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TOM SANDFRS MUSTANC', IMIl Y ASSIXJIAI KI) PRKSS As students marched through Cal Poly Tuesday, they shouted ‘Si, se pueda,’ which means ‘yes, it can be From Big Sur to Bolsa Chica, California has one of the world’s most done.’ Participants in the march said the low turnout shows how little people know about Chavez pristine coastlines, which is protected by the Coastal Commission. Terence Chea The C'alifornia Supreme Court ASStX:iATED PRESS hears arguments Wednesday in a case that will determine the future of the STUDENTS MARCH SAN FKANCISCX') — From the commission, which has made moa* soaring cliffs of Big Sur to the teem than 1(K),(MM) decisions over the p.ist ing wetlands of Bolsa (diica, three decades. Clalifornia has one of the world’s most The commission has made its share TO HONOR CHAVEZ pristine and protected coasts, dniwing of enemies, especially among seaside millions of people each year to its residents and aal estate developers sandy beaches and rugged shores. Chavez used non-violent protests, such as who say the panel routinely tramples Conservationists say that’s no acci fasts and strikes, to create a better working on private property rights and harbors 4 4 dent, it’s the R“sult of a voter initiative an exta-me enviainmental agenda. environment for migrant farmworkers He was a leader that pretty passed more than 30 years ago that “Year after year, the Coastal Amanda Strachan much ^ave up his life andcreated the California Coastal Commission has displayed an unbri MUSTANG DAILY sacrificed his family for Commission, the powerful govern dled araigance against people liv'ing what he helieued iti.^^ ment agency charged with protectinj^ on the coast,” said James Burling, an Although the state holiday commemorating Cesar and restoring the state’s l,l(K)-mile attorney for the Pacific Legal Chavez was last Thursday, a handful of students coastline. see Coast, page 2 marched thriiugh campus Tuesday afternoon to raise — JUAN OCHOA awareness about C'havez. Cesar Chavez civil engineering senior “A lot of people know we have it offbut they don’t know why,” business major Daisy Cisneros said. “He was a leader that pretty much gave up his life Bill to allow hemp farming in The group gathered for the march was small, some and sacrificed his family for what he believed in,” thing participants say is a sign that more students Ochoa said. “I’m here to thank him for what he did California pending Legislature should be aware of C'havez and his contributions. and also to carry on his message.” "Just looking at the people here, there’s not a lot of The group carried signs and shouted “Si se pueda,” Steve Lawrence support,” civil engineering senior Juan Ochoa said. Chavez’s motto in life which translates to “yes it can ASSCK IATEI) PRESS “There’s a lot of people that don’t really know about be done.” him, and if they do know about him they don’t know SACKAMENTO — John “We want for younger C'hicanos, Mexican enough to realize what he was fighting for.” Koulac wants to give California (diavez was a migrant farm-worker dedicated to Americans, people that come from the working class, agriculture a boost and cut his trans organizing and improving the lives of his fellow to know that yes it can be done,” Arvizu-Kodriguez portation costs at the same time. workers. said. Koulac is the founder and chief “My dad was a farmworker and when 1 was grow Although Chavez died in 1993, his legacy is carried e.xecutive officer of Nutiva, an up- ing up 1 got to see the conditions that the Eirniwork- on through the Cesar Cdiavez foundation, created by and-coming organic food company ers worked in,” said Maria Arvizu-Kodriguez, adviser his family, and through organizations like the Hispanic that is based in t'alifornia but that for the Hispanic business student association. "I firm Business Student Association who put on Tuesday’s processes and packages most of its ly believe that CT-sar C'havez was onto something real march. products in C'anada. The reason: Nutiva sells bars, protein powder, ly good. He actually accomplished a great deal in Laborers still face poor working conditions and low terms of changing those working conditions.” seeds and oil made with hemp, a -wages but now Chavez’s message has spread and some Chavez worked for more than three decades as a cousin of marijuana. students feel it is their obligation to continue it. leader of the first successful farm workers union. In Ffemp has only a trace of tetrahy- that time he made many improvements for the work “I ha\e a college education and I feel it’s even more