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James Mellor “Last November, in the presi MUSlANt. DAIIY dential elections, only half of those in that age bracket were even reg ('alifornia Secretary of State istered to vote and only half of Mruce McPherson gave a speech in those who were registered voted. the University Unittn Friday That’s a pathetic statistic and our encouraging CLil Poly students to democracy deserves better than participate in the upcoming special that,” he added. election on Nov. H. McPherson emphasized every McPherson, a C'al Poly alumnus, vote counts and gave several exam stressed the importance of voting ples of elections that were won by to the student body. a single vote. “In particular, for the 18 to 24- “It happens somewhere all the year-old vote in Clalifornia there is time and it probably will in a very poor turnout of those who November in CCalifornia,” he said. are eligible to vote w Ik ) cast a bal SHEIIA SOBCHIK MUSIANC IMIIV lot on election day.” McPherson The special election will contain California Secretary of State Bruce McPherson encouraged Cal Poly students to vote in the states special said. see Vote, page 2 election Nov. 8 in a speech in the UU Friday. Dangerous bees arriving to 0% San Luis Obispo County . .■«-•-'Vi'.'’ Karen Velie potent. However, they are more aggn's- VIUSTANC. DAIIY sive when defending their hives, att.ick in gR'ater numbers and will pmtect a larger The first Africanized 1 loney Bees, also area around their hives, acconling to the known .is killer I )epartment of bees. have Agriculture. recently been SAFETY PRECAIJTKEVS Africanized detected in San FROM TUE bees propagate Luis Obispo »EPARTNEIVT OF AORICIJLTIIRE quickly because C' o u 11 t y , the>- .iR' indis I) e p u t y criminate in Agricultural * Remain alert, respectful and cautious their nesting Clommissioner of all bees. habits and Marty breed with Settevendemie local honey * Eliminate potential nesting sites by BRENNAN ANGEL MUSTANt. OAIIY said. bees, quickly An uniden sealing gaps around walls and multiplying. Materials engineering freshman Jeff Fox plays ping pong wearing a pair of drunk goggles, whichtified ItKal bee When impare vision, at the Alcohol Awareness Symposium Friday. keeper discov plumbing. chased by a bee ered that the swarm: run in a aggressive * Inspect eaves for signs of bees. straight line, Peer Health Educadon holds strain of bees cover the face had invaded his and head with Arroyo (Irande * Watch for bees coming and going. a shirt or j.icket hives. The and find shelter Alcohol Awareness Symposium C' a 1 i f o r n i a in an enclosed Department of * Call a pest control Holly Burke Haveson began the speech by explaining his structuR'. Food and company to remove After being MUSTANIi DAILY views on the popular “just say no” campaign. Agriculture stung, remove “I do believe that “Just say no’ has its place. confirmed that hives. the stinger by The CCal Poly Alcohol Awareness Symposium Many of you would tell a sixth grader to just say the bees wen* scraping it out was held Friday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The no. You wouldn’t help him do a keg stand,” he of the with a finger- “iParty Kesponsibly” event, sponsored by Peer said. A f r i c a n i z e d GRAPHIC BY LOUISE IXM.BY MUSTAN«; daily pail or card Healrti Education, attracted nearly 60 people and Haveson did not tell the audience to “just say variety through (squeezing the raffled offlfree iPod Shuffles. no.” Instead, he offered some advice on drinking lab analysis. stinger can R-lease moR* venom) and Keynote speaker Kandy Haveson gave a candidresponsibly and pmposed students to follow his “They (Africanized bees) an* not as w'ash the area and apply ice to help speech about his history of addiction. Haveson plan for drinking. dangemus as it was once thought that R’duce swelling. began drinking at the age of 10. His use of illegal “Why would I want to just say no to the one they would be,” Settevendemie said. Seek medical attention if bR’athing substances escalated to the point of having a heart thing that makes me get out on the dance floor,” “People h.ive to disturb a hive for the becomes labored, you aR' stung multiple attack due to a cocaine overdose at the age of 23. he said. bees to swarm.” times or are allergic to bees. He said that he had done three and a half grams The Africanized bees look like normal of cocaine in one hour. see Alcohol, page 2 honey bees and their venom is no num.' see Bees, page 2 NEWS 2 Monday, ( ')ctobcr 31,2< M15 middle of the road,” local demoction and answer, you have no con than the European bee. He imported Vote rat Mark Buchman said. trol twer what students will ask Bees the bees to Brazil in P/5i>. continued from page 1 “But when we started doing and what the representative will continued from page I d'lie bees began their northward (.