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minor in the works By Jenni Mintz MUSTANG DAILY STAFF WRITER By Ashlee Bodenhamer ■ MUSTANG DAILY STAFF WRITER “No matter if you've been Herbed ricotta stuffed shells, i a M Dijon rosemary lamb chops served Some students pray at night. raised in a particular faith over Farfalle pasta, honey pecan Some go to Mass. Some attend or are atheist, probably crusted chicken breasts ... this is .VÍ#' weekly Bible study, and other take not a dream. classes to immerse themselves in everyone, at some point, It’s Kristi Shawl’s senior project. the theories, theologies and prac­ ponders religion in their A nutritional science senior. tices of numerous religions. quest for truth." Shawl began her own personal To cater to the needs of those chef business to bring the delight w m hungry for religious knowledge. Cal Meredith Rich of healthy and delicious dining HI I -ÉiW" ' Poly will offer a minor in religious nutrition sophomore back into the home. studies starting this fall. The purpose of her project is to Courses required for the minor offered a course on Islam, it was a design a feasible business plan for a include Judaism, Hinduism, struggle to even fill the class. These personal chef business. Shawl said. Buddhism and Monotheism: the days, Islam classes are bursting at Which constructing her senior Bible and the Qur’an. the seams, Saltzman said. project. Shawl has learned to Professor Judy Saltzman of Cal Hannings stressed the impor­ implement the marketing tools she Poly’s Philosophy Department was tance of such classes. needs to create her own business. the driving force behind the pro­ “Everyone should be exposed to First, Shawl interviews her gram. Saltzman’s vision is that stu­ a class on Islam,” Hannings said. clients and has them fill out an dents will emerge from the minor “The problem is that there aren’t extensive questionnaire to find more open-minded, more respectful enough people to teach it.” out about medical conditions, food and more compassionate, she said. Also, because religious courses allergies, weight loss needs, likes “I want to go beyond the idea of are not a general education require­ and dislikes. After this, she and tolerance, because that’s not even ment, students who need to take her clients create a customized very nice,” Saltzman said. the courses the most aren’t going menu to fit the their needs. Saltzman began developing the to, Hannings said. As a personal chef, Shawl shops minor in fall 2001. “Since students who sign up for for food items on the way to her After approval by the philosophy religious studies courses are already client’s house. She then prepares department and the College of probably open-minded, you’re packaged or hot meals based on Liberal Arts, the Academic Senate essentially preaching to the choir,” the client’s preferences. % voted to adopt the program, said Hannings said. Shawl offers a variety of differ­ DAN GONZALES/MUSTANG DAILY David Hannings, chair of the sen­ Courses will he taught in the ent meal plans, anywhere from Nutrition senior Kristi Shawl stands in her kitchen. Shawl has ate’s curriculum committee and a most fair, non-partisan way possi­ three entrees of four servings each started a personal chef service for her senior project. horticulture and crop science pro­ ble, Saltzman said. to five entrees with four servings. fessor. Professors hailing from the psy­ Although she makes a different “By sharing my love of cooking busy people enjoy a home-cooked Interest in religion, especially in chology, social sciences, philosophy menu for each client. Shawl has a and good food, I will provide meal in the comfort of their own Islam, has grown recently, and modern languages and litera­ long list of appetizers and entrees excellent quality food and services home. I will be helping these peo­ Hannings said. tures departments will teach the that clients can also order, such as by bringing my talent into my ple restore a family value by my “The minor appeals to a broad courses. spinach dip in a sourdough bread client’s home and preparing the much-needed service.” range of majors, and is not con­ Nutrition sophomore Meredith bowl, grilled bacon wrapped freshest foods possible,” Shawl In her project statement. Shawl structed for one major,” he said. shrimp and stuffed mushroom said. “Part of my sales process will In 1985, when Cal Poly first see MINOR, page 2 caps. be in the value I place on helping ' see CHEF, page 2 Increases in student loans spurs Project Vote Smart a post-grad bankruptcy concerns more active internship board has approved funds to cover By Alina Neacy This is far less than the recent fee “Some students may select not to ► Poly students have all the expenses for five Cal Poly MUSTANG DAILY STAFF WRITER increases. go into certain fields because the opportunity to spend students to attend a 10-week As a result, students will be more salary is not enough to pay off their internship at their unique politi­ Many Cal Poly students are gradu­ dependent on loans. However, there is loans,” Anderson said. “If loan debt summer at political ating with thousands of dollars of debt a ceiling on the amount that each stu­ continues to increase, it will affect research center cal