.

WATER INFRASTRUCTURE AND WATERSHED CONSERVATION BOND INITIATIVE A yes on Prop. 3 means the state would be authorized to sell $8.9 billion in state general obligation bonds to fund various projects for water supply and quality, watershed, fish, wildlife, water conveyance and groundwater sustainability and storage.

VOTING “NO”

VOTING “NO”

VOTING “NO”

Voting “no” on Prop. 1 would oppose the authorization of $4 billion in bonds for housing projects and programs from taxpayers. Opponents believe the measure costs too much and would not do enough for the California housing crisis.

Voting “no” on Prop. 3 would mean not authorizing the selling of the bonds to support the environmental projects. Opponents argue that the funds the measure promises to provide will not ensure any new, usable water. The debt the state would be in due to the bonds would cost California taxpayers $430 million per year over the course of 40 years to cover both the principle cost and the interest.

PEOPLE AFFECTED

PEOPLE AFFECTED

PEOPLE AFFECTED

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VOTING “YES”

VOTING “YES”

VOTING “YES”

Voting “no” on Prop. 1 would oppose the authorization of $4 billion in bonds for housing projects and programs from taxpayers. Opponents believe the measure costs too much and would not do enough for the California housing crisis.

Low-income to moderate-income people, families, veterans and farmers would be affected because the measure would provide more affordable housing throughout the state. All California taxpayers would be affected from an increase in tax interest.

CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL BONDS INITIATIVE

Voting “yes” on Prop. 4 means the state could sell $1.5 billion in bonds for the purpose of improving children’s hospitals.

The selling of the bonds would fund grants for construction, expansion, renovation and equipping of qualifying children’s hospitals. The measure would aim to increase capacity, provide the latest technology and advance pediatric research to help cure more children at children’s hospitals that care for more than 2 million sick children per year no matter what families can pay.

VOTING “NO”

Voting “no” on Prop. 4 would mean that the state could not sell $1.5 billion in bonds for those purposes. Those opposed believe the principal and interest cost combined are too expensive. Paying the bonds authorized with this measure would cost $80 million each year for the next 35 years.

PEOPLE AFFECTED

The measure would affect California taxpayers as well as children and families of children who spend extended time in children’s hospitals.

Low-income to moderate income people and families, veterans and farmers would be affected because the measure would provide more affordable housing throughout the state. All California taxpayers would be affected from an increase in tax interest.

PROPERTY TAX TRANSFER INITIATIVE

A vote “yes” on this measure would allow all homeowners who are 55 and older, or those who meet other qualifications, to be eligible for property tax savings when they move homes. The proposition would change the requirements for certain property owners to transfer their property tax base to replacement property. This would do away with the “moving penalty” that current seniors and severely disabled residents face.

VOTING “NO”

Cal Poly students would not necessarily see the direct impact of Prop. 3 in San Luis Obispo. However, this may impact some students’ hometowns in other parts of California. Taxpayers in California would be affected.

VOTER APPROVAL FOR FUTURE GAS AND VEHICLE TAXES AND 2017 TAX REPEAL INITIATIVE A vote “yes” on this measure would eliminate the fuel and vehicle tax — 12 cents, making the overall tax on gas 95.5 cents per gallon as well as a $175 car tax — which was recently passed by the legislature. It would also require the legislator to get a majority of voters to approve new or increased state fuel and vehicle taxes in the future. This would lower taxes and fees on gases and vehicles. The funds from the tax are designated for road repairs and public transportation.

Voting “no” would mean that only certain homeowners who are older than 55, or others who meet other qualifications, would be eligible for property tax savings when they move homes. Opponents argue that California schools, fire and police departments, health care and other services as a whole would lose more than $100 million in revenues from annual property taxes early on, growing to about $1 billion per year. Local governments as a whole would also lose the same amount of funding.

VOTING “NO”

PEOPLE AFFECTED

PEOPLE AFFECTED

The proposition would affect the elderly, those who are severely disabled and empty-nesters who are left with oversized homes who do not want to move due to property tax rates. California taxpayers would also be affected.

Voting “no” would allow the recent fuel and vehicle taxes measure to remain in place. This would then continue the funding for highway and road maintenance and repairs as well as transit programs. Opponents believe the proposition jeopardizes the safety of bridges and roads. There would be an estimated loss of $5 billion annually in local transportation, congestion relief and transportation improvement.

