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Volume LXIX, Number 63 Wednesday, January 11, 2006 www.mustangdaily.net Governor terminates œ ll^ e fee increases
Gov. Schwarzenegger eliminates the includes $97.9 billion in general fund approved 8 percent fee increases for the spending and $2.S billion in spending from eS U system in a new state budget plan special funds, which is money such as a gas that he announced Wednesday tax that is dedicated to specific programs such as highway repairs. The rest of the Tom Chorneau spending, $2.7 billion, is to repay bonds. ASSOt lATFI) I'KfSS “This budget continues (California on the path toward fiscal responsibility and SAC'KAMENTO — C'alifornia’s tax economic recovery,” Schwarzenegger told revenues are surging ahead of expecta reporters in releasing his budget. tions, giving an election-year jolt to the Among the high state budget and pro lights of the governor’s viding more money COMING THURSDAY----- spending plan: for public schools, Response: The (California State • Does not raise health services and Student Association reacts to (ìov, taxes. higher education, Schwarzenegger’s fee freeze. • Keduces the state’s according to a budget structural deficit by proposed Tuesday by two-thirds, from $I6..S (Cov. Arnold Schwarzenegger. billion when Schwarzenegger took office The Kepublican governor revealed a in 2 0 0 3 to $4.7 billion in the next fiscal S12.S.Î) billion spending plan for the 2<>(»t)- year. 2<»()7 fiscal year that does not raise taxes • F ully funds I’roposititm 42, which while providing a 7 percent boost in dedicates a portion of the sales tax on spending over the current fiscal year. gasoline to road and highway improve I he plan als*> marks the first time in ments. several \ears that the state projects enough • Kepays $1.7 billion the governor s.iys tax revenue to cover spending without is owed to public schools. significant borrow ing, a reversal from bud • tliminates fee increases at colleges and get deficits that reached into the billions universities. ASS(H lAI 11) I’Rl ss before Schwarzenegger took office. Gov. Schwarzenegger smiles while answering a question concerning his proposed $125.6 bil- The governor's budget proposal see Budget, page 2 lion, 2006-07 state budget he unveiled at a news conference held in Sacramento, Tuesday.
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Caitlin Donnell because she is a young woman. m oa and m oa women engineers say they Jessica Jeffrey & Michael Johnson MUMAN«. HAIIY Btit to Sale, it has never been much of a feel empowered by their individuality. As a DAIIY IIRUIN (IX LA) challenge at Cal Poly, as one of the few a*sult, many h.ive found ways to come Trudging along in her steel tex* b
2006-2007 plan proposes tt) tax increase on the middle class the students to their careers. Poly figures are opposite of the Budeet spend more — $97.9 billion — and lower-income residents. “The Women in Engineering national statistics, where women usu continued from page I than the state expects to receive The governor also tempered Program is one in the same with ally have a 40 percent retention rate • Increases social services — about $91 billion, liut fears that he would neglect SWE,” Finger said. “The program has and men have a 60 percent retention spending that, in part, will pro Schwarzenegger is able to avoid spending on social services as he an advisory board that looks strategi rate. vide more medical care to poor significant cuts because of an sought to placate education cally to achieve our goals of building “The reason Cal Poly’s numbers children. unexpected $7 billion in tax rev groups with a huge spending a network for female engineering stu are so favorable to women has to do with the fact that the students coming “As far as the current budget is enue the state is currently collect boost. dents.” In the fall of 2004, 15.4 percent of to Cal Poly are phenomenal,” Finger concerned, we made a real effort ing. His budget proposes spending all engineering students on campus said. “We have an environment on this to present a really good and That allows him to boost fund $72 million to enroll more chil were women. Finger said. According campus that focuses on connecting responsible budget that means we ing for education, road improve dren in the Medi-Cal and to a study conducted in 1996, the students to their careers, as well as are going to reduce our structur ments, health care and other pro Healthy Families programs. The female retention rate, meaning those supporting them through organiza grams in the fiscal year that additional money is expected to al deficit,” Schwarzenegger told freshmen female engineering students tions such as SWE and the Women in reporters. begins July 1. provide medical services to about Schwarzenegger proposed a who graduated with their original Engineering Program with very Assembly Speaker Fabian 300,000 uninsured children over active and successful members.” $4.3 billion boost in funding for engineering degree, was 53 percent, Nunez, I^-Los Angeles, said he two years and is part of a $1.2 bil whereas the male retention