research center. in student loans. With increases in dent can receive in a year. major purchases such as homes.” “We lack researchers from fees, decreases By Alexa Ratcliffe “It’s going to be harder and harder TTie average amount that K t i t o w - California and are very interested in grant MUSTANG DAILY STAFF WRITER ► For more infor­ to meet those increased costs with ing Cal Poly students owe upon grad­ in attracting students from Cal awards and a mation, go to grant assistance, so loans will become uation is between $15,000 and Poly,” said Lisa Coligan, the pro­ $13 million When most Cal Poly students www.ess.calpoly.ed a bigger issue,” said director of finan­ $20,000, not including credit cards or ject’s intern coordinator. budget cut, hear the “internship,” they imme­ u/finaid/ or contact cial aid John Anderson. (Tther forms of debt they may have. Project Vote Smart is a high- the margin diately resort to thoughts of filing the Financial Aid Some students, such as biology Agricultural business senior Justin tech research organization that is between stu­ mounds of papers and learning to Office at 756-2927. SLiphomore Roger Guzman, will need Veyna plans to move home with his dents’ needs ask, “Would you like cream and considered to be the most inde­ to work more to make ends meet. parents after he graduates to save sugar with that?” pendent, dependable and accurate and what tliey “Loans pay for all my sch(xiling, but money and pay off his loans. Owing Project Vote Smart is offering center in the nation when it can borrow is shrinking. I have to work to cover other expens­ $20,000, he will need to pay $ 333 per Cal Poly students the opportunity comes to political research. Approximately 35 percent of Cal es,” he said. “It’s hard to work and go month for five years, before interest. Poly students receive some kind of to schcKTl; your grades suffer.” “1 thought it was a means to an to experience a completely differ­ “The whole basis of Project financial aid. During the 2002-03 The huge amounts that graduating end,” he said. “W hat’s a couple ot ent type of internship and spend Vote Smart is to have a more schcxil year, $39.5 million was given college students owe is prompting years out of the rest of your life.’” the summer 6,000 feet up in the informed public,” said political out in loans and $66 million in total concerns about the pre-bankrupting The future does not Icxik bright for Rocky Mountains of Montana, science senior Maria Acosta. “We akl. The remaining $26.5 million is of America’s youth. Forced to find the financial aid department. with activities consisting of fish­ gather information on candidates comprised of grants and work assis­ employment on the basis ot pay, grad­ Increasing fees and annua! loan limits, ing, hiking, swimming, boating running on all levels of govern- tance. The Federal Pell Grant for the uates will not fill much-needed jobs and horseback riding. coming year will only increase by $50. such as teaching. see LOANS, page 2 Project Vote Smart’s founding see VOTE, page 2 2 Monday, March 10,2003 News Mustang Daily

n j-'i n and more to eating out to fit in with gas money, dining out can get really “I’m much less stressed out,” \ ,:iJ / .0. CHEF their fast-paced schedules. expensive,” Shawl said. Herron said. “It is so nice, when i---- *''01 i*i L,1 ’• t '. V/ith u jTtcrsana! chK- families ran Unlike fast food or restaurants. voij come home after eipht hours of COllLIIIUCCi livelli I I ■ “ Cl _ W iAA, have everything — taste, nutrition Shawl’s packaged meals can last for working, to not have to worry and family unity — if they can up to a month. about what’s for dinner. It’s amaz­ wrote that recent studies have illus­ afford it, she said. So far. Shawl has five clients that ing.” Shawl’s target market is mostly she prepares food for on a weekly or trated that eating dinner as a family Herron’s family includes an 84- 5-Day Forecast middle-to upper-class families. The monthly basis. helps children stay out of trouble, year-old and a teenager. Shawl pre­ average college student may not be San Luis Obispo resident and learn in school, find out more about pares food differently for each fam­ TUESDAY . . able to afford her meals, which business owner Andrea Herron’s dealing with conflict and create a ily member according . to prefer­ High:67 ®/Low:46 ° range from $150 to $225 per meal family of four have utilized Shawl’s greater sense of belonging. plan. service. She said that they were very ence, so everyone is satisfied. WEDNESDAY For households with working par­ Although perhaps pricey for the pleased with Shawl’s cooking, and “Part of the reason I like cooking High: 68®/Low:44 “, ents, preparing nutritional meals avid fast food diner. Shawl said her want to have her around as long as for people is because I like making %> H can be a time-consuming, stressful meals could save money in the long they can. They are on a weekly plan, them happy,” Shawl said. “Food is a ^THURSDAY feat that some don’t have time for. run. with three to four main courses of big source of happiness, which is High:66®/Low:^ Many families are resorting more “O nce you add in taxes, tips and six servings each. why this is a really fulfilling job.” ^ s >

