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see Daily Dose, 2 IIVh k i B R Rec Center exercise room Merit pay, expected to open today 2^ trials, ASI By Michelle Hatfield 1 he biti^est part of the remodeling MUSTANG DAILY STAFF WRITER was tearing; up the dama>^ed floor of make news the exercise room. The room had a A^ stin.k‘nts aiul faculty return to woodeti floor that was sa^yinti and over break C'al Poly to make ¡^looJ on their New breakinti, (dark said. Cement Year’> resolutions, admitiistrators at replaced the wood and rubber floor- Election 2000 update the Rec ('enter hope to have most r)t ■ ■■■ ' in}» was layered on top, she said. With Vice President Al Gore pre the facility open today. < , , ^ ‘ -y-'”- «Sí».M ('fther new features include a new siding, ('ongress formally appointed Parts of the exercise room have layer of paint for the whole exercise George W. Bu.sh on Saturday as the been closed duririy the break for room, eitiht ceilini; fans to help victor in last year’s close and bitterly remodeliitt,'. improve air circulation, new mirrors contested presidential election. hitttess Program (Yiordinator on walls to help brighten up the room After more than a month of elec N.mcy (dark said that, barring any and racks mounted on the wall tor tion battles, Bu.sh finally won the pres unseen cimiplications, the east side matiazines. idency when the U.S. Supreme (anirt of the exercise room will he open 1 1 “As a whole, we think people will ruled in his favor on L\c. 9, halting ,i.m. today, instead of Jan. H. be really (¿lad that we did it,” (dark the manual recount of votes in Florida. "It’s very odsl because we’re ahead said. “We tried to inconvenience the This decision was reached Kdlowing of schedule,” she said. “The story is fewest amount of people that we the Florida Supreme (Ynirt’s ruling on that somethtnt’ is usually behind could.” Dec. 8 ordering manual recounts of all schedule.’’ Every winter break, the Rec the counties with significant numbers The smaller rrrom, the west room, (Tnter is completely closed down for of presidential undervotes. will open Sunday. The west room has two weeks, (dark said that they Bush appealed the decision to the been closed since Nov. 17 and the scheduled the remodeling,’ during’ U.S. Supreme ('ourt. This case was east side has been closed since Dec. 9. those two weeks to help make it less debated by Kith sides until l\'C . 12, Dunn«; the remodelinti, the only inconvenient for people. when the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the Florida Supreme (Ynirt’s part of the Rec (Tmter that was Front Line Service wxirker order to manually recount stvcalled closed was the exercise room. The Stephanie Barnes said that she heard “undercount” votes in Florida’s presi racquetball courts, p»K)l, locker rooms many students complaining; about the ADAM JARMAN/MUSTANG DAILY and two Ltyms rem.lined open, (dark dential election. Creed Watts, a physics senior and operation student assistant for ASI, said. ('>n IVc. 1 5, Vice President Al Gore see REC CENTER, page 6 adjusts the treadmills in the Rec Center's exercise room. conceded the 2000 presidential elec tion in a televised speech to the nation. This move made Bush the third president-elect to receive the largest sh.ire of the electoral vote but Rose Float takes Founder's Trophy not the jsopular vote. By Robin Nichols “The finisbint; (of the float) is a and ideas were first discussed. The together. During I\-co Week, the Trial for Rex Krebs MUSTANG DAILY ARTS & FEATURES EDITOR j;reat feeling of accomplishment,” following months were devoted to final week before the parade, the A hearing was held in the case of said Brett lYivis, a mechanical design and construction. club members go to Pasadena and Rex Krebs, the man charged with This year’s Rose Float wasn’t a en^ineerini; sophomore and Rose “After finals, only 50 to 75 per finalize decorations and planning, grizzly situation at all tor (dil Poly, killing two l