drocannabinols, orTHC\ the drug in i ers such as increasing their wages, working for med of .1 re.i>on to fight,” civil engineering senior Enoc marijuana, but hemp can’t be legally ical coverage and improving their living conditions. I ira said. “Unfortunately many migrant farmworkers grown in the United States without Chavez worked for change through non-violent are not getting the best education so I feel it is my a permit from the Hrug protests. He staged fasts, boycotts, strikes and pilgrim- responsibility to graduate and work for these people Enforcement Administration. And asmh i n m press ages. who cannot or find it difficult to defend themselves.” the I )EA has only allowed an exper- John Roulac, president of Nutiva, see Hemp, page 2 poses with some hemp products. NEWS
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T he plaintiffs in the case before the the future of the coast,” said Peter Department of Food and Coast court argue the commission is uncon I )ouglas, who has directed the com Hemp Agriculture to issue licenses to continued from page / stitutional because it wields executive mission for the past 20 years. continued from page I grow and process hemp. pow'ers, yet two-thials of its commis Foundation, which advocates for pri- “Whether it continues to go in the nnental plot m Hawaii, according to bills similar to Leno’s are pend sioners are chosen by legislators. \ate propertv' rights. “The C'oastal direction of conservation and Adam Eidinger, a spokesman for ing in New Hampshire and (\)inniission has perverted its initial “The stakes for Californians and restoration, or whether we open the Vote Hemp, the lobbying arm of the Oregon. North Dakota approved mission intt) a power grab for itself." future generations are enormous. It’s gates to pell-mell development.” hemp industry. hemp cultivation in l‘f99, and this So Nutiva contracts with year the governor signed a bill Canadian farmers for its hemp, allowing the state university to try processes it in Canada and imports to develop improved hemp seeds in the finished products. anticipation of the removal of the “We pay Exxon and C'hevron a federal ban on hemp farming. lot of money for gasoline for truck Hemp can be used to make a ers,” said Koulac. "We’d rather pay myriad of products, including that money to C’alifornia farmers to clothing, cosmetics, food, paper, grow a sustainable crop.” rope, jewelry, luggage, sports equip Assemblyman Mark Leno has a ment and toys. As food, hemp is bill that could make that happen. high in essential fatty acids, protein, The San Francisco Democrat’s b vitamins and fiber, its supporters measure would allow the state say.
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Hebrew and Arabic mingled with SACRAMENTO — Assembly SANTA MARIA — Michael The woman was called as part of Buddhist and Cireek Orthodo.x Democrats on Tuesday proposed a NEW YORK — A delivery Jackson s former maid testified Tuesday a prosecution effort to show that funeral chants in the city’s fiagship plan involving tax cuts and increases man who vanished after taking that she found the singer showering Jackson has a pattern of inappro cathedral I'uesday as leaders from that they said would generate nearly CTiinese food to a Bronx apart with a boy who often slept in the pop priate behavior with boys. nearly a dozen religious faiths paid $6( ) billion for transportation projects ment complex was found alive stars bed and that Macaulay CTilkin The former maid’s son received a tribute to Pope John Paul II in an over the next 3( I years. *■ Tuesday after apparently spending also stayed in his bedroom. $2.4 million settlement from Jackson unadorned and heartfelt service. The legislation would put a $Kl four days trapped in an elevator The maid was called to the stand As orgiin music swelled, a line of billion transportation bond measure in 1994. Before the w'oman took the that had become stuck between in Jackson’s child molestation trial stand, defense attorney Thomas Jewish, Muslim, Buddhist, Sikh, (ireek on the ballot in 2006. It would also floors. after her own son came under Mesereau showed she had been Orthodox and evangelical CTiristian eliminate the sales tix on gasoline, Ming Kuang Ghen, 35, had tough cross-e.xamination about his paid $2< •,()()() to appear on the TV leaders pRxessed into the C’athedral of cutting prices about 11 cents a giillon. story of being molested more than show “Hard Copy.’’ C')ur Lady of the Angels and filed past — Associated Press been the subject of a widespread search after he failed to return to his restaurant Friday with $20(» in administration’s two top law troversial provisions of the Patriot Act ed by President liush last month to receipts. NA'riONAE NEWS enforcement otTicials on Tuesday have proven invaluable in fighting ter be the nation’s top regulator of Firefighters were called to the urged C'ongress to renew every pro rorism and aiding other investigations. phone, broadcast, Internet and apartment complex early Tuesday NEW YORK — Peter Jennings, • • • vision of the anti-terror Patriot Act. other telecommunications services. after getting a complaint that who revealed he has lung cancer SAN FRANCISCO — The FBI Director Robert Mueller also Addressing the convention of the someone was stuck in the eleva Tuesday, plans to continue on asked lawmakers to expand the new chairman of the Federal National CTible Television tor. “World News Tonight” as much as bureau’s ability to obtain records C'omniunications CAimmission told Association, Martin said market “They said,‘We think the guy’s he can after beginning chemother without first asking a judge. cable operators Tuesday to expect a forces do a better job than excess apy next week. Jennings, ABC’’s “Now is not the time for us to be continuation of the “deregulatory, drunk. We can’t understand chief anchorman since 1983, engaging in unilateral disarni.inient not regulatory” environment estab regulation in encouraging innova him,”’ fire Lt. Peter Chadwick planned to be at his desk Tuesday, a on the legal weapons now available lished by the commission’s former tion in the telecommunications told The New York Times. day after getting his diagnosis. for fighting terrorism,” Attorney chairman, Michael Pow'ell. industry by providing broader “Little did they know he was • • • (ieneral Alberto Gonzales said. Kevin Martin, a lawyer and for choices for consumers. n’t drunk, but probably feeling WASHINGTON — The Bush He said that some of the most con mer FC’C commissioner, was elevat — Associated Press the effects of being m an elevator for days,” he said. CTen, a native of CTina, also than 24 million names on ; an Tuesday claiming to have beheaded constitution, paving the way to an speaks little English. IN TERNAI lONAE NEWS Internet petition demanding that an Iracji soldier and killed an alleged eventual withdrawal of U.S. tmops. He was suffering from dehy Japan be denied a permanent U.N. informant, and insurgents launched • • • dration, said Dr. Babak Toosi at NANJING, China — At the Security C-ouncil seat, claiming it attacks that left four U.S. troops dead. RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — Montefiore Medical Center. Nanjing Massacre Memorial Flail, has failed to apologize for wartime The bombings and ambushes Security forces seized a walled com Chen had made three deliver signs of Japanese wartime atrocities aggression against (diina. came after a relative lull in fighting, pound Tuesday whea* Islamic mili ies to the apartment complex but are everywhere. Gory photos and The reported number of signers is including the lowest monthly death tants had been barricaded for ilays, failed to return to the Happy engraved stone tablets exhort visi toll for the U.S. military in a year: 34 ending the kingdom’s largest gunbat- more than a cjuarter of the 87 mil Dragon restaurant. Police con tors to remember that past and lion (Tiinese people the government service members killed in March. tle with armed extamists. At least 14 ducted a door-to-door canvass of hold Tokyo acccsuntable. says use the Internet. Iraqi lawmakers prepared to name a of the militants were killed, including the apartment complex and Now, the Internet is dcsing the • • • new Iraqi pa*sident on Wednesday, top leaders of the Saudi branch of al- searched a nearby reservoir. same job. 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C:OMML-.N I AKY Check ouuThursdays Arts Covert In Denim We Trust,” for a look inside^P HOT IN ■4s-^efyone’s classic look. EUROPE T e ^ ,Sara and me «¡¿bo« Most popular songs on the continent efore Tegan and Sara (^uin could talk (or rock), they were already U n i v e r s i t y -S p o n s o r e d causing double trouble. In f o r m a t i o n S e s s i o n s B “When our mom took us into the pediatrician, she was con cerned about our language development,”Tegan said. “She mentioned ASl/UU Fee R eferendum that the two of us would babble and gargle to each other a lot. 1 guess that was our secret language.” Tuesday, April 12 Nowad.iys, they spill their stories to a slightly larger audience. As the Cerro Vista Residence Hall folk-tinged pop duo Tegan and Sara, the identical twin sisters have a gift 1. Mario — “Let Me Love You” 7:00 p.m. for sifting lovey happiness and lonely frustration into an eloquent, com- ple.x soundtrack. Their 2004 release, “So jealous” (Vapor Records), pushed 2. 