This proposition affects all those who have a car or pay for fuel in any way. California taxpayers would be affected as well as anyone who uses roads, bridges and public transit.

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PERMANENT DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME MEASURE

LIMITS ON DIALYSIS CLINICS’ REVENUE AND REQUIRED REFUNDS INITIATIVE

LOCAL RENT CONTROL INITIATIVE

VOTING “YES”

VOTING “YES”

VOTING “YES”

Voting “yes” means California would no longer have time changes for daylight savings twice a year. Instead, the clock would stay the same year-round. This is thought to better conserve energy by maximizing sunlight.

VOTING “NO”

Voting “no” means California would continue to have a time change twice a year in March and in October. Opponents argue the current time system allows standard work and school days to start in sunlight, rather than pre-dawn. They say the current system is safer for school-age children and reduces the number of accidents connected to morning commutes. Farmers are also generally in favor of daylight savings as they have to work in the early hours and need sunlight.

PEOPLE AFFECTED

Students, farmers, children and the elderly may be affected by the amount of sunlight there is in the morning and the level of darkness at night.

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AMBULANCE EMPLOYEES PAID ON– CALL BREAKS, TRAINING AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES INITIATIVE

VOTING “YES”

Voting “yes” would amend existing labor laws and allow ambulance providers to require employees to remain on-call during rest breaks, paid at their regular rate. This measure would also mandate that said employers provide additional training for EMTs, paramedics and some paid mental health services. Proponents of the initiative believe it will extend the longstanding industry precedent that emergency workers remain reachable on rest breaks.

VOTING “NO”

Voting “no” would uphold existing state labor laws, opposing employer-mandated on-call rest breaks for EMTs and paramedics. Opponents believe it will lead to an abuse of power by powerful corporations. Individuals are concerned these corporations would avoid paying their employees proper wages, harming emergency medical service workers as a result.

PEOPLE AFFECTED

Ambulance employees, EMTs, paramedics and mental health professionals would be affected. Those in need of any of these services may also be affected.

Voting “yes” means that kidney dialysis clinics would have their revenues limited. If they exceed this limit, they would also be required to pay rebates back for these dialysis treatments, mostly to health insurance companies. Proponents argue that the substantial profits dialysis corporations make — $3.9 billion per year — are unjust. Even with these profits, there are still issues with the safety and sanitary needs of patients. Implementing a limit on these companies would encourage a focus on quality patient care.

VOTING “NO”

Voting “no” means that kidney dialysis clinics would not have their revenues limited and would not have to pay back rebates. Opponents argue this measure would cause the closure of many dialysis clinics, which would lead to a lack of access to these treatments.

PEOPLE AFFECTED

Voting “yes” supports the repeal of the Costa-Hawkins Rental Housing Act and supports the expansion of local governments’ authority to regulate rent prices. The act currently prevents counties and cities from adopting rental ordinances that regulate rent prices.

In accordance with California law, newly enacted rent-control policies would not impede a property owner’s ability to receive a fair financial return for the uses of their rental property. Proponents argue Costa-Hawkins has undermined local governments’ ability to protect its residents from exponentially increasing rent prices.

VOTING “NO”

Voting “no” would uphold the Costa-Hawkins Rental Housing Act, thus prohibiting local governments from enacting rent control. Opponents argue it would discourage property developers from building new housing, thus worsening the housing crisis by decreasing supply.

This proposition would affect all Californians that could potentially need dialysis, nurses, doctors and employees of all major dialysis clinics.

PEOPLE AFFECTED

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FARM ANIMAL CONFINEMENT INITIATIVE

VOTING “YES”

Students who opt to live off campus would be affected by the proposition, as prices for rental properties would be regulated locally. Landlords, property owners and tenants will all be affected.

LOCAL RENT CONTROL INITIATIVE

VOTING “YES”

Voting “yes” forces meat, pork and egg producing farmers to use cages of a minimum size in order to sell their product.

Business owners would not be allowed to sell these products if the cages were too small. The requirements would not apply to medical research, but would apply to scientific or agricultural research. Proponents argue this could result in a decrease in state income tax from farms.

Voting “yes” means the city would be able to issue cannabis land use or operator permits, allowing commercial cannabis businesses to operate in San Luis Obispo. It would also mean implementing a gross receipt tax as high as 10 percent and as much as $10-per-canopy-square-foot cultivation tax. The money would go to the city’s General Fund, which can be used for any city project. The tax could raise approximately $1.5 million for the city.

