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Erick Smith “The door is always open for stu MUSTAN(. DAILY dents to come in and make sugges I will never accept defeat ■ ml tions about how to improve student 1 he first part i f this two-part series life on campus,” Middlestadt said. focuses on a I'iewofASl from the student Middlestadt, wlio was elected as I will never quitX ••• fH’rspectwe. next year’s ASI president, also said he hopes that during his term he can Associated Students Inc, a student- empower the students to have their I Will never leave a fallen* based program funded by student fees voices heard on campus. He acknowl is not entirely understood by the stu edged that over the past year, only 10 dent community a recent survey to 15 students approached him dur found. ing the year to ask for help regarding In a small field survey of nine C'al ways ASI could better serve the stu Poly students, results came back dent community. showing that five of the nine were The varying, and often unsure, idea unsure about what AS I does and how about ASI is something Middlestadt ROTC officers came it helps students. C')f thtise students aspires to change during his term but in to work Friday who understocxl ASPs contributions if he is to help stu morning and saw a to the students on hanful of posters van dents learn about campus, most either ustangdaily ASI, he faces stu dalized in what they participated within believe is a protest of 2-PART SER1F.S dents who have sim AS I or h.we dealt M the war in Iraq. ilar opinions about with the program by way of club sup These effected posters the student government program, were re-displayed port. such as industrial technology senior post-vandalism. Í.F One student who knew how ASI Nick Battaglia. .(ini ami Hemiv helped students was art and design “I have been at Poly for five years NICK H(K)VtR junior I )iana Madsen who serwd on Ml'SIAN«. UAIIY and in that time I’ve had very little the ASI executive stiff two years ago. interaction with ASI,” Battaglia said. Having been part of the organization, He did .idniit: “I think they do the Erick Smith make it the right way," Maj. Loren was commissioned fmni the ROTC' she said students must understand it is best job they can." MUSTAN(. DAIIY Weeks s.iid. “Writing on a poster is program within the past two years a corporation for students, by stu Regarding the limited action not the correct way to gti ab
will never leave a fallen citizen.” fi>r two quarters last year. "There are ROTC Of the vandalism Weeks’ said : Swanton not that many times when you have ASI continued from pagp 1 “(This) doesn’t make a political continued from page 1 the opportunity to gather cattle near continued from page 1 or drinking. statement valid. People should do opportunity for internships and class t.he ocean." perspective on campus and commu Another target taken aim at by things and use proper channels such trips to the ranch. Marie Kooman recently finished nity issues, Middlestadt said. those who wrote on the posters w'as as voting if they want to make a Since the program began, hun an internship and enterprise on the In some aspects it does appear that the casualties of Iraqi citizens, main point or see change.” dreds of students from various majors ranch and said she would "go back in ASI has enlightened some students ly women and children which have Opinions of other members of have benefited from Smith's dream to a heartbeat." to the potential assistance ASI has to come as a result t>f the war. One ref the staff seemed to concure with see this place kept intact and natural, "Any major that could be con offer the student community. Cavil erence was made, on a poster show that ofWeeks in it seemed universal a lab and a classroom for the nected to the ranch could benefit engineering senior Matt Arellano ing the head of lion, which said: that the officer’s support people who Collegeof Agriculture for 'Learn-by- from going there, whether it be just said he was unaware of what ASI “Do lions kill Iraqi babies, like you?” used their rights to pmtest the war, Doing'forever. on weekends or an internship," could offer students until the swing Yet, on another poster to contin however they do not support van When Smith died in 1993, he left Kooman said. "It is one of the most club, which he is a member of, ue with the theme of casualties dalism as a way to protest. the ranch to C'al Eoly in his will. beneficial things you can get out of received financial support totaling resulting fmm war, the vandals added “Everybody has