50 C:ent — “C'.andy Shop” the 25-year-olds into some big-time gigs: a coveted spot at the Cloachella Wednesday, April 13 3. Jennifer Lopez — “Cìet Ri^ht” Festival, late-night jams on “jimmy Kimmel Live” and a tour slot with University Union, Room 219 reviv'alist pretty boys The Killers. 4:00 p.m. 4. Gwen Stefani — “Rich Ciirl” (But the resumé fails to impress.) “1 never really had the goal of being a musician,”Tegan said, rela.xing 5. Sarah C'onner — “From Zero to Hero” backstage with the Art Beat before the pairs March 25 show in San Thursday, April 14 Francisco. “I won’t try to do it forever, either. Sara and 1 just grew up University Union, Room 219 6. Tony C^hristie — “Amarillo” very creative people and this is one means of e.xpression. We’re lucky that 11:00 a.m. people take to it.” 7. Ilona Mitredcey —“Un At the tender age of 17, the Monde Parfait” twins first found the spotlight as the V O T E O N winners of C’.algary’s 1998 “Band A pril 20-21 S. Nelly — “Over and Over” Warz” competition, a sort of 9. Moby — “Lift Me Up” Gladiator-style faceoff between unsigned acts. (Yes, patriots, they’re 10. Nena — “Liebe 1st” C^anucks, but don’t blame them.) Shortly after, they opened for 11. Mctly — “All About You” Juliana Hatfield, embraced a few thousand new sisters at the Lilith GRAND 12. Fettes Brot — “Emanuela” Fair and released 2000’s experimen 13. Daniel Powter — “Bad Day” tal “This Business of Art.” Since that Creative Dimensions Sleep Center debut, they’ve also released the gen World of Futons 14. (ireen Day — “Boulevard of tler “If It Was You” (2002) and Broken 1 )reams” shared the stage with a veritable sta Pacific Coast Center • Madonna & Higuera • 595 -1550 15. Amel Bent — “Ma ble of indie heroes, including Neil Philosophie” Young, Ryan Adams and Rufus Wainwright. Futon Frames 16. Sinesemilia — “Tout Le "We did kinda skip the whole Starting at $69.95 Bonheur Du Monde” strugglmg-artist-in-the-hasement stage,”Tegan admitted. “We basically started on a national level, hut there’s more than one way to he recog Free Cover with Frame & Mattress 17. Schnappi — “Schnappi Das Kleine Krokodil” nized, right?” The question isn’t waiting for an answer, and she likes it that w.iy. In 18. C:hemical Brothers — person, Tegan is warm and gracious, urging forth snacks like a petite den “Galvanize” mother, not flinching when her interviewer takes furious slaps at an uncooperative tape recorder (thanks for nothing. RadioShack). She ra m ü -P E D ic 19. The Chime — “Flow We Do” speaks rapidly and surely, waxing euphemistic on a variety of subjects PRESSURE RELIEVING with remarkable lack of concern for whatever rocker im.age she might SWEDISH MATTRESS AND PILLOW 20. Sunset Strippers — “Falling want to cultivate. Between interview questions, she didn’t hesitate to Stars” point out the one tattered suitcase she travels with or that the embroi Prime Outlets of PIsmo Beach • 333 Five Cities r. • 556 - 0804 — litiroclutrt dered sweatshirt she sported was given to her the night before by a fan. “I’m so broke,” she said bluntly, perhaps unconsciously reaching for another free bottle of water. “I’m trying to save up to buy a house (in Vancouver), so I’m watching, like, every penny imaginahle. 1 cut my own hair.” Little sis Sara, younger by eight minutes, lives tliousatuis tif miles away m Montreal, and the distance created a more independent songw ritmg method for “So jealous.”The continental divide also offered a welcome break from sisterly companionship. “It’s really nice to go home and he alone. Sara, especially, likes it,” Tegan mused. “That’s the stereotype, though, that twins have to he tiigether all the time — we get that a lot.” And the branding doesn’t end there. Tegan and Sar.i are, olmously, female musicians, hut they are also both openly lesbian — and they must routinely hat off assumptions about both. “We get put in that ‘girl rock’ category a lot, hut is there “lH>y rock’?” Tegan asked, her narrowed eyes the only heti lyal of anger. “Being classi fied like that sucks. We come fn>m a universal place and we’re trying to speak to everyone ... And reporters ask us,‘Are you trying to use your sexuality to sell records?’And we say.