VOTING “NO”

VOTING “NO”

Voting “no” would maintain current law, which forces farmers to use cages big enough to allow the animal to “lay down, stand up, fully extend limbs, or turn around.” Current law does not set minimum cage sizes in terms of square feet. It allows small cages in scientific or agricultural research. Opponents argue that this would cost $10 million annually to enforce, would likely raise veal, pork, and egg prices due to the cost of animal housing remodeling and would halt production from farmers who did not comply with the proposition in time.

PEOPLE AFFECTED

Farm owners and workers would be directly affected, as well as those who purchase veal, pork of any kind and eggs from farms.

Voting “no” means that cannabis land use or operator permits would not be issued. The city would not allow any commercial cannabis business operations in San Luis Obispo until voters approve a different cannabis revenue measure.

PEOPLE AFFECTED

This proposition will affect San Luis Obispo cannabis users and local businesses.

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Measure G is on the San Luis Obispo November 6 ballot. If passed, Measure G will eliminate the possibility for oil extraction expansion in San Luis Obispo. It will not eliminate any current oil extraction sites, such as the Santa Maria Refinery.

MEASURE G EXPLAINED

BY HOL LIE W EST The City of San Luis Obispo is working toward renewable energy and away from fossil fuels, but a county ballot measure restricting further oil expansion is facing strong opposition.

Measure G is on the Nov. 6 San Luis Obispo County ballot. It proposes eliminating oil expansion while still allowing existing oil extraction and oil field maintenance to continue. The measure faces heavy opposition and the No on Measure G Coalition has received more than $5 million in donations from Chevron and other oil companies.

Yes on Measure G

Charles Varni, co-founder of the Coalition to Protect San Luis Obispo County and one of the creators of Measure G, said the measure “allows existing oil operations to continue and do their routine maintenance.”

If passed, the measure would eliminate the possibility of any additional oil wells, extraction, or expansion. Current oil extraction and routine maintenance on wells will still be permitted, according to Varni.

Measure G was designed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in San Luis Obispo County, protect water sources from pollution or contamination, and to hasten the transition to renewable energy sources, which falls in line with the official goals of the county, according to Varni.

According to Varni, the measure was motivated in part by the Price Canyon oil field proposal to expand the fields by 481 wells. “We wanted to bring forward legislation that would

stop this from becoming a reality that could threaten the integrity of our drinking water as well as take steps away from a sustainable future instead of toward it,” Varni said.

Although one of the main arguments from the No on Measure G Coalition is that local gas prices will increase, Varni said oil drilled in the county is all sent to the San Francisco Bay Area to be refined and does not end up in San Luis Obispo gas stations.

“The City of San Luis Obispo has the most ambitious carbon neutrality goal of any city in the United States; we are really in a leadership position,” San Luis Obispo Mayor Heidi Harmon said. Measure G supports that goal, according to Harmon.

No on Measure G

The measure is not supported by everyone.

Some San Luis Obispo County residents think it is too soon for the county to pass this measure.

“You can’t just get rid of oil drilling out of nowhere, there needs to be a better plan for it,” John Ellis, business administration professor with a master’s degree in petroleum engineering, said.

He said he agrees that San Luis Obispo needs to work toward more renewable energy, but thinks there needs to be a transitional period.

Other opponents of Measure G worry that, although perhaps not at the offset, hundreds of oil field workers in San Luis Obispo County will lose their jobs if the measure passes.

“There’s a lot of people who work for the oil industry that will lose their jobs if the

measure passes,” political science senior and Vice President of the Cal Poly Republican Club CJ Campbell said. “I fear for the economy of San Luis Obispo and for the residents who live here who rely solely on that income,” Campbell said.

The No on Measure G Coalition website states that, if passed, the measure will create “the loss of more than 200 jobs and millions of dollars to [San Luis Obispo County’s] economy.”

Loss of jobs would not be instant, although oil field workers will be threatened with job losses eventually, Campbell said.

This would happen as old wells fall out of commission and new ones cannot be built.

As for the impact on the county’s economy, Measure G’s fiscal impact statement says the county currently collects just more than $2.3 million in taxes from the local oil industry. That amount makes up 0.43 percent of all assessed taxes in the county.

The team that assembled the proposed measure expected this opposition from the beginning, Varni said. He believes oil companies would not be working this hard to stop the measure from passing if they did not have plans for San Luis Obispo County’s oil expansion. “If Chevron, Exxon, and Shell Oil spent $6 million to keep San Luis Obispo County open for new oil wells and fracking, what do they have planned [for the county]?”