the right to make This summer, students will live on Cal Poly." close to $2,(MM). As part of her internship, Kooman to the phrase “1 will never quit” by any political statement but 1 wish the ranch full-time and do every “The help is there if you a.sk for it lived in the ranch's bunkhouse for a writing “killing” in the margin. they would not destroy property thing from v'accinating cattle to but people don’t know that,” quarter and worked six days a week. While on the following line, a when they making that statement,” building fences. Arellano said. “The money is there "It is all manual labor," she said. "I revised phrase was created to say, “1 Maj. Kussell Cdark said. Currently, there are two herds of for the taking.” am completely sunburned and wind- cattle on the ranch. The results of the random field beaten, but I loved everv' day of it." Earlier this year a group of 5(K) survey appeared to demonstrate a month to a few times a year. This Besides the cattle operations, stu steers and heifers arrived at the disconnect between the students and difference in answers surprised dents from various majors participate Crusade Swanton Pacific from Hawaii to stay the student government which continued from page 1 1 )izinno. in organic farming and harsesting for five months, and another herd of Middlestadt said could be bridged “If what you do now effects the redwood trees. when we die into either a Disney COW'S on the ranch .ire used for afterlife, I would think you would Every year, forestry' and natural by students who are willing to fairytale, or chooses to keep it breeding. served on any of the 45-50 open spend more time thinking about resource majors tR *k to the ranch for entirely out of the realm of our "We have a herd of 40 cows that your actions now,” Dizinno said. tree harvesting and replanting in executive staff seats to serve as stu thoughts,” said political science grad stay on the ranch year-round," said dent representatives. uate Caitlin 1 )izinno. Surveyors said most students took order to maintain a sustainable Jonathan Beckett of the animal sci resource. In the second part of this tw'o- While 70 percent of students their time with the questions and ence department. "Students work on According to the ranch's Web site, part series, the political and structur believe that what they do in life even began discussions that lasted projects around the ranch, doing every year more than 20 cl.isses visit al side of ASI will be described rang effects their afterlife, 3 percent said hours afterward about the themes of everything fnim rotating the cattle the ranch on field trips, and cMinpus ing fmm how student fees are dis thev onlv think about death once a life and death. betw'een pastures to w'ater develop clubs use the facilities for retreats. tributed thmugh the ASI budgets ment." Beckett said the Swanton Pacific and also who is ASI reports to The cattle are kept in large pas- was a great opportunity for students, whom. tuR's overkxiking the Pacific Ocean. R'gardless of major. "It IS a beautiful ranch," said "1 wish all C'al Poly students took CY c l e r Y Wendy Bruce, an animal science the oppi.rtunitN’ to visit the ranch." junior who worked on enterprises he said. Does not having the Mustang Daily around five ^ • .6 8 HRS S1054Î-44Ï6 2140Sinta B<«rlvira Strivi • . --V • days a week have you down? of extra daylight. M l S u 11-4 •t’siiniaiiun onl> ! CAMPUS 54.V29«) Studènt Programmers Wanted! 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CEO Eric Schmidt on “We do not intend to offer a per demonstrated outside Parliament With FBI and police investiga peek inside the so-called murder Tuesday denied recent media and son-to-person, stored-value pay Monday to publicize their bid to tions failing to net even a suspect, a book showing whom the Los analyst reports that the online ments system,’’ Schmidt said during remove the term from the (')xford swirl of theories implicated corrupt Angeles Police Department inter search engine leader is gearing up an interview with The Associated English Dictionary, arguing that the cops, gang hits, bicoastal beefs — or viewed and which leads were fol- to compete directly with eBay Inc.’s Press. description of slothful TV addicts all three at once. None have been Uiwed. pioneering PayPal service, although — Associated Press harms the tuber's image. The Oxford English Dictionary clear Edgar Kay Killen of murder but Nazis and other historically infamous in the towel was not an option. defines the term “couch potato” as NATIONAL NEWS