C A LJ,F,0 RNIA POIYTFCHN l'O / ; STATE UN LV, E R‘S I T Y . "S A N L U I S OB i'S'F 0 Going the distance: Tuesday, November 16,1999 Men’s cross country team 7/ makes NCAA finals, 8 Apple a day: Fad diets not healthy way to lose weight,3 K 4 V-: . ' iS'j Volume LXIV, Number 47, 1916-2000 High: 71» DAIIV Low: 48° Cat walk sends labor message Calendar boys drop Speedos By Melissa McFarland MUSTANG DAILY STAFF WRITER Todiiy ^nkli.‘nt> ;u.ros^ the ^l.ltc will dcmaiul that t 'alitorma universitic"- chinm.ile swe.itshop labor in the ^ J ITihIiicIion ot collc't^e apparel. C'al Polv'^ own chapter ot Unitei.1 Students A¡.;ainst Sweatshops will t.ike part through a fashion show. As models Uiirk the runway in ci'lleye apparel, aniH)iineers will .innoiinee the harsh labor conditions under which 4 the clothiriL: w.ts made. The show will be presented in the Uni\ersity Union Pla:a at I I a.m. Cdiris C'ollins, a USAS member and political scietice settlor, will be one ot the show’s emcees. “The fashion show is ,i tun thinn to do that presents .1 really serious issue happenint^ ri^ht here .it (ail Poly,” (a)llins .sakl. ('ollins said other schools, like Uuke an».l University ot C'alitornia universities, h.ive alre.idy signed codes ot ciMidiict. He hopes C'al Poly will ly V follow suit. ^ More than Ual Pol> recently loined the half of the lair L.ibor Association (bPA), 22,000 Sewing which IS .iliyiied with Nike, Li: shops in the ('l.iiborne and K.ithy Lee (uttord United States clothint;. Despite the proj-ress, violate minimum (adlins said. It’s not enouL;li. wage and over- Right, business senior and water “The schools in the as.s(KÍation laws, polo goalie David Breihan holds up can sell ,i Kathy Lee sweater th.it ► Cal Poly will- a copy of the new calendar, which re.kb ‘sweatshop free,’ hut is that hold a fashion goes on sale this week. Top left, five i r.-aiy cIh- case! H,.w .1,. (rhe ,, water polo seniors. Slinky Lahmen, schiHils) know.^ Lets be sure that 3 rn in UU Plaza Scott Murfey, M att Landre, Jimmy it IS,” he said. “Hopefully (Cal Karas and John Voegtii bare all for Poly President W.irren Baker) will the cover shot. Above, six players ■kidress this in a legitimate way pose in front of the Rec Center with and deal with this issue publicly — without smoke a patriotic back drop. screens.” Dan C'arpenter, El Corral BiHikstore’s clothing buyer, STEVE SCHUENEMAN/MUSTANG DAILY said investigating sweatshop practices is difficult hut By Alexis Garbeff to distribute the calendar. Rec Sports Breihan said the calendar was contro­ necessary. MUSTANG DAILY NEWS EDtTOR intervened before the calendar’s publica­ versial last year becau.se a picture got out “We want the campus community tti know we are t»n tion and digitally placed Speedos on a few before gaining approval by Rec Sports. top of it and aware of it,” Carpenter said. “We contact­ List year they were holding their halls; players. “This year we got everything approved,” ed all our manufacturers to make sure these practices this year they’re letting them hang. This year’s cover shot exposes just as Breihan said. “And this year’s picture is a were heing dealt with, and we continue tti do business TTie C^l Poly men’s water polo team is much skin — without the Speedos — and little more risqué, but it’s not out of scope.” in the spotlight again with a less contro­ with those who are aware of it and are making strides. If Rec Sports approved. The only problem the team ran into versial, hut by no means less ri.squé, calen­ we knew a company had sweatshops, we’d move away Business senior and Mustang goalie this year was with its banned slogan — dar relea.sed this week. from them. Certainly we’re not enctturaging any of our David Breihan said he attributes the new “List year we were holding our balls; this Last year’s calendar featured a photo of year we are letting them hang.” manufacturers to continue those practices, if they are calendar’s lack of controversy to an the entire team unclothed with water polo Breihan gave up posing in front ot the (engaging in them).” improved relationship with Rec Sports. halls barely covering parts that are usually camera to pnxluce the second calendar, a C^illins was one of 80 students from 20 schcxils “Last year our relatituvship with Rec concealed. After the photo was published, $ 10,000 prcxluction, for one of his business throughout ('alifornia who united at the October Rec Sports