‘No. you’re trying to use it to sell papers.’We didn’t even mention anytliing until reporters asked if we had boyfriends and we said that neither of us date men.” (It should be noted, at this point, that the Mustang Daily is tree.) “I mean, I don’t want to pull the whole ‘I’m misunderstood. I’m not influenced by anyone’ thing,” she continued, “hut we work hard to go against that assumption and that doesn’t change our music. Not many people talk about female musicians positively, at least not like they do for males. I’m a little envious.” Fair enough. So what else is legati “So jealous” of? “Oil man, everything,” she said lightly.‘‘I’m jealous of people with normal lives who wake up with someone they love every niormng. I’m jealous of people who can afford nice clothes. I’m jealous of Sara because she has a good hairdresser. I’m jealous of hands that are good. But that’s the nice thing about being jealous,” she concluded. “You get to the very height of it, then you realize you have it pretty gcuid your self.”
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Republican party ^1. . -A/v , . s mlA, X,i ac— n recent weeks, the Wliite House and the Kepuhlican leadership in ('ongress readied new heights of hypocrisy. As real issues lace our T I nation, such as international terrorism, the Middle East peace process, Iraq, healthcare, the economy, the environment and poverty, Kepublicans riiaqihead debated and attempted to supercede court rulings that allowed for the removal of 'ferri Schiavo’s feeding tube. Even President Mush took time ^ f ö a r m i off from his vacation to sign legislation hoping Schiavo’s tube would be restored. Mut when Mush was the governor ofTe.xas, he signed legislation in con trast to the one he signed a few weeks ago. in the House debate on Schiavo, Kep. John CYinyers (r., 1 )- Mich, said, “If the president of the United States really cared about the issue of the removal of feeding tubes, then why did he sign a bill as governor o 111 Texas that allows hospitals to s,ive money by removing feeding tubes over a family’s objection?” I think 1 have the answer to CYinyer’s question. The republicans in power no longer care about conservative values, I - ' >. "r M V common sense or even other people. They may talk about the “culture ot from life," and use other euphemisms, but LEFT the fact remains they have become a selfish group who will say or do any field thing to hold on to power. They claim political viewpoint doors’toheuing. to represent the majority on every issue, but the majority of Americans supported the court’s decision in the Schiavo case. When we see congressional Republicans ditch conservative values, such as limited government, protecting privacy and promoting state rights, we should no longer be surprised. There’s a lot to admire in conservative val ues, and it’s unfortunate to see them undermined by the Republicans of today. Schiavo, who had been in a vegetative state for 1 .S years died March 31, THINK YOU CAN two weeks after her feeding tube was removed. When she died. Mush said he would,“continue to work to build a culture of life where all Americans are welcomed and valued and protected, especially those who live at the mercy of others.” Now, if Mush believed this, where are his complaints about the 40 million Americans who lack health insurance or the 3.S mil DO BETTEIU lion Americans living in poverty? MUSTANG DAILY IS LOOKING FOR A 2005-06 EDITOR IN CHIEF This “culture of life" language is just another facade used to gain sup port from social conservatives. Republicans love to use euphemistic lan guage in drumming up support for their programs such as the “(dear To apply: Submit a cover letter, resume, proposal and clip.s to Emily Wong by April 21 Skies Initiative,’’“No Cdiild Left Mehind” and “Operation Iraqi Freedom." They look good on paper but don’t carry out their stated purpose. In fact, App/ifijtits must have at least two qtiarters experietjce on the Mustang DtiUy editorial sutff' most of these programs actually do the opposite of what they’re supposed to. MUSTANG DAILY • BUILDING 26, ROOM 226 • 805.756.1796 Interestingly enough, on March 17 Republicans rejected an amend ment to a budget bill proposed by Sens. Hillary (Clinton, D-N.Y., and Harry Reid, D-Nev., that offered a comprehensive plan to limit unwant ed pregnancies and thus abortions. In addition, most of these Republicans and Mush opposed stem-cell research which m the future could possibly Vvords. Letters should include the writer’s tiill name, phone number, help people like Schiavo. MUSTANG major and class standing. Letters Right now, the Republican party contains many inconsistencies, con LETTER tradictions and hypocrisies. There are many within the Marty who see this DAILY must come from a C?al Poly e-mail and are enraged by what the Republican leadership has done. With this CORRECTIONS POLICY account. Do not