convict him of the lesser charges in figures. Hours earlier, Frist, R-Tenn., told “a person who spends leisure time the 1%4 killings that galvanized the “Some may believe that my reporters he would not schedule passively or idly sitting around, PHILADELPHIA, Miss. — struggle for equality and helped bring remarks crossed the line,” the Illinois another vote on Bolton “at this junc especially watching television or Forty-one years to the day after three about passage of the 1964 Civil Democrat said. “To them I extend ture,” having lost two since May at video tapes.” civil rights workers were beaten and Rights Act. my heartfelt apologies.” the hands of Democratic critics.They The British Potato Council says shot to death, an HO-year-old former • • • • • • are demanding more information the phrase makes the vegetable Ku Klux Klansman was found guilty WASHINGTON — Under fire WASHINGTON — Senate from the Bush administration on seem unhealthy. It wants the expres of manslaughter Tuesday in a trial that from Republicans and some fellow Majority Leader Bill Frist said Bolton’s tenure as the State sion stripped from the dictionary marked Mississippi’s latest attempt to Democrats, Sen. Dick Durbin apolo Tuesday he would keep pressing for a Department’s arms control chief and replaced in everyday speech atone for its bloodstained, racist past. gized Tuesday for comparing vote on embattled U.N. nominee before allowing his nomination to with the term “couch slouch.” The jury of nine whites and three American interrogators at the John Bolton’s confirmation after advance to a final vote. “The potato industry are fed up blacks took less than six hours to Guantanamo Bay prison camp to President Bush insisted that throwing — Associated ¡hess with the disservice that ‘couch potato’ does to our product when effort by the two sides to work were killed in the latest violence. of a New York-based media watch we have an inherently healthy INTERNAHONAL NEWS together to ensure the pullout Presidential spokesman Jawed dog group said a top federal prose product,” said Kathryn Race, head proceeds smoothly and peacefully. Ludin said Islamabad wasn’t doing cutor told them Tuesday that mem of marketing at the British Potato JERUSALEM — Israeli Prime • • • enough to fight the militants, and bers of the Arellano Felix drug car Council. Minister Ariel Sharon and KABUL, Afghanistan — said there would never be peace in tel were responsible for killing a John Simpson, chief editor of the Palestinian leader Mahmoud Afghanistan urged neighboring Afghanistan until the two nations Tijuana investigative journalist a Oxford English Dictionary, said the Abbas failed Tuesday to resolve Pakistan on Tuesday to crack “join hands together to fight ter year ago. expression first appeared in the key issues on Israel’s planned Gaza down on militants hiding in its rorism.” Zeta newspaper editor Francisco 1993 edition. withdrawal, and the Palestinian territory, a day after it was “Some senior members of the Javier Ortiz was fatally shot on “Inclusion is based on currency chief said he received no positive revealed that Afghan intelligence Taliban, including some who are June 22, 2004, in Tijuana. of the term rather than on the basis answers in a “difficult” meeting — agents scuttled a plot by three involved in killings and are con He had long specialized in of what people want us to put in their first since they agreed to a Pakistanis to assassinate former sidered terrorists, are in Pakistan,” reporting on organized crime and the dicticinary,” he said. “When truce four months ago. 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Absinthe may make a comeback as more Hour.” ly associated with alcoholic drinks. drank tasted like Jägermeister and kind of college sruclents search for a better buzz The drink soon lost its luster, however, in Hobby Latino, a city and regional planning minty. Hut 1 didn’t see the green fairy, 1 just when France put a ban on the drink. junior, has tasted got really drunk off it.” Cory Harris According to www.feeverte.net, a Web site absinthe, but was j á¡ \ While absinthe may be a common illegal MLISTANi. DAIIY devoted solely to absinthe, one French alcoholic liquor, there are other drinks out politician who supported the ban claimed impressed. there that have intrigued the adventurous Anyone who h.is seen the nunie ‘‘Euro that if absinthe remained legal, half the alct)holic. Irip" knows about the green fairy and the population would eventually be in - just overrated,” Eric Galas, an information technology