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I today? tested for sexually transmitted dis lifes who consent to watch this hairstyle is slick, black and out of Maybe, but Callie Fortin looked eases. Since you prolxihly don’t know, trash,” said Brent Bo:ell, founder (if date. The sideburns unmistakable. Qinservative and reliyious yroups a bit puzzled after watchiny her a tirst'day issue ot Mustang; l^iily is the Parents Television Council. Perfect. It’s showtime for Ron are up in arms after only seeiny promos friends’ marriaye ceremony. in)t standard practice. Normal It’s a lony way, Bo:ell said, from DeC:ar. for the series, which debuts “It’s very stranye,” said Fortin, “The Datiny Game,” which celebrat “Do you both ayree to adopt practice is to he^in publication on Wei.lne.sday. It depicts tour couples each other’s hound doys, not to 24, of Denver. the first Tliursday. brouyht to a steamy island (werrun ed the creaticin of new relationships. wear your blue suede shoes in the Farther down Las Veyas 1 would love to tell you that the with scantily-cl.id sinyles, uryed to test “1 don’t think this is a show that rain, to always be each other’s IVuilevard, former prison yu.ird Tim 1 )aily staff cut their vacations short the boundaries of their relationships. endeavors to pry apart couples,” teddy bear .ind to never have .i blue Welch is prepariny for yet another in order to brin^ you the news. Fox executives defended C'irushow said, uryiny people not to Cdiristm.ts without one .mother?” show at the New Frontier hotel- But, in fact, vve .ire piiblishinti “Temptation Island” on Sunday, pre-judye it. he asks at the Viva Las Veyas casino, where he belts out Elvis hits three extra issues this week to while al the same time steppiny back He claimed the show is less Weddiny C?hapel. to adoriny fans. They line up for m.ike up k>i lost ad re\ enue due to from last year’s promise to stay away provocative than the commercials A few sonys later, Jason Sealock autoyraphs and pictures and some from ri,sc)ue reality. hawkiny it. After haviny seen two Monday holidays. and Rashell McC?ann are married, “This is not a show, as you will see, times women even to.ss their under- Take a IcKik at your calendars. epi.sodes, he said it falls “within the by the Kiny of R(K.'k ’n’ Roll no less. that is about sex,” said Sandy yarments on staye, Welch said. We will celebrate Martin Luther boundaries of appropriateness.” The cit>’ of neon ylitz and extrava- Grushovv, chairman ot the Fox When the quickie marriaye of A shuttle takes tourists on the Kinii Jr. next Monday .ind Television Entertainment Group. yance refuses to yive up on the power Rcxkwell and D.irva Qmyer blew up in Strip to and friMii the nearby Elvis- [’resident Washington’s birthday “This is a show that is exploriny the of Elvis Presley, who would have been Fox’s face la.st spriny, Grushow publicly A-Rama Museum. It’s filled with Feb. 19. (Yes, that dcx's mean that dynamics of serious relationships.” 66 years old Monday. 1 le’s been dead records, cars, letters, pictures and we yet .t three-day weekend after Still, Fox tested participants tor .sex said the network was yettiny out of the almost 24 years, but in Veyas, Elvis souvenirs such as a replica of Elvis’ only one week ('f clas,ses.) ually tr.msmitted diseases, part of an sleazy reality show business it pioneered. has yet to leave the buildiny. driver’s license and Elvis confetti. Mustatty [faily pronx;*)! dictates effort by T\' networks to be extra care “They’re yone,” he said then. “1 don’t know many people that Elvis can still briny home a pret that there shall lx* ito paper the ful aKnit the backyround of reality “They’re over.” Any subsequent non- can say they were married by Elvis,” said SeaKx'k, 26, of Seattle, after he ty yood paycheck. Impersonator Tues<.lay .ifter rder issued ayainst him by an ex has an appetite for the yenre, Grushow hotel K'hind the chapel and takes “It’s a weird thiny,” said Paul, two. St>, these next three days w-ill pride in its pink and black Elvis and fiancee. said Sunday. He’d be neyliyent as a 52. “1 didn’t realize how much peo allow us to m.ike up advertisiny Fox refused to say whether any of Priscilla riH>m. Anyone interested businessman nor to allow his proyram ple Kwed him and how much he reveitue tor those missed days. Its “Temptation Island" participants in slcepiny in a bed that is built miny people to pursue it, he said. means to people still.” Welcome back and enjoy your succumbed to teinptatitm. into the front half of an actual 1954 “1 don’t think it’s about distanciny Back at the chapel, IXC^ar steps upcominy three-day weekend. The .American Family Association, pink Cadillac would love it. myself from anythiny,” he said. “We a conservative watchdoy ynuip, has Sleepiny like the Kiny is one outside to a familiar refrain. work in a dynamic business and Have a question about campus? uryed its followers t»i protest the show thiny, but haviny him perform your “It’s Elvis!” a passer-by yells. Ask Adam. E-mail him at ajar- and a Dallas rabbi asked his Uxal sta thinys chanye.” marriaye ceremony? Indeed it is, and in Las Veyas, he man^calpoly.edu. tion niit to air it. There are no apparent winners or “Most of the people that come to lives. "The producers of ‘Temptation losers on “Temptation Island.”