‘ight propositions, some of wliich i.|uestion and answers what we say,” he said. The Arroyt) (ininde bee keeper journey covering up to 300 miles nuy slircctly affect C;,tl I'oly stu were getting were very partisan “1 don’t think you can avoid a took action by killing the next gen- per year. dents. PropositionlU de.ils specif responses. 1 hose were straight, certain level of bias in the eratitin of bees and introducing a The Department of Agriculture ically with the state budget and party-line, gov'ernor responses on response, but 1 think he was very docile European honey bee queen considers the following counties school funding by adding a newthose propositions, Buchman said. respectful in not addressing specif into the infested hives to counter the infested: San Diego, Madera,Tulare, spending limit, giving the gover “Students here are smart and ic tjuestions that might have aggressive characteristics of the Imperial, Los Angeles, Kings, Inyo, nor greater power to cut state knowledgeable enough, they’ll revealed those partisan positions.” Africanized bees, Settevendemie said.Kern, Ventura, Kiverside, Orange spending and change how themake the right decisions, but this Other spectators agreed with The Africanized bees were intro and Santa Barbara. Kesidents and minimum funding level is calcu should liav'c been a non-partisan Middlestadt in that the event was duced to the Americas by a geneticist bee keepers in these areas have lated for schools and community event,” he added. fairly represented. that was hoping to create a honey bee adjusted to living with Africanized colleges. However, ASl President I'ylor “1 was glad to see the secretary more suited to tropical conditionsbees. “Proposition lU could have a Middlestadt said the eventof state come out and was encour potential impact on the budget," remained non-partisan. aging people to vote and didn’t McPherson said. “There could be “1 personally felt (the event) seem to have any partisan opinion James (¡entry, a manufacturing mid-year adjustments to a budget was respectfully conducted in a on the issue and was just trying to Alcohol engineering senior came out of that has been passed by legislature neutral fashion,” Middlestadt said.inform us,” said Pete Keegan, a continued from page I curiosity. and signed by the gtivernor.” “The Secretary of State’s pi)litical science and environmen His “Zero, one, two, three plan” “I just wanted to hear what Although the event was sup keynote presentation was not tal studies senior. proposes that some nights students (Haveson) had to s,iy. I think that posed to be non-partisan, some pointed towards any of the mea The last day to register to vote should not drink, such as when typical college student’s view on spectators did not see it that way. sures in the ballot, totally regarded was Oct. 24, however, those who they are sick, tired, h.iven’t eaten, alcohol is pretty skewed and I came “1 was a little concerned at the student participation and electoralare already registered can find the their parents are coming or they to see if 1 could un-skew that,” he end, Bruce (McPherson) did aprocess,” he said. nearest location to cast a ballot at have a midterm, lint, there are said. great job staying right down the “ When you open up to cjues- ww'w. smartvoter.org/ca/sh). other nights, he said, when a stu There were even students from dent can drink. He suggests to San Luis (Obispo High School. drink only one drink per hour. “I am a member of Eriday Night Lastly, the plan advises to drink no Live, an alcohol awareness dub and more than two nights a week and just came to cheek out the speak never drink more than three drinks