ever-magical alcoholic drink absinthe. Hut straight jackets. Latino said. “It’s like junior, has not tried absinthe, but traveled to the cjuestion is: Does this mysterious drink While it is illegal to sell a really powerful Mexico and tasted a similar mind-altering actually bring the hallucinations and won the vibrant green alco licpior, but 1 did not drink called Mescal. drous dissolutions that the alcohol says it hol in the United see any green fairy.” Mescal is a mixture of tecjuila and mesca does? States — the However, if a visit line, a naturally occurring hallucinogen that According to an online buyers guide for FDA has from the fairy doesn’t is found in the peyote cactus. absinthe, the alcohol grew in popularity in deter- occur, excesive drinking (ialas said he found the drink to be high the late l‘.>th century among artists and writ m i n e d V of absinthe will surely make ly enlightening. ers. Some of the frecjuent users of absinthe this drinkers go projectile-wild on the “It’s more like a spiritual drink with the < S i- were Pablo Picasso, Vincent Van (logh and substance porcelain throne as it typically comes whole preparation of it,” Cíalas said. “Mescal Edgar Allen Poe. Ehe absinthe buyer's guide 13() proof. was really hard for me to find down there goes into further detail on how popular the ardo us” Mike Holán, an accounting and finance though.” drink was a few centuries ago. many people are sophomore, traveled to Israel and tasted a With many college students pushing to In France, it was as popular ,is wine, and in going abroad to knock-otT drink similar to absinthe. find new and exciting ways to party, absinthe the cafés of Paris, the cocktail hour became import the drink, “Everywhere you go, there is real absinthe and other exotic drinks will likely continue known as “L’Heure Verte” or ‘‘The (Ireen which provides a level of clarity not usual and fake absinthe,” Flolan said. “The stutT 1 growing in popularity. The ‘longest’ laugh-fest
Adam Sandler and team “The Longest Yard” carries Then, to add credibility to deliver a major hit in a the usual trademarks one the film, a wall of huge body remake of a ’70s cla.ssic would expect from actor/pro- builder-type co-stars back up ducer Adam Sandler. Hut the main characters. Amanda Strachan Sandler, probably best known And, of course, what would MUSTANC. DAILY for his goofy role in the movie a Sandler movie be without “The Waterboy,” tried some Rob Schnider in the back The newly released film thing different with “The ground screaming: “You can do “The Longest Yard” is ‘>0 Longest Yard.” Sandler changed it!” minutes of huinoroiis enter his style slightly to deliver a The great cast and comical tainment. As a remake of an comical, but straight-faced per one-liners, however, are just the earlier movie, it fits well into formance reminiscent of his foundation.The cinematogra today’s pt>p culture. role in “Hig Daddy.” The result: phy and background music are Start to finish, this light-» a funny film less focused on the what make this a quality film. hearted ctmiedy is a real treat comic ability of Sandler and The soundtrack has the usual to watch. more focused on the humor of inspiring football movie theme The plot is fairly simple. the movie in its owji right. songs, but also features original I Haul Oewe (Adam Sandler), a And for good re.ison,“The hip-hop flow from a few well former professional quarter Longest Yard” has a great sup known rap artists. back, is sent to prison where porting cast of big name stars Areas to critique are few and he organizes a team tif including Cdiris Kock, Hurt hard to catch. Hut if there had inmates to compete against a Reynolds and Nelly. to be one piece of negative team of guards. This movie is However, though popular criticism, it would be that I set m Texas, the home of names were among the line-up, many of the characters do not I steers and Quee-orterbacks. In the whole cast is made up of have a Texas accent.