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rit inf» is easy, ri^ht? At least, opinion wrinnti is easy. Probably every stiiJent W agrees that essays, theses and term papers ,tre exerutiatintily dittieiih to put tof’ether. Miist peo ple I’ve met think that nothinj.» could he easier than '«lappintj totjether a tew sentences, addintj an intro- ductii>n and conclusion and dusting their hands ott to be done with yet another column, such as this one. In actuality writinti is hard. There are not many people who can "slap a tew sentences toj^ether.” There .ire even tewer people who can )4et the sen 7 tences into some semblance ot coherent order. Fewer t still are capable ot wielding the proper t>rammar, vocabulary and punctuation that is so necessary in this highly critical, literary Rvan Miller society. Finally, onlv a minute tr.iction ot humanity can make the ordered, grammatically correct sentences interest inti enoutih to hold the .iverajie reader’s .ittention. Fortiive tiie tor sayinti so, but the typical re.ider will be sw.iyed trom the printed patie tor some- thintl as trivial .is the memory ot a paricularly tasty Four weeks off: blessing or curse? Or.intie Julius. .As someone who has quite a bit ot experience in Is there such a thinn its too much extra week. My friend Ethan spent the Obispo to a parentless atmosphere. writinti tor the opinion pat>e, I can safely sav that it vacation? Is there a possibility that whole tour weeks work inn ¡uid made an And then there’s the inevitable nt*t- IS .in extreme ch.illentie to retiul.irly craft 500 atten- somethinn bke winter break can be too extra $150 the fourth week than he tinn up earlier than you ever did over tion-catchintl words. lonn? would have made work inn bir only three the break to n»-‘t to your classes so that I’m not s.ivinii that I’m a member ot the minute A lot ot you fellow students and fac weeks. you aren’t dropped the first day. tr.u.tion ot literary elite. 1 have no illusions tit ulty will say “Hell no!” There are some downsides to havinn The tact is that it doesn’t matter ur.intleur. In t.Ki, 1 count myself .is lucky it 40 per To tell you the truth, 1 was delighted an extended break, thounh. whether we start classes on a Monday tir cent ot the people whti ben.in re.idin” this column when 1 looked at the calendar and saw Sprinn commencement was held at a Wednesday, we have a minimum ot .ire still with me .if this point. Fven now, re.itiers .ire that we had the end ot the second week ot June last 147 instruction.il d.ivs each quarter. f.illinii iw iv. distr.icted b\ shoes that neetl to be tied, an extra week year, but has been moved to the third Even if classes started on .i Friday, we’d decklinti wh.it toppinns tti net on their next pi::.i .iiitl Commentary ot vacation week this school year. As witnessed by still have to serve 147 days. siicctimbinn to that teehnn like you need to snee:e tor winter our opinion editor, some t.itnilies that I’m more troubled about only havinn when voii w.ilk into brinht siinluiht. This is im com bre.ik this ye.ir. But, as the d.iys wore have already made hotel reservations tor one week tor sprinn break. We have tour petition. and, s.idly, I teel like I’m tiiihtinu ,i losinn on, my opmion ch.inned. After a little the second week have to find some weeks that separate tall and winter quar b.ittle. too much time with my family, 1 started place that is not already booked. ters, but only one week between winter .\l.ivbe you c.in help. .iskinn why we all yof an extra week I’m still debatinn whether or not the .ind sprinn qiitirters. I'm lookinn tor people to write reniil.ir columns tor instead ot the three to which we h.id .ill lonner break is ,i n»H'd thinn ^''■•'■1 And if you’re lucky enounh to attend Must.inn n.iiK. H.ivinn opinions and beinn *‘ble to become accustomed. thinn- summer quarter at Cal Poly, you dim’t write is a plus. I’ve only n‘'t >«' niany opinions, .ind Valene Mathews of .Academic 1 liked the extra time, but part ot me net a break between sprinn ^^nd summer even most ot tliose are pretty weak. It took me nearly Pronrams said the reason for the extend thinks that tour weeks is too U>nn. I’m quarters this year. But, you do net a two liours to come up with the idea tor this column, ed break had to do with starting classes one of those people who n^'ts bored tast. three-day weekend because summer .ind, in case the 25 percent ot you still with me on a Monday. She said the Academic My family just