rate was See Thursday’s Mustang Daily for the kindergarten through 12th grade was concerned about a proposed lion funding increase in health 46 percent. On a positive note, the Cal second part to this story. $199 million cut to welfare pro education and community col and human services programs. grams, as well as plans to remove leges, boosting per student spend “That is important because we cost-of-living adjustments for ing to its highest level ever in still have 400,000 children who California — $11,000. the state’s enormous purchasing power some public-assistance programs. are uninsured but who are eligi to buy pharmaceuticals and medical “Over the past several years, we Education groups have said Health ble for Healthy Families or Medi- equipment at discounted rates, admin balanced the budget on the backs they will seek even more money continued from page 1 Cal,” Schwarzenegger said. “1 istrative simplification, and the wider of the disenfranchised, the poor once the budget gets submitted to health education and translation ser want to get these children availability of primary care and preven and the disabled. We are not lawmakers, yet the increase has vices: transportation to access covered enrolled as quickly as possible so tive care will increase the funds that can going to do it this year,” Nunez succeeded in partly defusing services; diagnostic testing; and hospice they are covered.” be spent on universal health care. said. “It is just not going to hap- some of Schwarzeneggers most care. By proposing increases in The California Health Insurance pen. vocal critics. Additionally, all Californians will Education groups attacked school and health funding, have the freedom to choose their own Reliability Act provides for high- qual Schwarzenegger touted his Schwarzenegger seeks to avoid an ity and efficient health care delivery. budget as part of a continuing Schwarzenegger last year after he primary care provider. The proposed extended budget confrontation Included among those supporting the effort to eliminate a record deficit floated proposals about merit pay system will not result in new spending with the Democrats who control creation of single-payer universal that grew in the years before he and teacher tenure. They also in the short term but will be paid for both houses of the state health care are the American Medical took office. claimed the governor failed to by money already being spent on Legislature. Such a skirmish could Student Association at the David The structural deficit results repay billions of dollars educators health care and by insurance premi complicate his re-election cam ums. GefFen School of Medicine at UCLA, from the state spending more said he owed to public schools. which is planning a lobby day to sup money each year than it takes in. Education spending, from K- paign and distract him from push By consolidating the functions of many insurance companies into one port the bill in Sacramento, Calif. The problem in recent years is 12 to four-year public universi ing the $222.6 billion public compreheasive plan, billions of dollars The Health Insurance Reliability largely the result of decisions the ties, accounts 52.2 percent of this works spending plan he will be saved every year. Act requires a majority vote to pass in state made in the good economic year’s budget. announced last week. According to the Lewin Group the Senate, a vote that will take place times of the late 1990s to expand Students at California State That plan is separate from the Study, after health care is made available early this winter. With the passing of services — especially education University and University of state budget proposal revealed to the currendy uninsured, the net sav this act, individuals and families will be and health care — that tax California campuses approved of Tuesday and seeks to raise money ings for the state will be approximately able to meet their basic health care income could not sustain. In Schwarzenegger’s plan to halt a over a 10-year period to repair $8 billion.These savings, resulting fixiin needs. some cases, the state was mandat series of recent fee increases that California’s freeways, transit sys ed to support the expanded pro were prompted by a deal univer tems, levees, schools and govern grams. In others, the Legislature sity administrators reached with ment buildings. As part of that lacked the political will to make Schwarzenegger. plan, Schwarzenegger wants vot cuts. Democrats and student groups ers to approve nearly $25 billion As with previous budgets, the said the increases amounted to a in bonds this year. Complete the grid so that every row, column and 3x3 box contains every digit from 1 to 9 inclusively. A great cup of hot coffee!f