Voter participation will decide Measure G’s fate. Varni asks Cal Poly students “from the depth of my heart, become involved in this election and vote in [San Luis Obispo] County.”

A group of Cal Poly students interviewed mayoral candidates Heidi Harmon and T. Keith Gurnee on their “Make It Human” podcast, aired at Front Porch at 1468 Foothill Blvd. on Wednesday, Oct. 24.

The idea behind the episode was to present information to constituents in a way that did not promote a specific candidate, but instead allowed voters to come to their own conclusions and encouraged them to get out and vote, according to political science senior and co-host of the podcast Paul Gillis-Smith.

“We wanted to simplify the complexity that surrounds policy in order to allow all community members to really understand what they’re voting for,” Gillis-Smith said.

The listening party was facilitated by Front Porch during their free community dinner, where a compressed 15-minute segment of the episode will be released. An audience discussion was encouraged following the podcast.

“Interviewing [Harmon] and [Gurnee] has opened my eyes to reveal that change starts locally,” communication studies senior and co-host of the podcast Danielle Davis said.

“I really think this podcast could change the turnout of the election.”

The episode took the candidates out of their political frame in its first half, wherein candidates were asked questions that focus on their personal life. While the first half focused on humanizing them, the second half delved into policy topics ranging from economics to environmental and social concerns.

Co-hosts Gillis-Smith and Davis, along with guest-host Chequer and biochemistry senior and sound engineer Austin Gandler, chose to tackle the mayoral election to let the public know why the candidates are running, where they come from and how their policies will be enacted.

“Make It Human” released its first episode Oct. 1, which attempted to dispel the common stereotypes and assumptions that surround different groups of people. They hope to provide a platform that will create human understanding.

“It was so great to know their thoughts on things that are extremely crucial and of importance to this town,” Chequer said.

You can find “Make It Human” on Apple Podcast, Spotify, Soundcloud, Google Play music and their website.

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TUESDAY • OCTOBER 30, 2018 | OPINION | MUSTANG NEWS

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OPINION

FEELING DISSENT FOR AFFIRMATIVE CONSENT

BY Z AC HA RY G R O B - L I P KI S A law is only as effective as its adherents. In the case of sexual consent, a new set of criteria has taken hold of hearts and minds across the country. ‘Affirmative consent’ requires participants to enthusiastically provide clear confirmation of their consent before and throughout each sexual encounter no matter their prior relationship. There is no room for ambiguity in this model— and that’s exactly how it was designed. Affirmative consent is not meant to be assumed. It is meant to be granted unequivocally. Unfortunately, the policy fails in both clarity and practicality. It hits the same hurdles as other legislation aimed at confronting the campus sexual assault epidemic the moment it jumps out of the law books and into practice.

Critics of affirmative consent frequently point out the fuzziness surrounding what, exactly, qualifies as granting consent. Many iterations of the law insist that it be given verbally, but some omit this requirement. One such version, California’s 2014 ‘Yes Means Yes’ law, was the first to make affirmative consent the standard used by campus tribunals.

Early drafts of the flagship bill included language which warned that “relying solely on nonverbal communication can lead to misunderstanding,” but this was dropped before passage.

Nonverbal consent brings ambiguity back into the picture. Cathy Young from Time magazine claims that, “as a legal standard, nonverbal affirmative consent leaves campus tribunals in the position of trying to answer murky and confusing questions — for instance, whether a passionate response to a kiss was just a kiss, or an expression of ‘voluntary agreement’ to have sexual intercourse.” To get around this confusion, “administrators are likely to err on the side of caution and treat only explicit verbal agreement as sufficient proof of consent.” Young points out several schools like Occidental College and Duke University whose policies today discourage or disallow non-verbal consent for this reason.

Assemblywoman Bonnie Lowenthal, one of the California bill’s cosponsors, has said that affirmative consent requires a verbal yes. Verbal communication is clearly the foundation of affirmative consent. This leads directly into the policy’s other common criticism: people

just won’t do it.

Some will adjust their lifestyles and provide or seek enthusiastic, ongoing, and verbal consent in every sexual encounter, but I can’t see most people doing that. In casual encounters, flirting won’t be exchanged for potentially awkward straightforward requests for approval. On the other end, people in long-term relationships will frequently forego verbally checking for consent, believing it unnecessary if they trust their partners.