wasn’t able to keep me quarter classes don’t start until June 19, h.iven’t noticed, there aren’t really any opinions in Senate requested approval ot the calen iKCupied. It’s not that I want to cttme a TUESDAY! It. dar, stating that "whenever it is possi back to classes, but I have to say that It vou have stnmn i>pinions and/or a witty w.iy to ble,” a quarter should benin on a livinn the collene life is awesome. It’s Michelle Flatfield is a journalism junior express them, you may h.ive what it takes to be a Monday. always nice to come back to San Luis and Mustang Daily staff writer. renul.it ctinrribiittir to this tine publication. Heaven forbid that we come back to Prop by the Mustann Paily office, buildinn 226, school on Jan. 2, a Tuesday! * room 26. Or, call me at 756-17% . You can even e-mail Most protes.sors think that it’s jiood to Letter policy me at [email protected] . Provide your con- start on a Monday, since many profes Columns, cartoons and letters reflect the views of their authors and do not neces t.ict information and a couple samples ot your writinn- sors would lose a valuable day ot instruc It you’ve n‘»t what it takes, you could become the sarily reflect those of Mustang Daily. tion it classes st.irted on a Tuesday or Mustang Daily reserves the right to edit letters for grammar, profanities and proud owner ot tew copy inches and win the undyinn Wednesday. This quarter, protes.sors length. Please limit length to 350 words. love and respect of literally do:ens ot people. Sound already lose two Mondays because ot Mustang Daily encourages comments on editorial policy and university affairs. impossible? It’s not! Why not just nive it a try.’ academic holidays. Letters should be typewritten and must be signed with major and class standing. Re.illy. It’s easy. Students who spend their whole break Preference is given to e-mailed letters.They can be mailed, faxed, delivered or e- mailed to workinn are also in favor ot havinn the [email protected] Ryan Miller is the Mustang Daily opinion editor.
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Does this scenario sound familiar? For the first time since the break in Kaliningrad are too far east to domination.” One could certainly yet has never been perfected techno A young, inexperienced president is up of the Soviet Union, Russian tac threaten w'estern European countries interpret this type of buildup of logically. Apparently, Bush did such elected to office with a slim electoral tical nuclear weapons (short-range, like Germany or Austria, bur could nuclear weapons as a type of not-so- a good job of convincing people that majority and faces grave doubts nuclear-tipped armaments) were easily be employed against neighbor subtle coercion. the fictitious missile defense system about his abilities from leaders both deployed in Kaliningrad, Russia’s ing eastern European countries such Perhaps a more aggressive Russia could work, he even spooked the at home and abn)ad. A Russian was an inevitable product of Rush’s westernmost territory on the Baltic as Poland, Lithuania or Latvia. Russians. If an overly aggressive leader, concerned with the United Sea. Kaliningrad, which borders During his campaign. President defense proposals. Putin .sees Bush’s Ru.ssia does turn out to he Bush’s States’ expanding power, decides to Poland (a member of NATO since elect George W. Rush hinted that he proposed National Missile Defense first major foreign policy crisis, he test the new president’s resolve by 1999) to the north, is still a part of would support the eventual inclusion (NMD) system as a major threat to would be wise to take a brief history making Russia despite the fact that the of Baltic states, such as Lithuania Ru.ssia’s nuclear deterrent. Bush and Commentary a sur countries of Lithuania, Latvia and and Latvia, into NATO. Therefore, his advisors claim the still-theoreti refresher course. Back in 1962, prise Belarus separate it from the Russian the decision by Russian President cal NMD system would only be used Kennedy chose to pursue a non-vio transfer of nuclear weapons. This mainland. The redeployment, which Vladmir Putin to redeploy the to defend against surprise attacks lent naval blockade in response to was the series t)f events that led to began in June, was first reported by a nuclear weapons could be seen as an from terrorists or rogue nations like the Soviet missile presence in C?uba, the 1962 (?uban Missile Crisis. U.S. military intelligence