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William J. Kole European governments, scram tested negative for bird flu. ASStXMATED I'RESS bling to avoid the specter of a l*rime Minister Kecep Tayyip mutation that could trigger a pan Erdogan dismissed the notion that ANKAltA, Turkey — Turkey demic capable of killing millions, “an idea of panic was created, as raced to contain an outbreak of sprayed trucks from Turkey with though the country was invaded.” -Is-*'' bird till Tuesday, destroying 300,()()(• disinfectant. In Italy, a consumer “Everything is under control,” M: hi. *«'■' ..j. fowl and blaring warnings from group urged the government to he said, adding that Turkey had no mosque loudspeakers, after prelimi impose a ban on travel to Turkey, shortage of vaccine or medicines. nary tests showed at least 15 people and in Greece, veterinary inspec Erdogan spoke during a visit by have been infected with the deadly tors stepped up border checks. l^rime Minister Junichiro Koizumi H5N1 strain. Underscoring the vulnerability of Japan, whose government said As the country recorded the first neighboring countries feel, Tuesday up to 77 Japanese — most human deaths outside eastern Asia, Bulgaria began issuing its citizens of them chicken farm workers — jittery European governments special instructions on how to deal may have become infected by stepped up border checks and with an outbreak. H5N2, a less potent strain not pre hosed down Turkish trucks with Turkeys government, anxious to viously known to infect humans. disinfectant. demonstrate to its citizens and the The bird flu outbreak comes at a Fifteen cases in one week is a European Union that it was taking dirtlcult time for Turkey. record for the current bird flu out decisive action, ordered more than The country has been eager to A.S.S(X MAM ED I'RE.SS break. Never before has such a high 3( >(),()()() fowl destroyed as a precau join the EU, and is working to Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman, Sen. Arlen Specter, R-Pa., number of cases been seen in such tion. Health officials said Tuesday improve an image marred by alle right, questions Supreme Court nominee Samuel Alito during confir a short time in Asia, where 76 peo most of the 70 or so people hospi gations of human rights abuses mations hearings on Capitol Hill on Tuesday. ple have died since 2003. talized with flu-like symptoms had against minority Kurds. Jesse J. Holland Alito told the Senate Judiciary ASM X MATED I'RESS C'ommittee: “1 did it because that’s what I thought the law required.” WASHINCTON — Suprt'me In a 19H5 memo as an official of LOW TO NO COST Court nominee Samuel Alito said the Reagan administration, Alito Tuesday he would deal with the issue described a legal strategy for chipping of abortion with an open mind as a BIRTH CONTROL away at abortion rights. Questioned HealthWorks justice, though he defended his 1991 STI screening and treatment about the document, he told the Attordable. Confidential. 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The did as a lawyer at prior points in your issue has been at the forefront since legal career.” the revelation that President Hush Hush’s pick to replace retiring had secretly ordered the Nation.il Justice Sandra Day C^’C'onnor told Security Agency to conduct wiretaps the Judiciary Committee that of Americans in the temir war. courts in general should follow ótenner Qlen The federal judge also faced their earlier decisions and avoid tough questions about his decisions being moved by public opinion on during 15 years on an appeals court, controversial issues. his writings on wiretaps and his “I think that the legitimacy of the yy membership in a college organiza court would he undermined in any tion opposed to the admission of ‘‘Student living at its finest ca.se if the court made a decision women and minorities. www.stennerglen.com based on its perception of public Alitos answers and his demeanor opinion,” Alito said. at the hearings could be critical to his Alito, who has been criticized by prospects of winning Senate confir opponents for advexating bnrad pres mation as the 110th Supa*me Cknirt idential powers, said he did not justice. The White House expressed believe war allowed the president to confidence that he would prevail in bypass the C^onstitution. the Kepublican-controlled Senate. “No person is above the law, and Asked why he wanted the lifetime that means the pre*sident and that job, Alito said, “This is a way for me means the Supreme C'ourt,” the .to make a contribution to the coun judge said. try and siK'iety'.” DenuxTatic Sen. 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Autolux revs up
utolux is luscious. The each exhibit. That’s opening Feb. 3. of their rider that they would have what, apparently, lethargic polka Los Angeles trio (l)MZ AB: 1 ’ve never heard of anything thousands of live lobsters in a room, sounds like.) AKecords) floats like a like that. crawling all over each other. AB: Sorry, I can’t take you seri breeze with gorgeous, soft Carla: Yeah, it’s a new thing Carla: No, no. The security ously after the lobster thing. melodies, densely textured back they’re doing. They’re sort of com would bring back girls, but they Carla: (laughs) Ckhk I, don’t lis grounds and smooth, reverberating bining prehistoric and future — couldn't get girls in the back. ten to that guy. vocearíais. And they hold up live — you’re looking at dinosaurs in the Greg: So the opening band, AB: OK, I’m