A law isn’t followed simply because it exists; it’s followed because it’s well enforced or because people believe in it to such a degree that very few ignore it. Plenty of people who believe in the idea of crosswalks and speed limits still jaywalk and speed when they don’t see any police officers. Even if they consider traffic laws vital to our society, they might believe society can get by without perfect participation.

The same logic applies to consent rules.

For as long as there have been laws, there have been regulations on what citizens can or cannot do when it comes to sex. People have been, with varying levels of impudence, breaking those laws the whole time. It’s hard to regulate what people do in the bedroom —

and at the end of the day, a requirement seen as a technicality will be ignored.

I don’t think that disqualifies affirmative consent entirely. Sure, drivers speed when they think they’re undetected, but most stop at stop signs and red lights whether or not police are there. The difference is that these aren’t seen as unnecessary precautions. We need them to prevent accidents and they don’t work unless everyone obeys them. With proper education, affirmative consent could be viewed the same way. A clear verbal confirmation of consent is not too much to ask if it is considered an easy and effective method to prevent sexual assault.

The ‘Yes Means Yes’ movement is not a bad start. Its policies do fail to protect both alleged perpetrators and victims against ‘He said, She said’ (or, in this case, ‘She said, She didn’t say’).

They also don’t alleviate the due process issue, wherein campus tribunals have struggled to balance believing and supporting the victim with considering the accused innocent until proven guilty. But ‘Yes Means Yes’ does foster an environment in which the fight against sexual assault could be won in large part by an action as menial and second nature as stopping at stop signs.

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WOMEN’S BASKETBALL UP FOR A CHALLENGING SEASON F I L E | M USTA N G N EWS

The Mustangs will look very different this season after graduating six seniors and having one player graduate.

BY SOPHIA C R O L LA Gritty, relentless and familial—these are three adjectives that senior point guard Dye Stahley used to describe this year’s women’s basketball team.

After a devastating loss in the semifinals of last season’s Big West Conference Tournament, the team will enter this season having lost seven players — six seniors and one freshman who transferred.

Stahley did not seem phased by the sudden change in the lineup, however.

“We are definitely going to lose some experience; however, they recruited a great group of younger girls who have been learning fast, adjusting well. So I’m not too concerned about the experience part,” Stahley said.

Head coach Faith Mimnaugh shared similar thoughts on the team’s roster adjustment.

“It’s definitely a new dynamic ... but there’s been great cohesion within our players,” Mimnaugh said. “The upperclassmen have really done a great job of spending time with the younger players and really trying to help them hone in their skills.”

Mimnaugh explained how the team will be heavily relying on freshman talent to carry the team this season.

“There’s no replacement for experience.

We’re gonna try to put our freshmen into sophomore situations pretty quickly and we’re

gonna have to rely on them so we hope everybody steps up,” Mimnaugh said. “It’s a matter of us trying to get as much experience into inexperienced players as we can.”

With the loss of nearly half the team, the Mustangs welcome six freshmen and two new transfers, junior forwards Hana Vesela and Alicia Roufosse.

Vesela, who joined Cal Poly after parting ways with Michigan State, will not be participating in a game until midway into this season due to transferring halfway into the 20172018 season.

“I’m super excited to finally play — it’s been a long time since I’ve played my last game,” Vesela said. “It’s been kinda tough to watch the games, but I’ve had a lot of time with coaches to improve my game, so I’m really excited to implement what I’ve learned.”

Coach Mimnaugh solidified Vesela’s statement, stating that the 6-foot-4-inch junior is “as talented a player as we’ve had in our program.” Although Mimnaugh and the players feel strongly about the upcoming season, the girls expressed some worry when asked about their toughest matchup of the season: UC Davis.

“UC Davis has reloaded — they have just kept having great players after great players every year,” Mimnaugh said.

As for the Mustangs as a whole, the coaches and players said they look forward to their

growth on and off the court.

“It’ll be like raising a family,” Mimnaugh said.

“Our team is like a family and we put our family first,” Stahley, who earned last year’s Big West Hustle Player of the Year Award, said.

Although the Mustangs are not sure what the future will hold for their team, the girls

are in high spirits and are looking forward to proving how they can turn their brand new family into a championship-winning team.

The Mustangs, who are picked to finish fifth and sixth in the pre-season polls, will be playing their first pre-season matchup against the Academy of Art Urban Knights at home on Tuesday, Nov. 6 in Mott Athletics Center.