bulletin. attempt to threaten Bush against Iran or North Korea. Bur Russians rather than the more offensive Nikita Khruschev, the Soviet pre Although Russia has denied the such an expansion of NATO. The believe the system w'ould protect the respon.ses suggested by most i^f his mier at the time, decided to give existence of any nuclear weapons, real question is how the president U.S. Irom anything short of a mas advisors. Although Bush might see Cuban dictator Fidel C?astro nuclear the Times of London confirmed that elect and his so-called foreign policy sive nuclear attack, and would force himself as another Reagan, this situ missiles because he thought the senior U.S. officials indicated that “all-stars” like Colin Powell, the Russians to increase their newly elected president, John F. ation calls for Kennedy-like tactics. nuclear weapons had been moved. Condoleeza Rice and Donald nuclear stockpiles at a time when Kennedy, was diplomatically incom Let’s just hope Bush can cool things The exact type of nuclear weapons Rumsfeld will react to Putin’s new the country is teetering on the edge petent. Russian missiles and weak down in Eastern Europe before we that were moved is still unknown, aggre.ssiveness. In a November 1999 of economic chaos. leadership brought our country to revert to what things were like in but the military report speculated speech. Rush stated that “Russia does Putin’s actions may, however, be a the brink of nuclear war with the that the warheads were going to be have interests with its newly inde bit premature considering the fact 1981, or God forbid, 1962. Soviet Union. And yet, a frighten used in conjunction with new short- pendent neighbors. Rut those inter that a w'orking missile defense sys ingly similar chain of events has just range Russian missiles. With a range ests must be expressed in commerce tem has been under consideratii>n Dan Pollock, Dartmouth College, U- taken place in Eastern Europe. of only alxHit 180 miles, the missiles and diplomacy - not coercion and since the Johnson administration. wire. My two cultures clash
I was .ilways tix» brown to Iv while the one th.it n the tiiost t.iir. It scetu» •ind t(H> white to Iv brown. C Aiming th.it ever\one .ilw.iys watits wh.it they fmm differing backgrounds, my pi.ice ilo n ’t h.ive. could only Iv found in .in imaginary Life in P.ikistan is much slower and pi,ice in Ivtween. No matter which rel.ixed. It is (.omiiion tor .idiilis to t.ike side ot the Atlantic I was on, 1 w.is n.ips in the middle of the attenti hui, always half a world away from one skK* whtle, in the United St.ites, children of my family. only h.ive this luxury. (Children return 1 rememK'r as a child wishing I trotti sdiixil earlv enough to have coukl live on an isl.ind in the middle of lunch with their families, while most the Atlantic, exactly K'twcvn Pakistan American families can barely find time and the tor one meal together. Better Photo finishing 1 was able to expcTience Ram.iilan Commentary s.™"' in Pakistan this year Kvausc- it fell dur try it and see the quality! St) 1 ing winter bre.ik. Tlie Islamic calendar could K" ck)se to my nuither’s family in is biistxl on the luivir cycle, so the Unitcvl States anti my father’s fami Ram.idan t.ills on a different jxirtioii ot ly in Pakistan. the sol.ir calettilar every year. Other great services; IVit I know that it’s more than just Waking up to eat with an entire tvean and land that separate my two country Ix'fore sunrise' is easier tlt.in ethnicities. The valuc-s ,ind Kdiefs held getting up alone m a domi riHUii. My ■ Free film with single prints by my two families conflict. S ) 1 expe family stumble's owr to the dining rience a conflict inside myself while table, my cousins’ eyes half ojx'ii, .ind standing in the crowdcxl streets of or Free Double prints (your choice) we till our stomachs with homeiitade Pakistan in a shalvar-kameez, tradition parathah bread .mil freshly x|uee:ed al dress, tor a moment when 1 think I’d juices until he'aring the call for pr.iyer. ■ Overnight photo processing feel more comfortable b.tck home in a Tlie adh.in carrie's through the air, as it pair of jeatis. But then 1 feel 1 ,im at is calk'd by K'autiful voices from all the (color prints only) home in the bazaar’s little shops filled neighixtring moxjues. with people nishing to buy colorful fab We go back to sk'ep and wake up ■ Negatives scanned to Diskette, Black and rics and jewelry to wear on the upcom again to the sunshine that means KhkI ing holiday. 