sorry 1 have to ask, during their Dec. 17 show in the past, and using modern technology. which was us, was forced to walk but I heard a rumor that your Rec Ceenter, they may well have It’s trying to do something dift'erent through the lobsters. elbow was shattered during a show. put several thousand sweaty, and eclectic. It’s the artists’ percep AB: So you’re saying you waded Carla: Yeah! You want to see? masCearlara-streaked goths into a tions, sonically, of what the room is. through live lobsters. |C!arla mils up her jacket, revealing stupor. (Nine Inch Nails later incit AB: What room did you do? Greg: No, I’m kidding. a scar several inches long. Everyone, ed them, though, by referring to Carla: American History. STACEY ANDERSON AB: I was hoping you weren’t. I even her bandmates, gman.| the venue as “possibly the weirdest Eugene Goreshter (vocals, s m i M lo mi: daii y would’ve gone with it. AB: Wow. Did you just ... fall? place we’ve ever played.”) bass): Industrial Revolution. Greg: I should’ve. Carla: It was at the Kodak cried when Patsy Cline died. The Art Beat talked backstage Greg Edwards (guitar,vocals): AB: Let’s change the subject, Theatre in L.A.The stage w'as really AB: What about you, Cireg? with Autolux that night, before the Turn of the century. then.You guys are often described tall. I jumped down and just flew Greg: Oh. Who died? young art-rockers headed onwards Eugene: The nice thing about as ambient, shoegazer, etc. What do onto concrete. They took part of my AB: A lot of people. to San Francisco’s “Not So Silent museums is that it’s quiet, generally. A you think of that? hip and put it in my elbow. This part Greg: Well, John Lennon, Kurt Night” blowout. kid will yell, a shoe will squeak, but Carla: Not only do I not wear [gestures upwardsj bmke oft'and Cobain. Despite screeching explosions that’s it. We wanted something that shoes onstage, 1 look for a shoe, and moved up an inch. Part of it was and rude roadies, the irreverent would be constructed to almost dis AB: I cried when George I C.arlan’t. I wish I could find a crushed. So they rebuilt part of it. rockers still managed to wax on appear into the mom. So we picked Harrison died. shoe to gaze at. but most W'as bmken into pieces and they had to screw it back together. about avant-garde art, bionic elbows something emotional, that matched Greg: Oh yeah! That was sad. Eugene: Me too. I’m too busy AB: Wow. and the joy of 1(),(KM) lobsters. the frequency of the mom. It’s all Eugene: I’ll cry when Paul looking at my fingers, trying to get Eugene: There are also rumors one note — it has a course it takes, McCartney dies. the right notes. that Greg had a face transplant. Art Beat (AB): So what’s in the but it changes. It doesn’t distract you. Greg: If he ever does. Carla: We’re tingergazers. AB: Hmm.That true, Cireg? near future for you guys? AB: That’s mally cool. You’re also AB: So any crazy experiences on Eugene: That’s funny, because I Greg: Yeah, I tried to kill myself Carla Azar (drums, vocals): covering a Joy Division song for an this tour? Any mck star moments? know what you’re talking about, but and my dog ate my face oft. You We’re playing with Queens of the upcoming movie, right? Eugene: You’d be surprised 1 don’t know where that came fmm. know about that story? Stone Age at the Wiltern in L.A. Eugene: Oh yeah, we’re excited. how little of what people perceive I think it’s a conjecture, a journalistic AB: No. Hut hey, it happens. So two nights in a row — we’re open AB: Which song? of that actually happens. It’s really thing that started a long time ago. mellow, down-to-earth. you guys are recording a new ing for them. And we’re doing this Greg: We’ll tell you off the record. And people tried to craft that image. album, right? piece of music for the Natural Ian Cmrtis’ ghost might come back. Carla: Wait a minute, there were Carla: There are influences here mck star moments, on the Queens Carla: We will be, yeah. It will be History Museum. It’s called‘Sonic AB: Are you guys big Joy and there, and it’s dense sonically, so something new. It’s very top-secret. (of the Stone Age) tour! What Scenery’ — they’re taking all the Division fans? I can see that. Hut texturally, I don’t Eugene: It’s navel-gazing. different moms, like the dinosaurs Carla: Yeah, we love them. about that girl? The lobster room! think it fits that description. AB: A lobster mom? and pa-historic aquatic axniis. AB: Has a musician’s death ever Greg: The truth is, if you really Stmy AtiiUrsou is a joi4nialis»i and Matmos, Madlib, Neis Kline and us, really affected you? This week was Carla: Let’s just leave it at that. analyze it, it’s really just polka music setiior and KCPR I)J. Catch her They’ll know what I’m talking we pick a anim and write for it. actually the anniversary of John slowed down and straightened out. Sundays 7to H p.m. and Ihursdays .1 lo I’etiple will go tha)ugh the muse Lennon’s death. about. Carla: Polka? a fun. on 9/..I I'M or e-mail her at um listening to the music set to Carla: Yeah, we realized that. I Greg: At one point, it was part |C»reg moans to demonstrate stamUrs ^alpoly. edu.