FRIDAY ^ . tance. live in an incomparable paradise. LOANS Barbara Rollins, a financial aid High:64®/Low:42® j VOTE Acosta said the interns worked counselor, advises students to be continued from page 1 continued from page 1 Monday through Friday from 8 mindful of their budget situation and SATURDAY * ^ a.m. to 5 p.m. and that their only borrow the bare minimum of as well as grant allotments that are workload varied each day. Some High:67 ® / Low:46 ®j what’s necessary. m ent.” not growing with needs, mean that days they had a lot of downtime, “Make sure you’re spending on Acosta was a Vote Smart intern the department will have a harder -f needs and not wants,” she said. last summer and said she believes and other days they worked really time covering students who can’t TcOafsSun “Managing your money now decreases that because the nation was hard. afford college by themselves. Rbe$: 6i2l a.mySets:6.*06|«ii, your overall debt when you graduate.” founded under democratic ideals, She said the environment there “We need to keep the student costs The Financial Aid Office will have every voter deserves to be was similar to being at a camp. down and raise the annual loan lim­ a series of “financial survival” work­ informed about a candidate and She met a lot of new people and Today'sJNoc^' its,” Anderson said. “Hopefully they’ll shops during spring quarter. For more their viewpoints on certain issues. went hiking almost everyday. meet a greater portion of the student’s (Bk c ia29am /Sets:}2S8jU . information, go to Project Vote Smart has over “It was really good for me to go need, because 1 don’t see that those www.ess.calpoly.edu/finaid/ or contact 5,000 sponsoring news organiza­ there,” Acosta said. “I thought needs will be met with grant assis­ the Financial Aid Office. tions and libraries and has con­ that I wanted a more traditional ducted more than 30,000 back­ internship, and after going there I non, something that cuts to the ground checks on issues and can­ realized that 1 got a whole lot core of humanity, Saltzman said. didates. MINOR more than I ever imagined.” “Virtually every culture on earth Acosta said the motto of their continued from page 1 Current Cal Poly students of all has a religion,” she said. “If you internship group was to save majors are urged to apply for the look at a course on Western civi­ democracy by providing the internship, but political science, M Rich said she thinks an unbiased lization or Asian civilization, you’ll American people with much- journalism and communications curriculum that would lay out the see that a great deal of that course needed voting information. majors are especially encouraged. basics of various religions would has to do with religion.” Coligan said they are still of Graduate students and recent col­ Da create an atmosphere where stu­ Students from all majors reap building the retreat center and dents could sort through the facts. the benefits of a religious studies that an intern’s tasks can range lege graduates are also eligible for “No matter if you’ve been raised minor, Saltzman said. daily from candidate interviews scholarship support. The best in a particular faith or are atheist, Knowledge of the world’s major and presidential research to build­ For more information about probably everyone, at some point, theologies will be useful to students ing corral fences and painting Project Vote Smart or for an ponders religion in their quest for pursuing careers in law, the clergy, lodge facilities. application, check their Web site news truth,” Rich said. counseling and teaching, and also She said she believes that the at www.vote-smart.org or call the Students from science and math those forging into science or tech­ work is hard and terribly impor­ Voter’s Research Hotline at 1- money disciplines welcome the change of nology fields. tant, but in return students get to 888-868-3762. pace that religious studies offer, Medical schools, for example, ■am $1(000 > S2.000 #or your doesn't Saltzman said. seek applicants with more to offer Student Croup in |uet S houni “Students have told me (the than a perfect score on the MCAT. fi*rt

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NationalBriefis unanimously ratified a treaty Calls seeking comment from the spokesman Joaquin Navarro-Valls attempts, saying it is part of planned TTursday that would cut active U.S. club’s owners were not immediately told reporters. improvements in health care. Controller raises borrowing and Russian long-range nuclear war­ returned. The frail 82-year-old pope has estimate as budget stalemate heads by two-thirds, acting as a sep­ Last Sunday, Club Soho was shut spoken about his own mortality in Everest base camp to get continues arate nuclear crisis was building in down for alleged overcrowding and a recent years, referring to the “twi­ Internet café SACRAMENTO — The state Asia. chained exit. Angry patrons pelted light years” of his papacy and, during KATMANDU, Nepal — It ctxjld be controller is raising his estimate of The Moscow Treaty, hailed by the pK)lice with rocks and bottles after the trip to Poland last year, asking the most challenging Internet cafe pro­ how much California will have to Bush administration as symbolizing a being forced to leave, but no one was