1 hear the mellifluous chant that calls Muslims to pniyer five is forbidden. The tantalizing tii.isal.i White, slides, reprints and enlargements times a day, the adhan, and it is spices waft through the air ,ind torture accompanied by a nistling sound ot silk our tiose's .IS we w.iit the k^t few min ■ Photo gifts like mugs, t-shirts, mouse ,ind chiffon, as in unison ,ill the ute's Ix'fore the sun se'ts. .Afte't fasting women .ind 1 shift our scarwN troiu our during the holy month of Ramadan, >houklers to our he.ids. the thtve-d.iy celehr.ition ot Fid .Al-Fitt pads, hats and cards M y COIM 11' vlon’r ulKlcl^I.lnd win I will Ix'gin. "ixnd the .ifternoon Miting out-ide, U i M\ I otiMii .ind I spent th.it ee etiitvj MI. d-.. A , ■ i\ ■ il lilt' > iu\ I in. I'I It 111'" iiieliii.il "II out h in. I" in miti I...... ! 1. .. ..II . . .. El C o r r a l ' X .- - Bookstore • ^.1. ^ Poor .SOK-Etg^ w vvw .eicoTTaiDoafastore.caiti .I'oiSItV Mustang Daily 6 Monday, January 8,2001 N ew s *0: i . ys »1C yr.. m P" ¿i. Israel points finger at Arafat , ILKUSALHM (AD ~ Israel on Palestinian man, who worked as a ni(>ht Siiiul.ty accused a militi.i attiliatcd with watchman ,it a restaurant ttearTel Aviv, V.isscr Aratar’s isolitical taction ot carrv'- Kiarded the hus atul planted the Kitnh, iny out a Kis Kmilsin^ in Tel Aviv 10 then disetiih.trked arid detonated it hy m days atto - a iiu)vc certain to add tuel to cellular phone. Prime Minister Hhud Barak’s con Palestitiiati otticials had no itnmedi- tention that the Palestinian leader is to ate comment oti the Israeli claim. hlaitie tor .ittacks atjainsr Israelis. With word ot the Tanzim’s alletted The alleitation came as top Israeli involvemetit itt att attack inside Israel Mài and Palestini.in otticials met in ('atro proper, Barak’s mivemmetit was likely to with the .American tdA chiet to tr\ to harderi its retiis.il to discuss tenns ot a some ts) terms over Israel’s sletnaikl that U.S peace plan with the Palestinians \ lolence must he remesi in Ivtore any until Aratat moves to quell anti-Israel talks on I'.S. peace proposals can utirest. resiitne. The Palest iniatis, in turn, say clashes Meanwhile, a younit Palestinian .ire likelv to contmue as lotijt as a stritt- \\i lu.m w.is killed, a 10-year-okl hoy was Ltettt Isnieli blockade ot the West Bank criticallv injuresl aiul a Palestinian man •tnd tAiza Strip remains in place. siittered tiuiltiple ttm^dìot woutuls in Sc-ntor security otticials trom Kith ehot5 now available for all Cal Poly Students separate incklents in the West Bank, siiles hekl t.ilks in CAiiro under the aus witnesses and otticials said. The pices ot CdA chiet George Tenet, hut woman’s death hrouttht the nutulx'r ot the Palestinians .said the meetinfi was at Health Services people killcsl in the current wave ot vio not aimed at meeting Israel’s demand lence to VrO. tor a drop-ott in violence. Israel’s disclosure ot an arrest in the Near the tense West Bank town ot $ 5 .0 0 IVc. 28 hus KMiihin^ on a Busy Tel Aviv Hebron, a Palestinian man was shot thorouyht.ire, which injured 14 {xople, tour or tive times hy Israeli soldiers at a was the closest Barak’s tiovemmenr has check|Mint, witnes.ses said. TTie anny M T R P ^:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. come to directly implicatint: .Aratat suh- said he was a Tanzim militia member ordinates in plotting an attack inside who tied as soldiers tried to detain him. Israel since hkxKly clashes broke out in In Washington, the White House W 9 :0 0 a.rn. - 2 :0 0 p.m. late Sc‘ptemlx‘r. said President Clinton planned to send A senior Israeli security otticial, mediator IVnnis Ross to the re^juin in s|X‘akint’ I’ll coiulition ot .inonymity, coniitiji days tor separate talks with Mo appointment necessary said the IsomK'r was a Jordanian-Kmi Aratat and Barak, in an attempt to at Palestinian man recniited m the West least narrow the dititerences between the B.ink town ot Nahlus hy the Tanzim two sides. Call 756-1211 for information militia movement, which is attiliated As time nins down on Clinton’s with Aratat’s Fatah taction. He was tenn, there are indicatioris he is shitting www.calpoly.edu/'"- h[)g .irrested the day »4 the KmthinK, the his yoal trom neKotiated settlement source said, hut it w.is kept under wnips Ix-tween Israel and the Palestiniaas to a Student A ffaits Dívífiíon until now. declar.ition ot principles to ji:uide the The source described how the incomintj administration.