er,” Katie Kehkugrer, a senior said. per night. These guiilelines, he (¡ampus (¡ateering provided a explained, would help studentsfree lundi that was folU)wed by drink more responsibly. sluirt skits by Beer Ilealth After H-iveson finished speaking. Educators Mary Beracca and Erank Beer Health Education held the Warren and a skit by Vines to first of three raffles for iBod shuf- Wine. Haveson then held an hour- tles. Kinesiology freshman Nick long lecture called “ Iraming h)r Berger won. l eaders.” I he day was finished “I’m on the tennis team and hadwith activity statums, where stu to come anyway, hut I’m really glad dents could play games like Twister I did,” he said. and l*ing Bong with Beer (¡oggles (goggles that blurred their vision).
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Authorities said they already Friday hour Saturday to board the coach “new blood” in his White House. had gathered useful clues about the Thursday es. Transit oflicials had to add 13 Rove has not been charged, but he near-siniultaneous blasts Saturday buses to the 2B that were shuttling continues to be investigated in the night that ripped through a bus and \i / commuters. C.IA leaks case that brouglit the two markets crowded ahead of the Passenger Noel Leiva said he indictment and resignation FridayHindu festival of Diwali, one of the plans to take the new Orange Line of 1. Lewis “Scooter” Libby, an ----- 7 adviser to Bush and the top aide to year’s busiest shopping seasons. bus from his Lake lialbo.: home to Vice l^resident Dick Cheney. • • • his job as a technology consultant • • • KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — High:• { 65 Low: 44 in Hollywood. 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And if you come at 5 p.m., In a showcase of poetry and fiction “liyzantiuni,” Cal I’olys student-pro 31 duced literary annual, proves to be a channel of creative expression and match play a hand of poker at the Texas Hold’em Tournie. less iipportunity for desij^ners, editors and writers who get published in it. RATHER just get freakie-deekie on the dance floor? Make it out to Mother’s Tavern “(T he journal) is a validation of the excellence students have to offer,” said for their Halloween party tonight. Register for the costume contest between 6 and Kevin edark, English professor and ,idvisor of’"Myzantium” production. 9 p.m. and you may win up to $500 in cash prizes for the “scariest,” “funniest,” "most Clark also said that like many other successful Cdil Poly ende,ivors, original” and “ most stupendous” costume. Hyzantium started out as a senior pmject ES years ago, was created by an C H A T with author Lemony Snicket online Tuesday at 2 p.m. Hosted by CP NewsLink, undergraduate student and has since “grown considerably,” he said. the chat will focus on his most recent book “ The Penultimate Peril," which is part of 11/ Once finished, the journ.il will be unveiled during Open House weekend 3 Snicket’s “ A Series o f U nfortunate Events.” Visitwww.cpnewslink.com , click on “ Enter and exhibits poetr\' and fiction of 12 writers: six poets and six fiction writers Chat Room," enter your e-mail address as the login name and type “ LEMONY" in as 01 who won an annual creative writing contest held by the English 1 )epartment the password to begin chatting. for all majors, said Jessica Ikirba, English senior and “Hyzantium” co-editor. . “Many would be surprised to know that some of the winners are engineers, ROCK out to the sound of The Juliana Theory Wednesday at Downtown Brew. The chemists, architects and aggies,” she said. all-ages show starts at 8 p.m. and w ill also feature Jamison Parker. Tickets, $ 12, are The lournal is described .is a honor in the idiglish department. Within in available at Ticketweb and Boo Boo Records. Don’t forget to pick up the Daily on bindings and p.iges lies something tangible to dispkiy the excellence Ckil Poly Wednesday for a full-story on the band and their recent album “ Deadbeat writers h.ive to offer .icademia and liter.iry communities across the nation alike, Sweetheartbeat.” N E T W O R K , learn and listen at the Financial Management Association’s next event especi.illy for graduate school consideration. 