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Ass(x:iATt:n press coaching women’s teams than The sports alTected were John Barry, who supported the women, Westerhaus said. women’s gymnastics, volleyball and override. “But I can tell you the The NC"AA wants more women Among assistant coaches, she cross country/track and field. answer for those who are strug and minorities in coaching and said, 16.4 percent of the men and The decision by Division 1 dele gling for opportunity for women administrative positions. 14.7 percent of the women were gates came during their opening is to add more sports, don’t just The governing body has set up a black. There were 243 male athletic business session at the annual add scholarships in selected task force in an attempt to address a directors, including nine blacks, and NC'AA convention. It reversed the sports.” situation in which almost 90 per 19 female ADs, none black. scholarship increases approved last Many schools were concerned cent of men’s teams at the largest But Brand said the goal was not a year by the NCAA board of direc about the costs of adding two more universities and almost 60 percent “head-count exercise.” tors. scholarships in those sports. of women’s teams were coached by “We expect merit will determine “It was democracy at work,” “But there are more concerns white men. who will play and who will lead,” NC'AA President Myles Brand said. about competitive equity,” Barry The statistics, presented Sunday he said in his State of the “This is a membership association, said. “We’ve seen in a number of Frank Stranzl SI'ORTS EDITOR during a Division I forum at the Association speech Saturday. “But and members have spoken.” sports when there have been reduc NCAA convention, were collected coaches and athletics administrators The only sport that failed to get tions that it’s been much more The setting: Christmas Eve. 1 for the 2003-04 school year, the the five-eighths competitive across the country. It’s was sitting in front of a crackling most recent study by the NCAA. 4 4 majority of voting logical to conclude that if we go up fire, Christmas music serenading The task force, appointed by Diversity and inclusion are values delegates required in the number of scholarships, then the room (real Christmas songs, NC'AA president Myles Brand, also of the umversity. They must also hefor an override was a number of schools will stockpile like “joy to the World” and The will look for ways to enable female the values and practices of soccer, in part of and therefore make competitive “Little Drummer Boy” — that 5 5 coaches and atiministrators to better intercollej^iate athletics programs. concerns about imbalance.” “BC” crap doesn’t fly in our balance home and work responsi injuries that might The votes were 188-111 with 23 house). But anyways, some child bilities. Brand gave the group no — MYLES BRAND require a greater abstentions (62.9 percent) to over hood chums of mine were chuck timetable. N(;AA President number of players. ride the increase for gymnastics; ling and having a hearty good “We have not had a strategic road The board last 204-117 (63.6 percent) for volley time while we sang along. Maybe map with clear expectations for the themselves are not always selected, it year approved increasing scholar ball; and 202-117 (63.3 percent) for it was the Cdiristmas spirit, or membership,’’ said C'harlotte would appear, entirely on their ships from 12 to 14 in gymnastics cross country and track. Delegates maybe it was the eggnog we Westerhaus, NC!AA vice president merits.” and soccer, from 12 to 13 in volley favored the override for soccer 191- downed by the carton, but we for diversity and inclusion and co- “Diversity and inclusion are val ball and 18 to 20 in cross coun 125-1, but the 60.4 percent were having a grand ole’ time ... chairman of the task force. ues of the university,” he added. try/track and field. appmval was not enough to pass. C')K, so the crackling fire and The NC'AA survey also showed “They must also be the values and The override votes were prompt Mike Alden, the athletic director edmstmas songs were actually 7.2 percent of male head coaches practices of intercollegiate athletics ed by requests from more than 100 at Missouri, supported the Division coming from the TV, a C'hristmas and 7.7 percent of female head programs.” schools. This was the first time the I scholarship increases, saying there’s tribute by the WB. And, in all coaches were black, compared with The NC'AA also rescinded NC'AA has gone to the member nt) persuasive data that such a move honesty, the fire wasn’t even crack 24.6 percent of male athletes and increases in 1 )ivision I scholarships ship to accept or reject a board would hurt smaller schools. ling - it was silently flickering. 