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putrid 2-9 1995 sea.son. He was an assistant at Arizona ELLERSON Ellerson said he is looking forward Western in Yuma in 1978, .it Idaho in Ravens stifle Titans continued from page 8 to turning around another 1-A.A 1979, and at C'al State Fullerton in NASllVll.LH, Tcnn. (AD — record at 13-3 to ponder how to squad. 1980. He .ilso co.iched under Tomev “You can see that there is consis at H.iwaii from 1981-8 3, and was an In i)ne ciirncr was rhe illustrious adil ¡■'unch to their offense. Ellerson also helped improve tent upward progress (at C'al Poly),’’ assistant with the British C.'olumbia Ray Lt'uis. In the o i I k t were rwo Mitchell, a former NFL Europe Arizona’s .special te.ims play and he said. “We can see the long stand Lions (1984-85) and the C'alg.irv total unknowns. Totjether, they player, and Washington, who has coached pl.ice kicker Steve McLaughlin to the Lou Groza .Award ing tradition of excellence. C'>hviously Stampeders of the Canadian Fi)oth.ill setit the Baltimore Ra\ens inti) one start in parts of six NFL sea in 1994. there are .some challenges before us. League (1986). rhe A K ' title t,Mme. sons, turned the game. And Lewis Baltimore’s Keith Washintiton The a.ssistant and defensive line There has been an investment in the Despite all of his travels, Ellerson clearly dominated on defense. blocked a tield-yoal attetupt and coach resigned in 1996 to become the infrastructure, there’s an investment .said C'al Poly is rhe dream reststop. But Tennessee also had its prob Anthony Mitchell returned it 90 head coach at Southern Utah. And in resources. As bright as the past has “There is really no other program lems. Backup safety Dainon yards tor the tio-ahead score as the like Welsh (Cal Poly went 10-1 in been, you can honestly .say that you in rhe Western United States like it,’’ Sidney had 40 yards in penalties Ravens a^ain brought out the 1997 after a back-to-back 5-6 seasons can look at the picture and say that he said. “The level of competition, worst in A1 Del Greco in heating on special teams that cost the under Andre Patterson), Ellerson saw the future is brighter than the past. the quality of academic institution, the Tenne.ssee Titans 24-10 on Titans field position at the game’s plenty of success his first year at the The past is .something that is all the balance between competition and Sunday. most crucial stages. helm. In his only season with the around us.’’ academic emphasis is exactly right. Lewis, rhe NFL’s defensive play And Del Greco failed again, as Thunderbirds, Ellerson lifted the I- Ellerson’s past includes stints on It’s why most of us got into coaching er of rhe year, clinched it with a he did in Tennes.see’s only other AA program to a 4-7 record, after a the sidelines of six other hallclubs. in the first place.” 50-yard interception return after loss in 18 games at Adelphia wresting the hall from the arms of ('oliseum, a 24-2 3 defeat to these Eddie George. The rwo TD returns same Ravens on Nov. 12. In that accounted for more yards than game, hf ^li.ssed an extra point Baltimore’s offense, which was and a potential game-winning held to 1 34 yards. WIN! WIN! WIN! WIN! field goal. The Ravens (14-4) now go to Not only did his Flocked Add value to your Oakland to play the Raiders next attempt result in Baltimore’s win Campus Express Club Sunday in the conference title ning score Sunday, hut he had at Customer Service game, the first time rhe franchise another field-goal attempt Flocked or other campus has been that far since the then- T u i t i o n o r locations, then use Cleveland Browns lost to Denver Fy Washington and hit the left your membership to in 1984 and 1985. upright with a 31-yarder just purchase fooo and The Titans, who were a yard before halftime. In a game school supplies at away from tying the Super F\t)wl between the NFL’s two best defen Campus Dining’s last season, go home after posting sive teams statistically, those family of the NFL’s best regular-.season points were critical. restaurants Join or add to your and El Corral (a minimum of $5)^^ ------Bookstore. Campus EXPRESS W â T i t , t . O Club s h o o t, f oi^ BY January 31.2001 and you’ll automatically be eligible to win: reimbursement for t - h ^ D a i l y Winter Quarter In -State Tuition (students only) we're now acceptirig T e x t b o o k s u p to $200 resuifies iroin ever’yone^v (credited to your Campus Express Club) to work ior‘ us, and get paid. Add $50 or more and you’ll also be entered ^ - I i in a drawing to W IN $ 5 0 , credited to your Give Daifi a c a llM m usc^DAILv"‘| Campus Express Club 7 5 b - L / 9 b I " “ ”"“ '" ' Questions? call 756-5939 or email [email protected] Classified Advertising Graphic Arts Building, Room 226 Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, CA 93407 (805) 756-1143