11/ “1 he stiklents who are published in Hyzantium not only get the attention 5 featuring Apple CFO and Cal Poly alumnus Peter Oppenheimer. Held in building 3, and prestige of winning an annual creative writing contest ... but they will room 213 from 1 1 a.m. to noon Thursday, Oppenheimer will talk about Apple, career 03 have a concrete example of their work that and internship opportunities and more. Lunch will be provided. isiangdaily “ LET me see you one, two step" with Cal Poly DanceSport Team this month. The tliev can show to prospective graduate ■ -Tl 2-PA R F SFR IFS schools, employers, etc.,” Harba said. “Its 6 team will hold three beginning nightclub 2-step lessons from 8 to 9:15 p.m. in building 5.11/ alw.iys great for poets and creative writers to room 225. Come to the first session this Thursday and attend the next two Nov. 10 and 03 be published in any shape or form.” Nov. 17. M CHECK out “A rt After Dark” Friday from 6 to 9 p.m. in downtown SLO. The event, edark said the journal highlights the future success of the writers published 11/ in it, and the work can go as far to become an actual “a prediction of those 7 sponsored by The San Luis Obispo Arts Council and The Tribune, will have 11 galleries successes,” he said. and nine other venues displaying local art. 04 Todd Pierce, English professor and performer at “A Night of fiction and FEEL like taking a drive to Santa Barbara? Well, make it out there Sunday to catch 11/ Poetry ”— a fundraiser held last Thursday for the Sb,(MK> needed to satisfy the 8 Damian ”Jr. Gong” Marley at the UCSB Hub. Doors open at 7:30 p.m. Advanced tickets steep pmdiiction costs of“Hyzantium,” said the book was “kivishly pnxluced,” 06 and is also an excellent opportunity for not only those published in it, but also are $21 and $23 at the door. For details, call 893-3536 or visit www.aspb.as.ucsb.edu. for those who h.ive the opportunity' to pmdiice it. SIGN up to participate in the ASI Craft Center W inter Craft Sale. ASI is currently Harba agreed by s.iying and she is extremely honored to be one of two co looking for artists interested in selling art from jewelry to pottery and more at the sale editors for the journal.To her.“Hyzantium” represents not only the excellence 9 in the UU Plaza scheduled for Nov. 30 to Dec. 2. Artist applications, available at the in the Cal Poly community of writers, but also as a long .iw.iited go.il of her Craft Center or online at www.asi.calpoly.edu/uu/, are due Nov. 18. For details, call own. 756-1219. “ The first time I s.iw a copy of Hyzantium was when I came to Open LASTLY, the Daily would like to wish everyone a happy, but safe, Halloween! House as a senior in high school.” she said. “I w.is so impressed by the qu.ility Remember to wear reflective clothing, bring a flashlight and always travel in groups. both of the work inside the book, as well as the people who put the btxik together, that I told myself when I came to C'al Poly; 1 would do whatever pos sible to get involved w ith the creation of it.” Heing a part of tradition is also a factor in the honor those involved in “Hyzantium” gam, Harba said. file other student creators who also pl,iy pivotal mles in the journars final pnxluct in 2
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OP/ED______6 Monday, October 31,2(M>5 COMMENTARY Come on Cal Poly, make and live in suburbia for the rest of your voices heard and repreour happy lives. sent Flonestly, I’ve heard more than LETTERS On Thursday, October 27th, one LS major state she wishes C’al From Polymtíngs to Gap, myself and six other representaPoly had a Home Economics TO THE EDITOR tives from major. C'al Poly attended a CSU board Do we really want to become of trustees meeting in Long teachers? So we can babysit the it Is a race to the bottom Life on the Central Beach. We were part of a statewide female engineer’s children? No, Coast is great if you can C’SU student movement to pre we belong at home, having and egistration tor winter quarter began last Thursday. It'you're afford it vent the continued unfair taxationraising children. like me, you have a list of web bookmarks at hand; one for I am as distressed about the of students through tuition The skills we learn from our POWER, Half.com ... and Polyratings.com. Conceived by lack of funding for higher educa increases. necessary major classes, such as fellow computer scientists, Polyratings is the premier source for professortion as is ASI President Tylor Every school in the CSU sys Math for Elementary School R evaluations, and indis- Middlestadt. 