14.8 percent of female athletes. in three women’s sports Saturd.iy, a decision since I )ivision I adopted its “I can think of no easier w.iy ... There were no childhood And, more than 30 years after the victory for smaller schools fearing current structure in 1997. to get people to be able to support chums, and I sure as hell wasn’t passage of Title IX legislation even greater disadvantage if more “It is about equity, it is about what we’re doing in higher educa singing along as I sat alone in my requiring gender equity in educa players were recruiteil to larger uni opportunity for women,” said tion than for scholarships for room. tion, there were still more men versities. Butler Universitv athletic director women athletes,” he said. Most importantly, there was no eggnog (can’t stand the stufl). But details aside, I decided to write the first Frankly Speaking of the New Year with a holiday Long Beach dominates in win at Pyramid theme, even though HanuKkah, C!hristmas and that other one. rhe loss drops the Mustangs into fell to 8-5 and 3-1, its three-game C'al Boly 54-39 and were able to Kwanza, have long since passed. Here for you now is my ('al a tie For second place in the Big winning streak coming to an end. win despite turning the ball over Boly athletics 201)6 wish list: West with UC Santa Barbara Emilie Kavn added 12 points while 27 times, six more than the visiting Jessica Eggleston had 10. Sparkle Mustangs. Bw tVESTi i r 1. A clean slate for the men’s Sl*ORTS INFORMATION RtRORT Anderson had a team-high four Eggleston, named Big West CONFERENCE assists for the Mustangs. CTmference Blayer of the Week basketball team as they enter Big Karina Figueroa scored 18 points Long Beach State led 47-28 at earlier in the day for scoring 46 West C'onference play. The non ita a m n * m Basketball as Long Beach State sprinted to a the break and opened up a 29- points in two games last week, conference schedule might have been ugly, but it could’ve been 19-point first-half lead and coasted point cushion in the second half, grabbed seven rebounds Monday TtM* to a 78-58 victory over C'al Boly in worse. Take, for example. Big West never letting C'al Boly get any clos for C'al Boly. Fggleston also had a S t a t * 9-S rival UC'. Riverside.The Highlanders a Big West Conference women’s er than the final 20-point margin team high four steals. Ckl basketball game Monday night at of victory. Harrison complemented her finished the non-conference The Walter Byramid. C'al Boly, which leads the Big offensive output with seven schedule at a gruesome 0-11), Jeannie Saunders added 15 West in three-point shooting, con rebounds. She made seven of 17 drawing time on ESBN.coin’s points while Jayme C'onnors con nected on just two of 16 treys floor shots and all of her three free “Bottom 10” teams of the week tributed 11) points and 16 rebounds Monday and 32.9 percent of its throws en route to her career-high on several occasions. as the 49ers improved to 9-5 for floor shots for the game. Long scoring total. 2. Some love for C^il Boly the season and 2-0 in the Big West. Beach State made 43.3 percent of C'al Boly hosts UC' D.ivis for a wrestling. While you might have C'al Boly, led by Megan its field goal attempts. non-conference game Friday at 7 been skiing the slopes at Whistler Harrison’s 18 points otT the bench. The 49ers also out-rebounded p.m. in Mott Gym. see Ftankly, page 7
EGGLESTON EARNS BHUONAIRE DONATES WEEKLY HONORS $165 MHUONTO OSU junior forwaal Jessica Eggleston scomd a career-high 21 Billionaire alumnus Boone Bickens will donate $165 mil- points against C'al State Fullerton, sinking eight-of-14 floo I lion to Oklahoma State, the largest single gift given to an shots, to earn Big West Women’s Basketball Blayer of the NC'.AA athletic pmgram. Week honors, for the week ending Jan. 8. This week’s honor “This isn’t just about football or basketball or our major sports,” athletic marks the first of the season for C'al Boly. director Mike Holder said Tuesday. “It’s about every sport, giving every Five nights after the Mustangs’ 81-74 win over the Titans, coach here and every athlete here the opportunity to strive for excellence.” Eggleston raised her career high to 25 points, firing 1 l-of-14 from The amount surpasses the $11)1) million Las Vegas casino owner Ralph the floor against UC', Irvine.The C')ceanside, Cialif., native helped the Engelstad gave the University of North Dakota in 1998. Only half that sum Mustangs break the 81)-point barrier for the sixth time while extend was initially intended to build a hockey arena, but the pixuject eventually ing its win streak to three games. Eggleston averaged 23 points anti eight consumed the entire gift. rebtninds in C'al Boly’s two wins, which improved C'al Boly’s conference Bickens’ dtination is aimed at creating an athletic village north of the foot rectird to 3-0, making it the first time the Mustangs have opened Big West ball stadium that already bears the name of the 77-year-old Texas oil tycoon. action with three win. "-Associated Press