F I L E | M USTA N G N EWS

Senior center Devin Stanback is the only returning top-five scorer for last year’s team.

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MUSTANG IN FOCUS Q&A WITH SIMON BOEHME

BY B R IA N T R U O NG , KY L E H AR & PR ER N A A N E J A Cal Poly Men’s Soccer senior goalkeeper Simon Boehme has been a cornerstone for the Mustangs.

The Denmark native is third in Cal Poly program history with a .771 save percentage and fifth in program history with a 1.33 goals against average.

Mustang News spoke to Boehme leading up to the final match of his collegiate career.

Mustang News: What made you become a goalie?

Simon Boehme: Back in the day, I was the slowest guy on the team, so they threw me back there and it worked out so from then on I just play goalkeeper.

MN: What made you choose to come to Cal Poly?

SB: It’s paradise. It’s actually the only school I applied to. I knew once I was here, it was the place I wanted to be.

MN: What was your first impression of San Luis Obispo and Cal Poly?

SB: Living in Denmark, you’re always dreaming of coming to California. Like I said, it’s paradise, can’t get any better place than this.

MN: How have you changed from your freshman year until now?

SB: I think I’ve matured a little bit and just become more responsible with my time. Especial-

ly what we tell the freshmen, just enjoy college while you can. These last few weeks of the season, every time you come to the training field, even if it’s early and you think it sucks, you just gotta enjoy it because you don’t know how much you have left of it.

MN: What advice have you given to younger players?

SB: My biggest advice to people is enjoy the moment. My shoulder injury last year made me realize that you have a limited time being a soccer player.

Your body can only physically keep up for so long, so being able to come out here is a privilege.

MN: What have you learned throughout your time at Cal Poly?

SB: Keeping things simple and just doing your job.

Control the controllables. That’s kind of how I take an approach in life too. Just take it day-by-day and do what you’re supposed to do and things will work out.

MN: What’s your favorite moment at Cal Poly?

SB: The [UC Santa Barbara] games, without a doubt. Being able to [win] this year as a player on the field was pretty cool as well, being lifted up by the crowd. It’s a feeling I don’t think you can get on any other college campus.

MN: What obstacles have you had to overcome?

SB: Being away from home. Just using the

Senior goalkeeper Simon Boehme intends to pursue a professional career playing soccer. team as a support system. That was something you’ve got to get used to. My parents were living in Houston but all my friends were in Denmark. With the time difference, you can only talk to them at certain times. It’s hard at times, but it also makes you grow up faster.

MN: What’s your thought process throughout a match?

SB: Especially as a goalkeeper, you’re kind of lonely at times. In those moments you’ve got to keep yourself in the game by talking to your back line, telling them where to be. Just being on your toes but staying calm at all, balancing those two is important.

MN: What were your expectations for yourself as a freshman?

SB: I knew I was going to redshirt. My expectations the first year were to push [former Cal Poly goalkeeper Wade Hamilton], make him better and then learn from him. That’s the approach we took in every training- come out and learn something new, get better everyday and take your opportunity when it comes.

MN: Have you heard that you have been called the most attractive student-athlete at Cal Poly?

SB: I don’t know if I’ve heard it, but it’s an honor if that’s what people think, I don’t know. It’s always fun when the crowd is yelling your name. We always appreciate the fans yelling and supporting us.

MN: Have you had people recognize you around campus?

SB: Yeah, when you go to training in your gear, there’s definitely people being like ‘oh, good game, that was awesome’ or ‘great save the other night.’

And that’s what makes it all worth it. It’s really cool to be on a campus where people are actually recognizing soccer.

MN: Do you have a message to the San Luis Obispo community?

SB: Keep supporting soccer, on and off the field, and we’ll do the same. We love it, we’re so happy to be here and represent this community, so we’ll do our best to do that every game, on and off the field.

MN: Since this is your senior year, do you have any special thanks?

SB: Thanks to [Mustang News], first of all, for always covering the games.

It’s cool to get that recognition. Obviously thanks to all the coaches and all my teammates. They’ve made me a better person and they’ve impacted my life in a way that I don’t think I can ever repay.

This has been the experience of a lifetime for me, so it’s something I’ll remember forever.

MN: What is your plan for the future?

SB: The plan is to go pro, if I have the chance. It’s been a dream of mine ever since I was a little kid. I’ve been having two decent seasons now, it’s just a matter of consistently keeping that level up.

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