1 hope students tem was represented. Almost 200 Teachers and Story Telling, are pensable when choos don’t think that faculty and staff of us packed the meeting room to obviously not for the public class ing classes. But this are profiting at their expense. We hear the board discuss and vote onroom, but for the home, where little tool has major went for 3 years without a pay the ‘06/’07 budget. Several stu children should be taught. implications for our KhaJed HaJ Saad increase, and the 3.5 percent dents spoke to the board and All of the women on Cal Poly’s curriculum. salary boost that was just granted delivered the message that we are campus who are preparing for Free markets, often falls short of keeping up with fed up with exponentially increascareers outside of the home are characterized by per inflation. ing tuition. - setting themselves and their future fect information and The fact that our employee Those 200 representatives, how children (if they can even find a competition, can cre salaries are increasingly uncom ever passionate, are not enough to man who would want to spend change the current regime. A the rest of his life with a woman ate a phenomenon petitive makes it difficult to hire regime that expects C^alifornia’s who makes more money than him called “The Race to and retain people. My depart students to carry the burden of its and only wants to Lord over him) the Bottom.” ment lost a faculty member sever investment for the future. Our up to add to the already horrific Sometimes, with the ACase Of Th( al weeks before the quarter start higher education system bjiiiefits statistics of divorce rates and bro objective of reducing ed partly because of salary and society as a whole and we need ken homes. costs or increasing M on d ayi cost of living considerations (the society’s help to maintain this Liberal Studies majors, stand tall sales, producers will 70 percent pay increase to move great institution. and be proud that you know your outdo each other by to industry was enticing). The students of Cal Poly can place in society: the home. racing to the bottom, I understand that public safety make a difference by helping us tossing ethics or proper standards aside. We’re witness to this phenomenon officers on campus are underpaid put pressure on our legislature to Jessica Potter every day when we turn on our TV and watch news, shows and sitcoms relative to others in that line of vote in favor of higher education. that pander to the lowest common denominator. Some activists point to work, so we train people and The time is now to make our Liberal studies sophomore globalization as another trend that highlights this race. then they leave for other law voices heard and keep the CSU For example, when a clothing retailer like Gap Inc outsources its manu enforcement jobs. system accessible for all facturing abroad, it will seek to produce at the lowest cost. Candidate coun To make a deteriorating situa Californians. tries establish “Special Economic Zones” to compete for Gap’s business, tion even worse, C’ongress is evi You can get involved with this Every Monday, an one-upping each other in the process. Countries may dismantle regulations dently on the verge of cutting effort by coming by the student against pollution or labor standards in order to compete. In essence, coun back on Pell Grants and other government office and joining theonline exclusive humor tries race to the bottom to win over Gaps’ business. forms of financial aid for needy campaign. We all know that fair Polyratings provides an illusion of perfect information, thus creating a students (as well as trimming taxation requires adequate repre column market for professors where there arguably shouldn’t be one. Like eBay’s Medicaid and other programs for sentation. www.mustangdaily. net feedback system, professors with high GPAs might be more “patronized” the poor). than those with lower ones. That is how the Bush adminis Darcy Kinney fAND; Though some professors are naturally "student-friendly”, others will tration will find the funds to ¡\m'stry junior have an incentive to achieve high Polyratmgs. In some cases, they might award more tax cuts to the rich. The truth is, liberal stud accomplish this by making benign changes like providing a five-minute And those people really don’t ies majors really just break or using Blackboard. More worrymgly, Polyratmgs might precipitate care all that much about public want to find husbands a diimbing-down of our curriculum. institutions and the underclass, I am so tired of liberal studies Examples of this dumbmg-down aren’t hard to find. We’re witness to since they can send their children majors getting so fired up about things like grade intlation and the endemic classmom use of PowerPoint. to private schools and pay health being called MRS majors. Why Students get used to hand-holding and expect their academic lives tocare costs out of pocket. deny the truth? We all came into mimic the aIw.iys-on, instant responsiveness of their wired lives. Nurturing C'al Poly with one intention; to student-teacher relationships is what makes C'alPoly unique. We should not Jay Devore snag a soon-to-be well-to-do ÍEXTS replace such a relationship with a client-customer relationship. Statistics professor and chair engineer, architect or businessman I'olyratmgs will remain a valuable tool as long as it’s used properly. Review the comments and not just the numerical ratings. Bear m mind a marketing adage that an unhappy customer is 4 times more likely to talk w'ords. Letters should include the about a bad experience than a happy customer will talk about a good one. MUSTANG writer’s full name, phone number, Finally, don’t forget that political leanings, foreign accents and even the major and class standing. Letters body odor cloud can affect the reliability of the ratings. DAILY LETTER must come fn>m a Cal Poly e-mail This shouldn’t be construed as a tirade against Polyratmgs. I’m heavy a CORRECTIONS POLICY account. 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Nathan Brassmassery in 19th (24:48). ence champ w ith a UC; Davis became the first replaced Noble and finished For UC; Davis, free safety The individual champion was UG great performance team in the last six games of the with 20 yards on five carries. Jonathan Barai notched eight Santa Barbara junior Clhris Ashley, from its mixture of series to win at home and the Brennan added 10 yards on 21tackles. who ran the course in 23:.31.7, more veterans and Aggies are now 16-13-2 m the trips while fullback Adam The Aggies recorded six sacks. than 17 seconds faster than hist year’s youth. The series with C'al Poly. Cieorge gained 13 yards on four C'al Poly’s offensive line had first place finisher. Ashley’s time also is .Anteaters scored COl'KI l SY m o lO A year ago at Mustang carries. given up just four sacks all season tops among all Big West runners at any 29 points to out Matt johnsrud, Stadium, Kays caught a 14- Senior Jonah Russell was C'al prior to Saturday’s game. meet this season. distance the third place at Big yarder from (irant with 13 sec Poly’s top receiver with four UC' Davis compiled a 346- Rounding out the list of top lO fin Ciauchos, who fin West meet. onds to play, lifting U(' Davis to catches for 29 yards. 1 13 advantage in total offense, ishers was Long Beach State senior Jim ished with 6() points ftir second place. a 36-33 win over C'al Poly. Grant finished 21 of 44 for 17-i) in first downs and a five- Grabow, who came in eighth place at UCT senior Amber Steen won the Without the services of senior 307 yards and accounted forminute bulge in time of posses 24:68.2. The 49ers posted their best individual championship as she trav quarterback Anthony Ciarnett, both Aggie touchdowns. Kavs, sion. finish in 17 years, coming in thirdeled the ()K course in 20:.35..3. who suffered a season-endingthe top receiver in the Great Cdil Poly garnered just 12 place with 89 points. The C!al Boly women’s team fin knee injury in last week’s 36-27 West all season, finished with 13 yards of offense in the second ished sixth behind the strong finish of loss at Montana, C'al Poly turned catches for 212 yards, giving him half. After three cHinsecutive eighth place to redshirt freshman Matt 71 catches for 