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Cell phone, keys, wallet ...• • • and Bob Marley Garrett Leight “Hurnin”’ was released in Newspaper. “And I love the people the group attained international From the first track “Cict Up, MUSTANt; DAILY November 197.3 and was the sec but I have to move up and down recognition. Stand Up.” the album beckons the ond album for Marley and the the earth. My mother tell me that The album was the first to listenei to move not just to the If there were ever an essential Wallers on the Island label. The God is the father for the fatherless. break into the U.S. top 100. The music, but also to the message. album — an album any music album would be the last from the So where he sends me I must go.” group’s success continued as Eric The album helped people see lover couldn’t leave home without trio as Tosh and Hunny were A year after the release of Clapton covered “1 Shot The the struggles that Jamaicans faced — It would be “Hurnin”’ by Hob unwilling to reach out to listeners “Hurnin,”’ the group added a few Sheriff” off of “Hurnin”’ and in their country, and it helped give Marley and The Wallers. beyond Jamaica. ■■■■■ Marley became a recog the Rastafarian religion more The Wallers formed in The group’s manager nized performer. world recognition. Kingston,Jamaica in 19f».3 and Chris Hlackwell wanted the the alhimt beckons the listener to Shortly after Clapton Throughout his caa*er, Marley were primarily a vocal group. The group to expand and insist move not just to the music, popularized the reggae produced music that he felt could group saw members come and go, ed on putting Marley"s but also to the messoi^e. song and the group toured unite people, and he alw.iys put his but the three core members — name m the bands title, the United Kingdom, and heart and soul into his music. For Hob Marley, Winston McIntosh both of which did not go the U.S., its albums “Catch Marley, it was never about the (Peter Tosh) and Neville over well with Tosh and Hunny. new members. Keyboardist A Fire,” “Hurnin”’ and “Live” all money. Livingston (Hunny Waller) — Marley, on the other hand, Hernard “Touter” Harvey and lead broke top 100 charts in both “I-man don’t live with money,” stuck together. understood that he needed to guitarist A1 Anderson joined, along countries. Marley said. “Dem could never Hy the early ’70s, the trio began broaden his fanbase in order to with backing vocals by the I- “Hurnin”’ is mainly some of the give I a penny. I-man play music to incorporatL- more instriimcnts spread his message of peace and Threes (Marcia Griffiths, Rita band’s older songs re-recorded to and if money come out of music, into their niusu .md .uided br j£Ä^*isri Í'/ tV"' ^'-.t ■ •' ?>/£V5;‘ : “ >-'4> ^ ' _v* . ''^'’ 'i* ^ ^-^ ' ''' 'A tí-i' ■ ■ '■ ^7' í ' - ■■ .: ¿.V -.;.- .••■„.•í ■ Textbooks 'm M vir;'-' ' ■' *■ & Coursey/>fare tSi-'!' '■■ Save 10% by Reserving your Textbooks. Fall Quarter Reservations start August 1 st. A V iii. CoRRAi. B o o k s t o r i : Located in the U nive rsity Union Supplies SUMMER STORT HOURS Purchase all student supplies & kits. Reserve your Textbooks and receive a coupon to save 10% on in-store purchases of student supplies. 20% off* All Longsleeve Tees! 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Farmer’s Markets holding signs On the SOUND Web site, In the wake of the San Luis asking people to boycott which can be found at C^bispo Cdty Council’s increased Mother’s and asking sign peti http://slosound.tripod.com , there noise violations, many students tions. When asked about the boy are alternatives to boycotting. are angry and feel that this cott, SC')UND members said they They urge students to e-mail the increase is directly aimed at them. believe Brown, as the owner of C'ity Cciuncil to let them hear r-i Indeed, it is. Mother’s Tavern and a San Luis how students feel, and write let The majority of noise viola Obispo C^ity CYmncil member, MARGARET SCOTT NEWSART ters to the school and local news tions come from students who are had a hidden agenda for voting papers. drunk in public downtown after for the triple fines. They believe COMMENIARY Make your voice heard, if boy drinking at the bars and house his motive is to prevent students cotting is what you choose, make parties that get too big. from throwing house parties for sure you know who you are boy But what about the boycott? fear of receiving an expensive cotting and why. In a college SLO Mardi Gras The organization Students fine, and henceforth increase his community where many of the C^pposed to Unfair Noise business downtown. laws are directed at students, such No students want to see the Discrimination formed a protest as these triple fines, students need noise violations triple, however, it against increased fines and urge to voice their opinions and make response stiU wrong seems unfair to place all the students to boycott Mother’s a difference in a constructive way. Tavern because owner Haul blame on one business simply tudents in CSU campuses around the state are outraged at State Sen. Brown is a member of the City because the owner