send letters as an Republican hypocrisy, I agree with former Republican New Jersey .Send US your love, hate and more attachment. Please send the text in The Mustang Daily staff takes the bcxly of the e-mail. (tovernor Cdiristine Todd Whitman who recently said, “It’s time for the pride in publishing a daily nevs’spa- radical moderates.” Sadly, the Republicans today have forgotten conserv- per for the ('al Poly campus and Mustang I )aily reserves the right By e-mail: .ative and moderate values. the neighboring conununity. We to edit letters for grammar, profan [email protected] appax iate your readership and are ities and length. Letters, commen By mail: thankful for your caa-fiil reading. taries and cartoons do not repre Letters to the Editor Josh Koh <1is poliheal science senior iUiii a Mtislanij Dtiily coliiitwist.______Please send your correction suggestions to editor(aiaiiustang sent the views of the Mustang Muilding 26, Room 226 COMING TOMORROW dailv.net. Daily. Please limit length to 250 Cal Polv, SLO, CA 03407 C.inipusTroubleshotiter with Mustang Daily columnist Clarrie Megourtv’
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Softball pitcher B ig W est Eva Nelson Kristen Oato MU.STANG DAILY C on feren ce H c «SsÄ® Senior Eva Nelson has had quite a baseball %V. year. Nelson is playing her final sea son as a pitcher for the Cal Poly softball team. Earlier this season. preview Nelson pitched her first perfect game against Utah State in the Big West Conference. The Mustang Daily had a chance to talk to Nelson about her softball origins and her III year so far. Erick Smith ort'ensive statistics as they have an Lee said he hopes to see a min catcher Kyle Blumenthal, named Q. — How did you begin playing MUSTANC; DAILY average of .324, and are the only imum of four teams represent the Big West Player of the Week this softball? team to hit above .300 in the con Big West this year in the NCAA week; it is his second time being A. — I was born in San Luis With Big West play beginning, ference. They also have scored the National Tournament. awarded that honor this year. He Obispo and grew up here. The big Cal Poly will face the defending most runs, 209, and are second in “The Big West has fared well has the fifth highest batting aver thing here growing up was dance. national champion, another peren hits behind Cal Poly with 310. against other national confer age in the conference at .357, has When we moved to Salinas, playing nial powerhouse and five other They’ve homered 2S times yet ences,” said Lee. “It is as good as 30 RBIs, 23 runs and in tl • past sports was the thing to do. My fam teams. hold the lowest amount of strike any conference in the country.” four games he has reached base ily lived close to this little park The Mustangs kicked otT con outs w’ith 173. Long Beach took care of the last safely in his last 15 plate appear where they had a small softball ference play, which runs until May Leading the Titans hitting squad place UC Riverside Highlanders, ances. league. That’s how I got into it. 29, as one of onfy two teams to are infielders senior Konnie who are 12-15 and 0-3 in confer Another strong hitter for Poly is sweep their series last weekend. Prettyman and sophomore Brett ence play, as the 49ers g,ive up junior outfielder Brandon Q. — Were you always a pitcher? Cal Poly improved to 20-12 in Pill. Prettyman is hitting .3S2, only two runs while scoring 11 in Roberts, who has a .323 average A. — No. I didn’t start pitching knocking off ('al State making him the Big West leader in the series. With the sweep, the and is the Big West leader in hits, right away. I started playing when I Northridge, outscoring the batting average. He also has 23 49ers have won five of their past 41, and runs scored, 30. He also was nine, and probably began pitch Matadors 23-6. RBIs, 24 runs and U> doubles. Pill six games while UC Riverside has ranks second with 13 steals in 16 ing around 11 or 12. But Northridge, 12-14-1, pales has a .325 aver.ige, and is among dropped five of its past six. attempts. in comparison to the Long Beach Q. — How do you think the the top five in runs scored, RBIs Rounding out the conference is Junior southpaw pitcher Garrett State 49ers and the Cal State team has changed since you started and total bases. Pacific (14-16, 2-1), and UC Santa Olson is Cal Poly’s Friday night Fullerton Titans, who the pl.iying for C?al Poly? Tit.m piu'hers rank second in Barbara (14-15, 1-2) who met last sUrter. He is 6-2 with a 3.03 ERA .Mustangs don’t face for another A. — When Lisa Boyer was the conference in team pitching weekend. Pacific took