930 yards this sea The two teams combined for finishes and a sixth place showing inR.ichel Valliere in Nth place (21:52). Brennan to run the otVense. son. IH punts. Mustang punter Tim 20111, the UC' Riverside men’s team Valliere v\as followed by Lauren In his first collegiate start, Smith, a St. Joseph (Santa C'hicome averaged 48.5 yards on also stepped up with its best-ever Magdaleno in 22nd (22:13) and Kelsey Brennan completed eight of IH Maria) High School graduate, his eight kicks. fourth place performance. The I )elagardelle in 31st. Rounding out passes for 5H yards and directed a added five catches for 7K yards. Gal Poly has played four of its Highlanders tallied 129 points as all the other C'al Boly scoring members pair of short drives which led to Junior Alex Garfio led the last five games on the road and five scorers finished anywhere from included Stephanie Hamilton in 33rd Mustang field goals in the first Aggie ground game with 23 will play its final three games of 21st to 30th. (22:50) and Julie Hancock in 35th ! half. yards on 1 1 carries. the regular season in Mustang UC' Irvine (140 points), C'al State (22:53). 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T h e Volleyball stays in playoff picture p o r t s Frank StranzI things interesting in the Big West S MUSTANCi DAILY Conference. Should CXil Poly win- out and Long Beach and Santa The women’s volleyball team Barbara each lose one match, there B a r ' rebounded from a crushing loss to would be a ‘hiee-way tie atop tlie U(' Santa Barbara last Saturday to conference. / 'Ilte football team is on the i-rr^e keep its playoff hopes alive, beating “This team has reached levels far o f missin}’ the playoffs a^ain after No. 23 Long Beach State and beyond what anyone would’ve losing 20-13 at V C D am on sweeping UC' Irvine over the ever suspected,” Stevenson said. Saturday. The women’s wileyhall weekend. team, meanwhile, kipt its postsea (Xil Poly (15-5 overall, 8-3 Big “They proved that they are son hope alii’e with u>ins at No. 23 West) lost convincingly in three absolutely a tournament-caliber Lom; lieach State and I Irvine. games at Santa Barbara last week team.” Also, the men’s cross country team end, giving the Mustangs’ coach C'al Poly had a .143 hitting per uvn its third consecutiw Ii{tj West Jon Stevenson some doubts about centage in game one and .114 in Conference title on Sttturday. the team’s ability to play at the game two, but was much more 6-'’ national level this season. efi'icient in the ne.xt three games. But the Mustangs responded to The Mustangs hit .279 in game Player Stevenson’s worries with a come three, .312 in game four and .211 back victory at Long Beach State in the final game. In game four, (’al (17-5, 6-2) Friday night. The Poly held the 49ers to a .023 hit o f the Mustangs lost the first two games ting percentage. 30-27 and 30-26, only to battle Kylie Atherstone had her best back and win the final three games game of the season with 20 kills on weekend 3(>-27, .50-21 and 18-16. the night. Kayla Mulder chipped in “In 36 years of volleyball, it was with 17, Vanessa Cfilliam had 16 in the top three matches I’ve ever and jaclyn Houston finished with been a part of,’’ Stevenson said. 12. “Long Beach has incredible talent, Long Beach State’s Ah Daley far and away the best in the con had a match-high 23 kills. ference. Nobody in the conference Defensively for the Mustangs, even comes close to them. But that Kristin Jackson had 23 digs while doesn’t mean they’re going to win Ciilliam and Mulder finished with every match.” 14 apiece. SHEI1j\ SOBCHIK mustanc ; daily The win gives Cal Poly a shot at C"al Poly lost in four games to Vanessa Gilliam and Co. rebounded from a loss at UC Santa Barbara on the NCAA Tournament and keeps the 49ers on Oct. 1. Oct. 22 to beat No. 23 Long beach and UC Irvine over the weekend.