is a part of the Abel Maldonado’s proposed riot bill.The bill is so controversial Caitlin Donnell is a Mustang^ Council that helped create the City Council. Maybe students Stowards students; media organizations like MTV news have picked Daily staff writer up the story. should attend more meetings in Senate Bill 337 threatens to expel students who are found guilty of rioting or participating in “riot-related crimes.’’The bill was written largely in response to San Luis Obispo’s Mardi Gras celebration in 2(X)4, and its impli cations are huge. This alarming legislation poses a serious threat to students’ rights. Many of the bill’s terms are broad, and border on infringement of the First Amendment. A nun\^er of the provisions are “frequently as.sociated with expressive speech and protests for denial of access to higher education ...” said Ravi Poorsina, spokesperson for the UC Office of the President, in a LETTERS previous statement to University of California Los Angeles’s Daily Bruin. TO THE EDITOR As students, we value the right to free speech and the right to a.ssemble. While not even students debate the problem caused by Maali Gras in 2(K)4, this year’s celebration was vastly different. Students might like to party, but we know when to quit. Xyx xyx xyx xyx xyxy xyx C'SU officials technically do not have a position on SB 337, largely xyx xyxy xyx xyxy xyx Now available: because their lawy'ers are still discussing how to handle the legislation. xyx However, many C'SU administrations, including C'al Poly, have expressed reser\'ations. “The natum of the bill is just too harsh towards students. It raises Name too many questions, and really just doesn’t seem fair,” said Sandra C3gren, C'al md/or and class standing l\)ly’s vice president for advancement. Prime letter If this bill passes through the Senate Education Cx>mmittee, there will be a negative backlash.The a'lationship between students and police officials is real estate. alaaily tense. Once the measua' takes effect, it will only exacerbate the situa tion. The drafting alone indicates a huge mistrust and disrespect to students everywhea*. “The pa'inise of the bill is to axluce what’s going on in our schools in Start writing those letters. Just stick to a*gards to riots that a'sult fn>m t(x> much party ing,” Maldonado spokesper 250 words max. son Tom Kise said, in a prior statement. Send to opinion(ii mustangdaily.net Intea*stingly, the senator overUxiks crimes such as murder, rape and other felonies. Is “t(xi much party'ing” a-ally worse or even equal to these crimes? I don’t see Maldonado paiposiiig a bill to expel students for these offenses. Furthermoa’, dictating a si luxirs punishment of a student should be left open for the schtxil to decide. Most C'SU schtxils ala*ady have jxilicies in words. Letters should include the place, Orgt'ii s.ud.This bill undermini's these l.iws. MUSTANG writer’s full name, phone number, Maldojiado’s district is San Luis Obispo C'ounty, right whea* the infamous LETTER major and cla.ss sGinding. Letters Mardi Cinis tcxik place. His bill is an obvious effiirt to gain ga\Uer political DAILY must come from a C^al Poly e-mail esteem at the expense of students’ rights. Maldonado is taking the low mad CORRECTIONS POLICY account. Do not send letters as an by highlighting problems in our coniiiuinity, and essentially slapping a Band- attachment. Please send the text in The Mustang Daily stiff takes Send us your love, hate and more Aid on them. Not the best w.iy to solve problems. the b(xly of the e-mail. 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Summer Mustang editor in chief 1)an Watson managing editor Kristen Oato Graphic Arts Building, Suite 226 June 23 - June 29, 2005 news editor Erick Smith California Polytechnic State University Volume LXIX, No. 1 ©2005 Summer Mustang sports editorC'.hris Ciunn San Luis (Obispo, CA 93407 arts & entertainment Mariecar Mendoza primed by University Graphics Systems photo editorMattWeehter (S05) 7.56-1796 ed ito rial faculty adviser Nishan Havandjian (B05) 756-1143 advertising business manager Paul Bittick (805) 756-6784 fax [email protected] e-m ail “Vi)i< bastardized the hell out of that one. SPORTS June 23 - June 29, 2005 7 over the position mid-season. be big shoes to fill on all the teams Rodeo “A lot is on the line,” Mello Pitching in which players decide to leave or Draft continued from page 8 said before leaving for the nation continued from page 8 seniors are in a position to gradu continued from page 8 A junior at Cal Poly, Sadie al