disapproved. Sports gt)t broken,” Breihan said. “This California Students Against Sweatshops Conference, The team then approached A.s.six:iated year we worked hard to build a better rela­ see CALENDAR, page 2 Students Inc., which granted fx*rmission tionship with them.” see APPAREL, page 2 Radar tracks U.S. 101 speeders By Jenny Ferrari the U.S. 101 use radar to assist with The MUSTANG DAILY STAFF WRITER speed enforcement. “(Jsmj[Tradar will provide California County Sheriff Pat Hedges said Highw ay the CHP with a tool to Those who drive on U.S. the radar enforcement program is Patrol Highway 101 now have another rea­ improve its effectiveness in beneficial because it will help San began son to obey the 65 mph .speed limit. lOI Luis Obispo (2HP control speeds reducing speed.'* enforcing Monday, the California Highway radar along along the highway. Patrol’s San Luis Obispo area office Pat Hedges the San Luis “Using radar will provide the began radar enforcement of the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff Obispo por­ CHP with a tool to improve its tion o f U.S. speed limit along the San Luis effectiveness in reducing speed,” Obispo area is among the last in the 101 on Obispo portion of U.S. 101. Hedges said. “1 think it’s been Monday. A )0-day conditioning period was state to implement the program. initiated last month to allow shown that excessive speed on high­ Varin said during the program’s ways can result in injury and death.” MARKUS motorists to adjust to the new lO-day conditioning period, he had SCHNEIDER/ enforcement tool. CHP Public Affairs Officer MUSTANG DAILY Currently, 10 CHP areas along Marlon Varin said the San Luis see RADAR, page 2 2 Tuesday, November 16,1999 News Mustang Daily also have revealed that 75 percent ot APPAREL U.S. garment shops violate safety and RADAR “/ think the program will continued from page 1 health laws. continued from page 1 do a great job of keeping The U.S. General Accounting held at DC Berkeley. He hopes f')ffice defines a sweatshop as “an tS not heard any negative feedback. people driving at the speed events like these will help promote employer who violates more than one Varin said the program will make limit.'' federal or state labor, industrial the anti-sweatshop cause. speed enforcement more effective homework, occupational safety and Steve Hu According; to the Sweatshop and safer for all. health, workers’ compensation or kinesiology junior Watch Coalition, the Department ot “Radar is becoming more widely industry registration law.” used,” Varin said. “It is such a good tious of their speed as a result of the Labor estimates more than half of the “When every campus in the FILE PHOTO / m u s t a n g DAILY safety tool. Why not use it.^” new radar program. 22,000 sewinii shops in the United United States has a code of conduct, Cal Poly, which sells clothing at El Varin said by spring 2000, the “I think the program will do a States violate minimum wage and then change will happen,” Collins Corral, will protest against sweat San Luis Obispo Area GHP office is great job of keeping people driving overtime laws. Government surveys said. shops through a fashion show. hoping to have radar units in all at the speed limit,” Hu said. “I nor­ patrol cars. mally obey the speed limits anyway, sexy,” Breihan said. sors. Breihan had four photographers, Kinesiology junior Steve Hu said so I don’t think this will really affect CALENDAR Breihan said he picked the five men including a graphic designer, to take petsple will likely become more cau- me. »1 continued from page 1 who appear on the cover because the photos. they’re all seniors and have been on Breihan plans to continue publish­ the team the longest. ing the calendar for years to come. cla-sses. Breihan said he and the team Breihan said many people wonder “Even though 1 am graduating, I did not expect Rec Sports to approve whether the men on the cover are plan to pa.ss (the project) on to some­ study Spanish in Spmn or Moâco the slogan. actually naked. one else. You have to beat the years “It was not allowed to he put on “Tliey were completely naked. We before, and you have to have some­ General inform atim M eeting p<isters, and Rec Sports had the final hung the water polo balls friim fishing thing to sell it on,” Breihan said. say,” Breihan said. “It’s OK; that’s just lines and held te lines aKwe the guys. Tlte calendars are on sale at El T Wed.