for “a prayer for the pope during his ject going. Fifty years after two men con­ borrow this summer as a stalemate new era of friendship and coopera­ hurt, said police Sgt. John lifetime and after his death.” quered Mount Everest, a native Sherpa over budget cuts and vehicle license tion with Russia, would take missile Pasquariello. But “Roman Triptych” is the first Ls determined to set up a cybercafe at the fee increases drags on in the levels to the lowest point in 50 years. Los Angeles fire inspectors rou­ published work by the pope dis­ 17,400-f(X)t-high base camp of the Legislature. The pact calls on both nations to tinely monitor nightclubs and other cussing his own passing. world’s highest mountain. Controller Steve Westly says the cut their strategic nuclear arsenals to public assemblages to look for code Besides freezing temperatures and state will have to borrow $4 billion 1,700 to 2,200 deployed warheads by violations and safety hazards. U.S. military preparing new storms, there is no electricity or plumb­ to $11 billion in June to keep its 2012 — down from about 6,000 for The campaign began Friday ward for Guantanamo prison­ ing at the site. There aren’t any perma­ operations running as lawmakers try the United States and 5,500 for involves firefighters from more than ers with mental problems nent buildings, either. to erase a budget deficit that could Russia. 100 stations. Its focus will be educa­ GUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL “The Internet cafe I ;un pkuining will reach $34.6 billion over the next 16 tion, not inspection, said Capt. BASE, Cuba — The U.S. military is be in a tempc>niry shed built with stone months. Southern California club closed William Wick. opening a new ward for terror sus­ walls and covered with a tent,” said Westly said in early February the for alleged fire code violations pects with mental problems at entrepreneur Tsering Gyalzen, whose state would probably have to borrow LOS ANGELES — Fire inspec­ IntemationalBriels Guantanamo Bay folk)wing a rash of grandfither was one of more than 100 $2 billion to $8 billion before the tors closed a nightclub early suicide attempts by detainees, SherpiTs who airried ecjuipmenl and sup­ end of June to deal with cash flow Thursday after finding it was over­ Pope explores life and death, including one that left a man with plies in the 1953 expedition. problems brought on by its budget crowded and one of the emergency including his own, in new poet­ serious brain damage. Gyalzen said he is forced to build a woes. exits was chained, authorities said. ry book The mission commander. Army temporary sttucture because the base He said the higher projection was The Belmont Club was the sec­ VATICAN CITY — Pope John Maj. Gen. Geoffrey Miller, also said camp sits on a glacier that moves a few the result of a variety of factors, ond closed in Los Angeles amid a Paul IPs new book of poetry, a three- he has recommended some detainees inches a day. including weaker-than-expected focus on nightclub safety since a fire part meditation on nature, life and be freed, but he would not say how The café will open only during the revenues and the failure of lawmak­ killed 98 people in Rhode Island and death — including his own — many. spring and fall, when hundreds of moun- ers to begin to trim the deficit. a stampede killed 21 people in makes clear he has no plans to step “The decision on transferring taineeis come to climb Everest and sur- The Legislature has approved a Chicago last month. Los Angeles down. these enemy combatants back to ttxinding mountains in the Khumbu package of about $8.6 billion in cuts authorities began a weeklong educa­ “Roman Triptych” is the first book their home countries will be made by regicm. and funding shifts, but those bills are tion campaign on Friday. of poetry John Paul has written since the highest levels of our govern­ “If we have Internet access on the tied to enactment of a measure Fire officials visited The Belmont becoming pope in 1978. Vatican ment,” Miller said Thursday. “TTiey base camp it would be easy to call for designed to raise vehicle license fees. Club on La Cienega Boulevard just officials said the poems came out of a may be there for weeks or months.” helicopters to airlift injured.or sick Gov. Gray Davis has promised to after midnight and found 211 people trip to his beloved Poland last sum­ The psychiatric wing of about 35 mLXintaineeis and alst) check on weath­ veto the VLF bill. inside the building, which is permit­ mer. cells will op)en this month with a er forecasts,” said Ang Tshering, who ted to have 149 occupants, said The slim burgundy-covered vol­ staff of psychiatrists, psychologists operates a trekking business. Senate ratifies U.S.-Russia Inspector Kendall McCarthy. ume was published Thursday in John and nurses. Miller said in an inter­ treaty to sharply cut numbers “The exiting was not proper Paul’s native Polish, although trans­ view with TTie Asstxiated Press. Briefs compiled from The Associated of nuclear warheads either and so we had to close it lations in English, French, Spanish, Miller denied the unit is being Press wire service by Mustang Daily WASHINGTON — The Senate down,” McCarthy said. 