two of three and a conference leading 79 month. games. coaching for my first three years, the behind Long Beach, with a 3.6S strikeouts in 11 appearances this team was pretty consistent every The Titans finished last year as Leading Pacific is senior right- ERA giving up 203 hits, 116 runs, sc.ison. year. Now that we have our new the Big West and NCAA National handed relief pitcher Josh Schmidt Champions and are primed to 98 earned, while striking out 212 “Olson is having a tremendous coach, Jenny (Condon), things have who holds a conference leading make a run as a contender again batters. season,” Lee said. “He sets the changed completely. Everything is 1.07 ERA. this year. Currently the No. 1- In conference play, the Titans’ tone going into a weekend series.” more intense; we are more hard Schmidt has appeared in 19 ranked team in the nation accord three-game series against UC Cesar Ramos, the Friday night core softball. Not that it wasn’t hard games this season and has six saves ing to Collegiate Baseball, Irvine (14-13, 1-2) ended in starting pitcher for Long Beach, core before, but it’s just intense. She while striking out 48 batters and Fullerton went 2-1 this past week Fullerton’s favor, as they won the has compiled a 6-3 record with a focuses on the mental aspect of the only walking 15. game and she makes sure we’re out end and boasts an overall record of final two games after gathering 1.61 ERA, 58 strikeouts thus far UCSB has come to rely upon there whenever we can get out there 20-7. only three hits and one run in and has been named Big West Matt Wilkerson, a senior outfield practicing. She drills us into the They have taken six of nine their first game loss, 5-1. Pitcher of the Week twice this sea Such an upset demonstrates er, who has been named a two son. ground. She’s just no mercy. She games, each time finishing the pushes us to the limits. three-game series with a record of Lee’s thoughts that anybody can time Big West Player of the Week The Anteaters of UC Irvine rely beat anybody at any time. this year. Wilkerson leads the Big on standout Chris Nicoll, a right- 2-1, against No. 3 Tulane, No. 11 Q. — Do you think the team has “There is a lot of parity in the West in RBIs with 31 and is tied Arizona and No. 12 Stanford. handed junior starting pitcher, responded well to that? for second in the conference with Their only misstep came against conference,” Lee said. “This who has 53 strikeouts, 2.28 ERA A. — I do. Especially the younger seven home runs and is hitting No. 13 Long Beach when the should create a dog fight to the and a record of 4-1 this season. girls. That’s what is really going to Titans lost two of three games. end of the season.” .327. At the plate for Cal State make a difference, because they’re “Fullerton is loaded with every Conference play enables all Other teams in the Big West are Northridge, infielder Erik going to be here longer. For the thing,” Mustang coach Larry Lee eight teams in the Big West to play looking to their top players to lead Hagerstrom is hitting .380 and has seniors it was shock, because we said. “They are the total package one another in a three-game series their teams through conference driven in 16 runs while scoring weren’t used to that. But the other and they do everything extremely with the top teams being selected play. 16. girls are super intense about the well.” to represent the Big West in the For the Mustangs, the driving He also is third in the Big West game. They’re going all for it. The Titans boast the Big West’s NCAA tournament. force at the plate has been senior with 16 walks. They’re totally into it. Everyone is definitely responding well to it.
Q. — Who are you close to on the team? A. — Erin (Myers) has been so MICHAEL PAULK CESAR RAMOS JOSH SCHMIDT MATT WILKERSON CHRIS NICOLL amazing this year. We just work real CS Northridge laang Beach State Pacific UC Santa Barbara UC Irvine ly well together as a pitcher/catchcr First base Starting pitcher Relief pitcher Catcher Starting pitcher combination. I owe a lot to her A prescason Jeitd Weaver Tiger closer Hitting ..3.30 is 4-1 with a because she frames the ball so well, Player of the the Second.^ ha.t six saves, with 7 HR. .31 2.28 ERA, lid she calms me down. I just think Year candicLuc Ramos is 6-3 48 .strikeouts, RBI, .431 .222 OBP she's been amazing, even though and 53 Ks. after batting * | with a 1.61 and a 0.80 OBP and she's in so much pain with her knee F.RA. in 10 against only .354 with 17 ERA through .557 SLG starts and 72.2 1.3 walks, in injury. HR.S and 59 33.2 innings innings. 51.1 IP RBI in 2004. see Turn, page 7