Kenny Chicoine Chicoine was one of only Punchless Poly football | Gauchos spoil playoff a few bright spots for Cal Poly football this weekend, ('hicoinc returned an inter- ception 59 yards for Cal loses 20-13 to Aggies chances for Mustangs Poly’s only touchdown against U t' Davis. SIH)Krs INLOKMAIION KH'OIU fourth quarter. It was Cdiicoine’s M-OKTS INH>kMAnoN K H sm i Senior Becky Clark led the team first interception of the season. with two shots on goal for the UCM)avis quarterback Jon He was among the nation’s lead For the first time since the creation evening. Grant scored from the one yard ers with seven a year ago. of the Big West Cdiampionship UC^ Santa Barbara was led in shots line to snap a 13-13 tie with 4;23 Senior wide receiver Blaise Tournament, the women’s soccer by freshman Sami Svrcek with tha*e. remaining as the Aggies held on Smith caught a 32-yard touch team will be on the outside looking The Mustangs outshot the Football Standings to beat No. 10 CXil Poly 20-13 in down pass from Cirant late in the 1. Needing a win to continue theirCiauchos 11-5, with six of the a (ireat West Football second quarter to give UC' D.ivis se.ison, the Mustangs dropped the Mustangs shots coming on gtial. AFC West W L GB (^inference game Saturd.iy after a 10-6 le.uL final game of the a'gular season, 1 -(i Senior goalkeeper Jamie noon at Toomey Field. Emmanuel Benjamin added a at UC'. Santa Barbara. Cainsidine was clutch the entm.* con Denver 6 2 The scoring play capped an 35-yard field goal five minutes It t(H)k until the 85:05 mark for test, coming up with six saves and Kansas Chty 4 3 1.5 82-yard, eight-play drive, high into the third quarter to give the the Ciauchiv, (9-10-0. 3-4) to ba'.ik collecting her thial shutout of the San Diego 4 3 1.5 lighted by a 58-yard pass from Aggies a 13-6 cushion. the 0-0 deadkK'k as tfeshm.in Cienelle season. Senior Liz Hill ended the Oakland 3 4 2.5 (irant to junior wide receiver With the win, UC' Davis Ives aceived a corner kick from Allie night with two saves. Tony Kays, giving UC' Davis the improved to 5-3 for the season Kueny to put UC Santa Barbara up UC' Santa Barbara held the .idvan- NFC West ball at CXil Poly’s three-yard line. and 3-1 in the Cireat West. CXil 1-0. It w.is Ives team-le.iding seventh tage in fouls 13-10, and in corner 1 C'al Poly had tied “The Poly, 5-1 two weeks ago and goal of the seastin, and the final digkicks 4-2. Seattle 5 2 Horseshoe Classic” at 13-13 ranked third in the nation, has ger in the Mustangs (10-5-4, 2-4-1) The 2-4-1 confeamce record St. Louis * 4 4 - when senior free safety Kenny now suffered its second straight hopes to defend its Big West title. marks the first time since joining the Arizona 2 5 3.0 C’hicoine returned an interceploss falling to 5-3 on the year. Leading C'al Poly was junior scor Big West that the Mustangs will fin San Francisco 2 5 3.0 tion 59 yards for a touchdown ing leaders Shamn Day and Kelsey ish with a record below .5(K) in con- with 14:05 remaining in the see Football, page 7 C'arroll with three shots apiece. fea-nce. • Correct as of 10/30
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the B u z ^ V SW1RTS INFORMATION REPORT C'oughlin ran the 8K course in a time of 24:02.3 and led a pack of • For the first time since the The C'al Poly men’s cross country three of his teammates who finished creation of the Big West tour team won its third consecutive title nament, the women’s soccer while the UC' Irvine women’s team w'ithin one second and a half of his team will not participate in the captured its first canvn since 1999 pace. Junior Matt Johnsrud was HI third in 24:02.8, senior Brandon Big West Conference playoffi. ' Ai- as the 2005 Big West C'ross C'ountry • The men’s soccer team has C'hampionships were staged at the Collins fourth in 24:03.1 and junior never gone winless in confer Brian Baker sixth in 24:03.8. ’S UC' Riverside Agricultural ence play. With two gamc*s Freshman Alex Dunn rounded out remaining, they are 0-8 and on Operations course Saturday. the group of C'al Poly scorers in a nine-game losing streak. The Mustangs continued their ninth place at 24:17.7. • The men’s cross country dominance at the conference meet, The other non-scoring members team dominated the Big West earning their sixth title in the lastof the team included Luke Llamas championships, placing seven eight years. C'al Poly tallied 24 in 10th (24:22) and Troy Swier in runners in the top 11 points as five runners finished in the KIEL CARREAU MUSTANC DAILY top 10, led by senior Andy 11th (24:24). Andy Coughlin was second at the Big West (^inference Championships.Coughlin’s second place showing. see Running, page 7