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So give Shannon a call For further info. & application also email resume to Flyer in Career Center or Call 756-1143 here at 756-1143!! www.greeks.calpoly.edu [email protected] 549-3054 for more information. Mustang Daily Classifieds 8 Monday, January 8,2001 Sports Mustang Daily New coach takes over Cal Poly football By Brian Milne Mustanti Hall on Pec. 6. i(.leal system of how academics and “1 just came from a situation we all coach prior to the 1995 season. MUSTANG DAILY STAFF WRITER “1 am so proud that we have this athletics blend together. It really know," Ellerson said. "It’s scary to His defense led the Pac-10 opportunity," he added. “We will con sounded like a perfect fit tor us." open a paper. You open that thint’ Conference and ranked 12th nation Twenty'h)iir Jays after C'al Poly tinue to work hard to tjain your trust This past sea.son, while C2al Poly and you can .see hit'-time coachint’ ally in rushint: defense iti 1998, brint»- Athletic Pirector john McC'ntcheon and hopefully you will share that s t u m h 1 e d foothall and the axtehint’ chanties, int: .Arizona a school-record dozen toki head foothall coach Larry Welsh enthusiasm with us." throutth its third- and the money floatintt around out victories. He was also re.sponsible for to pack his hat's, Rich Ellerson was McCaitcheon, who met with eitiht strait’ht 1-8 there. And at that level thint’s tjet a coachint: the Wildcat kickers as Sean recotd, Arizona little warped. 1 really believe we have asked to unpack lus. prospective individuals and spoke Keel improved from makint: only six attain led the a chance to do some yteat thint’s Hllerson, 4('', defensive coordinator with another 10-plus candidates hy of 19 attempts in 1999, to makint: 13 Pac-10 and fin competitively, hut we can do them at the University of Arizona the last phone, said Ellerson hrintjs a perfect of 17 tries last season, rankint: him ished the rettular with a sense of balance and a sense of four seasons, was hired IVc. 6 as head mix to the Pivision 1-AA program. third in the Pac-10 with 1.18 field season ranked proportion.” coach. He replaces Welsh, 59, whose “Numher one was his level of expe- t:oals per tfiinie. eitthth in the Academics and athletics won’t he coturact wasn’t rettewed after his riettce," McC-utcheon said of The Mustant:s split the uprit:hts nation in rushint; the only thint: Ellerson will have to fourth sea.son. Ellerson, whose name surfaced from a just eit:ht of 1 3 times (0.73 field t:oals defense, allowintt RICH ELLERSON: balance in his first year mannint: the Welsh, a local letíend as a hit’ll numher of candidates during his just 88.5 yards Head football Mustantis. He will also serve as the a t:aine) last season. school coach at Atascadero, led C'al seatch. “He’s been in the coachint; per tJiinie. coach. defensive coordinator after he was Ellerson was a four-year assistant to Poly to a 19-25 record in his four ranks for a while now. 1 le has been in The Wildcats unable to lure his top choices away defensive coordinator Larry MaePuff years with the protiram. a numher of situations and is hitihly also ranked second in total defense from various protir.ims across the from 1992 to 1995. The Wildcats’ “When we ti‘'t into coachinti 20 regarded nationally for his technical (317.5 yards per tfiime and turnovers nation. fearsome “Desert Swarm” defense years ayo, we visualized ourselves expertise and he’s familiar with ttained with 11.) The Wildcats con- Ellerson joined Arizona in 1992 as ranked No. 2 against the run from heintJ iti some place like this, in a California, hein^ in the Western cludetl the year at 5-6 under coach an outside litiebacker coach before 1992 to 1993 and ranked in the top community like this," Ellerson said of region for c|uite a hit of his career. Pick Tomey, who resittned followintt takintt over the entire defensive front 10 in total defense all four years. himself and his family durinti a press When 1 sat down and talked with the final tJitinc'. in 1993. He was named assistant head conference held at Mott Ciym’s him, 1 tiot an understandinn of his see ELLERSON, page 7 Mustangs hit the skids iî ^ ‘3 Men's basketball drops first two Big West Conference games
MUSTANG DAILY STAFF REPORT 66-65 with .1 free throw. The senior Mustangs 24-14 over the final eight had 20 points .ind five rebounds after minutes. The CLil Poly men’s basketball he was yanked from the starting line ('al Poly, which outrebounded team has had .1 handful of wins slip up by C'al Poly coach Jeff Schneider Utah State 35-30, was led by between its finyers this season. hir Lick of production. Bjorklund’s 19 points. Scott added But recent heartbreaks to Boise But Nabors answered with a State and Utah State to open the Bi^: jumper in the paint to push the lead 12 piiints and two blocks, while West have left the Mustan^:s, 5-6 and to 74-68 and the Broncos never W.itende Eavtirs had 10 points . 0-2 in conference, with their hatids l(H>ked back. The Mustangs host Texas AiSiM in the air. C^il Poly out-rebounded Boise Cairpus (diristi in a non-conference On Saturday, questions reyardmj: State 40-30 .iikI shi>t a decent 48.1 game tonight