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he most I had to worry about last time I went out for a night of drinking was whether my friend’s breasts were Althou^i in San Luis Obispo we don’t have material going to pop out of her bustier, whether I had enough to worry much about live performances with Tmoney to cover her birthday drinks and whether my friend was going to suffer from another panic attack when she entered the pyrotechnics, we should be concerned about e’ll take finals week any rime of the year. We know, you’re prob­ confined, overcrowded SLO Brew. ably thinking “What the hell are these (insert expletive here) the maximum capacity laws in our bars. Do Before the lethal stampede in the Chicago nightclub and the talking about? (Insert expletive here) finals!’’ deadly fire in the Rhode Island nightclub, San Luis Obispo bar local bars adhere to these rules or give in to WLixtk at it this way though. You’re only in class for maybe three, four hoppers never worried about their safety unless it had to do hours for the whole week - tops. If you fall into the category of those who profits and pleading patrons? _ with the next morning’s hang- spend more than this on exams, you are an engineer, and you can’t com­ ^ O n f l i n O n T d r y over. But in retrospect of the responsibility to educate their entertainment on regulations plain - you knew what you were getting yourself into. For the rest of us it recent events, club-goers must and safety concerns about the bar. is all aK)ut sleeping in, no parking problems and, most importantly, the now have a different outkx)k. They are now required to not Investigations will determine who is to blame for the deadly least amount ctf class the whole quarter. Finals week is, in a word, beauti­ only monitor their drinking but the safety of the environment fire, but in a situation as upsetting as this, people can only learn ful. they are in. from the experience and make an oath to themselves to adhere It’s this whole “dead week’’ thing that really kills us. Isn’t dead week sup­ When you go to cluhs, you assume management has assured to .safety laws no matter what the situation might be. Patrons of posed to be dead? And by “dead,” that means no new material - strictly that the maximum capacity laws are upheld and that all aspects bars can ensure their t)wn safety in checking out emergency review old material, like learning the Pythagorean Theorem for the eighth of live performances have been monitored and checked for exits when they arrive. time in our lives (and the third safety. Both the clubs in Chicago and RhixJe Island failed to Although in San LuLs Obispo we don’t have to worry much this quarter), or singing that song keep their promises to their customers. These mistakes cannot about live performiuices with pyrotechnics, we .should be con­ that helps you learn the order of be fixed with a free meal or drink; these mistakes are permanent cerned abciut the maximum capacity laws in our bars. Do kx:al the presidents to the tune of lapses of judgment that will haunt people for years to come. bars adhere to these mles or give in to profits and pleading “Yankee Dtxxlle” (“Washington, Investigators are trying to determine who was to blame for patrons? Adams, Jefferson ...” Sing it with the fire that was sparked by the band Great White’s pyrotech­ There have been many times when getting to the restroom us). nics. TTiough half the shows in the last three years at the Rhtxle at local bars seems to be an unfeasible journey. There is hardly But in reality, dead week is far Iskmd bar were rep(5rted to have pyrotechnics, the bar owners ever encxigh rcxim to walk, let alone run out in case of an emer­ from dead; it is as alive as that have said that they never gave Great White permission to use gency. Often the fire exits, if noticed, seem to be inaccessible. fungus grttwing on your genitals them. The pyrotechnics used by Great White reportedly lacked Sometimes bars seem to have exit doors under strict supervi­ that you still haven’t had the necessary state and local permits, but it is still unclear sion or locked, in hopes of keeping underage drinkers and peo­ checked out at the clinic because whether management at The Station gave them permission. ple trying to escaf»e cover charges out. you don’t want to hear the Other nightclub managers from other states have said that The next time you travel out for a carefree night of drinking, impending news about your Great White also used pyrotechnics at their establishments avoid the bars that have long lines wrapped around the build­ (soon to be absent) sex life. You without approval. Regardless, pyrotechnics should have no ing. Overpriced drinks and lack of dancing room aren’t the know you’re worried. Safe sex is place in small clubs. Special effects involving fire should always only concerns club goers should have anymore. the key here, but we’ll leave that be saved for concerts where the space and safety staff is over­ to Shallon. abundant. The club owners should have made sure they knew Paige Havercroft is a journalism senior and Mustang Daily Professiirs on this campus are exactly what their performance would entail. It is the owner’s staff writer. infamous for taking what was orig­ inally a beautiful idea and turning it