competition. “No other inter go out onto the hill and throw a ate. runs and 35 RBls. Myers, split second in the third go collegiate rodeo program has pro brilliant game is a unique experi One thing is for certain, this Big The 2005 draft represents the around in breakaway roping. The duced more individual champions ence. That was the feeling I had West baseball fan will be watching largest draft class from the Big West for this year’s draft class to grace Cal Poly Rodeo Team finished and team championships than Cal when I left the ballpark after this in the history of the conference, the grass of major league stadiums sixth in the womens standings Poly.” years Cal Poly loss to Fullerton with 44 players drafted in the 52 across the nation. behind Tarleton State. Each year in June, the top two when I witnessed the Friday night rounds of the draft, acofding to the “The schools that are academi teams from 11 different regions battle between Olson and 2005 MLB Big West draft report. Erick Smith is a Cal Poly Journal cally comparable to Cal Poly are compete for national titles in sad Romero. For these five Mustang athletes ism Junior and Mustaiii^ Daily news way down on the winners list,” said dle bronc riding, bareback riding, With the harvesting of this year’s the 2005 Major League Baseball editor. E-mail him, for the time heitif^ Mark Shelton, associate dean with bull riding, tie down roping, steer talent pool within the Big West by Draft represented the beginning of the Major League clubs, there will at esmithOO^alpoly.edu. the College of Agriculture. “Our wrestling, team roping, barrel rac the fulfillment of a dream, a dream students are able to balance their ing, breakaway roping, goat tying, dreamt by many, but one that only performance with their education. team champions and all around rarely becomes a reality. Londo came to Cal Poly with a 4.0 champions. CiPA.” Cal Poly has been participating Cal Poly s Rodeo Team is led by in intercollegiate rodeo since local rancher and professional 1939 and has been a member of Like Cal Poly rodeo rider Frank Mello. The the National Intercollegiate recently appointed coach took Rodeo Association since 1949. SPORTS? LAUNDRY 2020 Parker Street Musty wants you to write for Daily sports. 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NICK HOOVER Hi K Piuno It was early during this past base ball season, in a conversation I had A Cal Poly Rodeo team member rides bareback, just one of the many events Ben Londo competed in on his way to winning the 2005 Best with Mustangs’ coach Larry Lee, Cowboy award. when Lee said he felt the Big West Karen Velie ture business major Marcey Teixeira saddles. Cal Boly students and rodeo was one of the toughest conferences MUSTANCi DAILY won the all around cowgirl title. His father, Ned Londo, was a enthusiasts can expect to see more in colligate baseball and it was his They are the best of the best; national intercollegiate saddle of Londo next year; he is currently opinion that at least three teams Never before, in the history of National Champions; the premier bronc champion when he attended in his sophomore year at Cal Boly. would make the regional tourna college rodeo, has a Cal Boly team all around college rodeo contes Cal Boly. He went on to make it to C'al Boly’s men’s team benefited ment. It is a shame that Lee could captured both the men’s and tants. four professional National Rodeo from Cdint Miller’s fourth place fin not be right on bixh accounts since women’s best all around titles at the Teixeira finished fifth in barrel Finals. He watched on as his son ish in tie down roping, John the Mustangs’ were snubbed from National Intercollegiate Rodeo racing (57.74 seconds in four runs) became a national champion. Wiersma’s sixth place finish in receiving a bid to the regional tour Finals. and split seventh in the first round “1 was more nervous then if I team roping and Clint C'ooper’s nament, although his words about That is, not until last week when of breakaway roping. She was had been competing myself,” Ned split for second in tie down roping the Big West’s level of play seemed the 2005 rodeo team descended awarded a trophy saddle. Londo said. “It got as tough as it in the third go around. The rodeo prophetic. upon the National Rodeo Finals in Londo took first place in bare- gets.” team finished second in the men’s C'al Boly’s representation in the C’asper, Wyo. back riding (310 seconds in four Ben Londo entered in his first team standings behind Tarleton draft would not surprise those who C'onstruction