into a week of dread. It is this week, and this week only (in miast Letters to the editor cases), in which instructors take on the fonu of Lucifer, milking Americans should beware of domino Why not blame ...a white guy? five da>'s of class for everything they’re worth. “OK, class, tcxlay we’re going effect to learn two weeks of back-logged material, and it will all be on the already- Editor, cumulative final. Watch my head spin!” Pretty scx>n, they’re chanting unin­ telligible mantras tmd vomiting pea soup. Really, it just isn’t pretty. Editor, The other day 1 was speculatirtg on who ctxild have egge».! the l\'ad week has lost its true value. Before, it was a valuable tool for stu­ “Be careful what you wish for,” my mother used to tell GLBU booth, and 1 leveled it down to one particular gix>up of dents, giving us ample time to learn the 10 weeks of material that we slept me. “You just might get it!” America is poised for war: Our petiple: White men. Going along with Michael Mexire’s Ixxik through. Now, we still have to go to class for one extra week and pretend president advix:ates a preemptive attack to “secure the “Stupid White Men,” my experience at Cal Poly has been like we’re paying attention - and that takes a lot of work. peace.” Will this strategy work? Hardly. Once we’ve equivalent to Moore’s experience in life. Rir example, who gave We understand that we’re on the quarter system, we have less time to launched our preemptive strikes, then everyKxly else will me that B- in history? A white guy! learn what should be taught over a semester-length course, blah blah blah. wait in line to launch theirs; North Korea against Seoul, W ho cut in fnmt of me at Backstage Pizza yesterday? A white But that’s why we come to a schtxil that is on the quarter system - so that Pakistan against New Delhi, China against Taiwan ... guy! we don’t have to sit in agony for longer than we need to. We w;mt to learn where will it end? CPCR? White men! and get it over with. Unfortunately, this extra week of pain makes the Be careful what you wish for. Our president wants the W ho s(.ild me a used textbook for $80 and bought it back for learning pnx:ess even slower. option of doing it alone if we fail to obtain U.N. or NATO a measly $2? A store run by white people! •And really, we aren’t just Kx)king exit for the students here. How many support. But once the killing starts, how many Middle W ho raised my tuition? The white president of ours! professors actually want to teach class right before they are going to have Eastern countries will be ignited in the ensuing conflagra­ W ho desecrated the rainbow P last year and humiliated ixir to slave over hundreds of final examinations? No doubt they have read tion? If we attack without our allies, who will stand by us university? White guys! ctxmtless papers and quizzes and tests and equations over the axirse of the over the long haul? No one. W ho killed and stabbed someone in front of Tortilla Hats on quarter. They deserve a break tix), and if they adhered to the standards of Be careful what you wish for. We wish to defeat terrorism Saturday? A white guy! dead week, they wixild get one. - so we’re going to kill thousands of Iraqis. Will this help W ho were hara.ssing and arresting college studentson Mardi It is with this in mind that we proptwe that dead week be officially fight terrorism? No, it will make it worse. A pre-emptive Gras? White guys! decreed on the academic calendar. The penultimate (yes, we know big attack will create a sea of hate, and the terrorists will be like Someone please help me! 1 am a white male and I am afraid words, text) week of every quarter should be solely dedicated to review - no the droplets of the ocean - seemingly infinite and every­ of myself. homework, no new material. Tliis way, students can concentrate on study­ where. Furthermore, 1 want the University Police Department to ing for their finals or putting etff those last-minute term papers. Professetrs Some want us to cut short the U.N. inspections and racially profile all white males in their investigation of the can come to class unprepared, ready to embark on mindless tangents that finally launch our attack. OK. We’ll win. But winning will egging incident. Believe me. Only stupid white men would do actually entertain the class. It is perfect. bring more than news reports, parades and bumper stickers. such a thing. Now, we will excuse ourselves, as we must attend a séance. It’s time to Victory brings death. As Cpl. John Dober described in the Therefore, like forcing Maslims to register with the govern­ bring dead week back from the dead. Tribune (Feb. 23), “It’s going to be a slaughter.” And Capt. ment after Sept. 11,1 encourage all white men to register with jaisun Hanson added, “We’d love to get back with our com­ the UPD to help them find the perpetrators! Steve Hill and Chrissy Roth are journalism juniors and Mustang Daily pany and go fight some more.” Be careful what you wish for. columnists who spend too much time at the Ouija board. Cross over to Joshua Kob is a political science sophomore who is 1(X) per­ the other side with them by e-mailing [email protected] . Craig H. Russell is part of the music department. cent sure WHITE GUYS egged the GLBU booth.

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magine that the last 16 months have been whizzes in and out of the American legal system. sp)ent in detention in American military brigs. The Court of Appeals decision overturned a This time of war is a time of turmoil in both America and A f^nistan, The charges against you have yet to be previous Norfolk judge’s mling that Hamdi is revealedI and you haven’t spoken to a family mem­ allowed the right to view the evidence gathered and in these situations the precautions that protect the country are the prc' ber or a lawyer since your initial capture. Your against him. The case is likely headed to the cautions that should be adopted . Constitutional rights are lacking and your future Supreme Court within the next 90 days to argue lies in the hands of the government. on Constitutional grounds. in his hand, was deemed an “enemy combatant”: with enemy forces,” .said Chief Judge j. Harvey Now let’s complicate matters a bit further. Clearly, Hamdi’s plight has raised a flurry of Certainly he appeared just that. Wilkinson III in his decision. Although you were bom in the United States, you constitutional and libertarian concerns. One of Although it is argued that a detainee should be Despite the involved processes of Hamdi’s situ­ moved back to Saudi Arabia when you were a the main topics of controversy is the labeling of able to say whether he or she is an enemy com­ ation, the gamut of opinions will continue to be toddler and were Hamdi as an “enemy combatant.” This title is batant, Ha' di swore allegiance to the Taliban expressed as his case winds its way to the Supreme Commentary “pt>r«ijn“">bat what denies Hamdi of knowledge of his charges rather than refute it. Court. Perhaps this is all more cut and dry than it ------on an Afghanistan and access to counsel. No judicial Ixxly adheres Another question that arises is the weight of appears. Tfie man was captured overseas with a battlefield as a this title to a suspect; the military does. the separation of j^::wers. There is concern that Kalishnikov in his hand; were he not American- member of a Taliban unit. What happens now? Indeed, the decision by the 4th U.S. Court of the Bush administratu n will be allowed the last born, it is doubtful his rights would be given a sec­ According to the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals states: “The courts are ill-positioned to word on these matters, end although Hamdi’s case ond thought. Although he is denied access to his Appeals, your detainment is justified because you police the military’s distinction between those in is highly unusual, its evolvement is fairly logical. counsel, he does have a lawyer who’s been in court are an enemy combatant captured during wartime the arena of combat who should be detained and Since Hamdi was labeled an enemy combatant, several times with several more to come. and can be held without charge, regardless of citi­ those who should not.” he remains under military commissions. TTie president’s power may be extended in this zenship status. Worries arise that the military will use this Additionally, the mling by the 4th U.S. Circuit case, but depending on the courts, it may be This is the story of 22-year-old college student power to label whomever they want as an enemy Court of Appeals applies only to enemy combat­ restricted in another. This time of war is a time of Yaser Esam Hamdi, who was captured on an of the United States, but it is doubtful that this ants captured overseas. turmoil in both America and Afghanistan, and in Afghanistan battlefield by the Northern Alliance abuse will occur. In a war combating terrorism, “Hamdi is not ‘any American citizen alleged to these situations the precautions that protect the in November 2001 and subsequently transferred battling those intending to do harm to the United be an enemy combatant’ by the government; he is country are the precautions that should be adopt­ to a holding station in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. States, it is fairly straightforward for the military to an American citizen captured and detained by ed. Although he was moved to the Naval Station in discern wht) is an enemy and who is not. It is not American allied forces in a foreign theater of war Norfolk, Va., after the initial discovery of his citi­ a surprise, then, that Hamdi, who was found fight­ during active hostilities and determined by the Lesley Reo is a journalism senior and Mustang zenry in April 2002, he remains there as his future ing with Taliban forces with a Russian assault rifle United States military to have been indeed allied Daily staff writer. More letters to the editor God is a she, not a he rights as Americans, to feel safe on this campus and to be ftee to fought for and believed in liberty from large, oppressive govern­ sf>eak their piece. To trivialize their experiences and to, in essence, ments, modem liberals tend to favor expansion of centralized gov­ Editor, blame them for the egging brings you down to the level of the bigots ernment. The founders recognized that all men are created equal, on this campus. These things happen again and again, not because and it is thus doubtful they would support institutionalized, govern­ As I waded through the sea of letters that delved into the debate gn>ups react, but because the administration and students don’t. You ment-sanctioned racist policies such as affirmative action. of the “in your face” Christianity, I realized that there was a common have asked them to “stand up, (and to) be strong.” In my opinion, If modem “liberals” held true to what the founders believed in, misconception that certain individuals seem to harbor. That GcxJ is they have by remaining students here, by petitioning the adminis­ there would be no “libertarian” ideology. In fact, we