management runs) and third place in saddle rodeo when he was 9 years old. Fie State. saw the Mustangs play this season. major Ben Londo claimed the all bronc riding (294 seconds in four competed in a calf riding competi Leading each weekend series were around cowboy title, while agricul- runs). He was awarded two trophy tion and has been at it ever since. see Rodeo, page 7 the Mustangs’two workhorse pitch ers, southpaw (iarrett Olson and right handed starter Jimmy Shull, who put up two strong games against division rivals Fullerton and Long Beach; Shull was on the win ning side of both contests. Overall, it seemed the major DRAFT league teams swarmed to the top leftie arms in the Big West and understandably so, since it was from the southpaw arms of Fullerton’s Kicky Romero, Long Beach’s Cesar Kamos and Olson which Friday FRENZY night usually meant trouble for opposing clubs having to face a Chris Gunn Brandon Roberts, Kyle member of that trio. In grouping MUSTANC. DAILY Blumenthal and Bert Berglund these three ballplayers statistics not were all chosen during 2005 only that they each was selected in Throughout the childhoods of Major League Baseball Draft. the first round of the draft but also ball players around the country Olson, a junior southpaw, was that they combined for an overall and the world dreams of the big chosen as the 48th pick in the first NICK HOOVER FILE PHOTO season record of 34-16, with a 2.77 leagues are just that, dreams. But round by the Baltimore C3rioles. Garrett Olson makes his motion toward homeplate during one of his • ERA while having an amazing 355 for five Cal Boly baseball players This represents only the second 19 starts this season. strikeout to 96 walk ratio. what was a dream has become a time that a Mustang player has Bitching is essential to winning reality. been taken in the first round. The UC Davis. Blumenthal, a senior catcher, ballgames, any player or coach will Garrett Olson, Jimmy Shull, first Mustang to be taken in the Olson and Shull represented a was taken by the Colorado tell you that, and these three guys first round was John Orton, the dynamic duo for the Mustangs, Rockies in the 14th round. could fiat out pitch. It seemed that 25th selection by the C'alifornia amassing 20 wins between the two During his senior year w’ith the philosophy was alive and well with Angles in the 1987 draft. of them. Mustangs, Blumenthal lead the Big in the war rxwms of the 32 MLB Olson led the team and the Big In addition to the dynamic West Conference in batting clubs because of the 44 Big West West C'onference in wins (12), pitching combination of Olson Average (.410) and on-base per players drafted, 20 were pitchers. innings Bitched (136), and starts and Shull, the Mustangs were centage (.434). The value of a strong arm can (19) while leading the team and anchored by strong offensive and Blumenthal was also selected as carry a team far into the post season; finishing second in conference in defensive performances from the a third-team Louisville Slugger simply look at last year’s display pix>- 1 strikeouts (128). other draftees this season. NCAA Division I All-American vided by Boston Red Sox starter The second Mustang taken in As the 212th pick, the for his efforts behind the plate CTirt Schilling. Bitchers contml a V the draft was Shull, selected in the Cincinnati Reds chose Mustangs offensively and defensively for the game’s pace and can just baffle and fourth round by the Oakland outfielder Ryan Roberts in the mustangs in 2005. silence the bats of a great hitting Athletics as the 131st pick overall. 7th round. club which might be the reason for Finally Burglund, the Mustang’s This season, Shull recorded a Roberts hit .339 during the first basemen, was selected in the the arm importance. record of 8-7 and a 4.61 ERA as a Mustangs’ 2005 campaign, while 16th round by the Colorado every time you I watch a pitcher’s senior. His season however was leading the Mustangs in stolen Rockies. During the 2005 season duel something special is taking made during the final weeks of the bases and multiple-hit games with he held a respectable .272 batting place, because in this era of home- NICK HOOVER FILE PHOTO season in which he was 5 and 0 20 and 24, respectively. He was average while hitting five home- runs and power, to watch a pitcher Jimmy Shull, a converted out with wins over Cal State also named to the 2005 All-Big see Bitching, page 7 fielder, shows his pitching form. Fullerton, Long beach State and West Conference First Team. sec Draft, page 7