libertarians a he. God is in fact not a he, but a she. tration and by being open with who they are on a campus that time would call ourselves liberals if the weird’s meaning hadn’t been dis­ It’s a fairly common mistake that our species has been making and time again has tried to beat them back. They have shown their torted. since the chimpanzees first uttered an intelligible sentence. Since courage and deserve our support. Neither conservatives nor liberals are “afraid to change for the the first chimpanzee that uttered an intelligible sentence was male, better,” as you put it in your textbcxik example of the fallacy of prej­ the others logically assumed the great creator mast’ve had balls. Of Susan Piekarski is a history senior. udicial language. TTiey merely disagree on what “better” is. course, the female chimpanzees kxJged a protest, but the protest was attributed to PMS-induced bitching and thus shot down in chimp- Tatoos, piercings don't necessarily stop Marc Blackwood is an aerospace engineering senior. parliament (It was a very demtxrratic society). blood donors So how can I be sure? lxx>k at the world around us, the way things Anti-war protestors want to suppress work. Many female insects, for example, eat their mates after they’re Editor, war supporters done using them (typically a male unless it’s a lesbian encounter). Even in the mammal kingdom most of the chicks are better hunters, The beginning of Chrissy Roth’s article “Qiuntry in Need of Editor, excuse me huntresses. Blcxxl Donation” (March 3) is misleading and is likely to confuse On March 1,1 attended an anti-war demonstration on the cor­ In the end though, lix>k no further than our own kind. Anyone and deter would be donors. While it’s true that having a tattoo, ner of Broadway and Main Street in Santa Maria. I wanted to express txit there understand women? Ha! Thcxjght not. Why? Because piercing, acupuncture or accidental needle stick may di.squalify my suppxirt of how President Bush is handling the crisis by ha\ ing a they’re mtxJeled after the divine she-ing herself. D’i>h! Besides stimeone from a donation, it is not definite. For one, most piercings thumbs-up sign for Bush. I distanced myself from the demonstrators women have the eerie sixth-sense type thing going and they have are done with a onetime use, sterile needle, which does not typical­ by two traffic lanes .so as to not interfere with them. However, right this power to make men helpless! The facts speak for themselves. ly disqualify a ckmor. 1 am appalled that in an article stressing the away, I was sumiunded by several anti-war protesters who bkx:ked God’s a she, and she has an extreme lack of tan because she’s been need for donors, the writer wtxild open with such a statement that my sign and tried to intimidate me. 1 could not even turn around out of the sun for toti long! not only discourages bkxxl donation, but also disaxjrages even read­ wirhtxit one of them being literally in my face. TTiis clearly proves ing the article any further. With sti few donors as it is, it is necessary their true colors and motivation. TTey want to suppress all contrary- Fazal Khan is a male architecture senior. to recruit, not dissuade people before they even begin. ideas. They are not interested in free speech or freedom of expres­ Writers should try forum to debate sion. Neither were the Nazis and communists. religious issues Candice Phelps is an architecture senior. In this high stakes crisis, Mr. Bush is continuing his gotxJ leader­ SLOPD Mardi Gras actions uncalled for ship of dealing with the declaration of war against Western Editor, Civilization demonstrated by the Islamic murderers on Sept. 11. Editor, Even though they attacked the United States rather than the United Nations, Mr. Ektsh has worked through the United Nations, To all letters amceming the religion issue - since I find 250 words While I can’t understand the whole family Mardi Gras concept - whose countless resolutions Saddam has already breached material­ a very .small amount in which to fully express myself and my views - I mean why would yixj bring a small child to a celebration of sin and ly. It would be naive to negotiate with him without decisiveness and rather than go into a series of replies that 1 fear would just annoy debachury? - that is not the point of this letter. I am wTiting to the certain consequences of noncompliance. those not interestcil in this discussion, I suggest you write your opin­ address the actions of certain members of the San Luis Obispo Police ions in www.polytics.otg (you have to download fla.sh first), where Lfepartment during Sunday’s celebration. After the parade 1 wit­ Matt Kokkonen is a resident of San Luis Obispo. we can easily debate this subject for hours on end if you like. 1 nessed a griHip of women actually willing to bare themselves in the promise you that although I might still have some very strong views spirit of Mardi Gras. As a crowd started forming, jxiliee quickly swept on certain aspects concerning spirituality, 1 will listen to you with as in and dispersed the crowd, which was bkx:king a major pathway in open a mind as I can and give ytxi mature responses. I only ask that downtown. you do the same. So, to Jonathan, Nikki, Sara and anyone else up to Letter policy The actions that followed were uncalled for; officers then pro­ the challenge, 1 await ytxir post there. Mustang Daily reserves the right to edit letters for grammar, ceeded to offer the women vague threats of punishment for being a profanity and length. Letters, commentaries and cartoons do not center of attention, then they forced them to get up in the middle of Rebeka Levin is a theatre sophomore. represent the vievtrs of Mustang Daily. Please lin^ length to 250 their meal and move their table and, as a final insult, posted event worcb. Letters should iiKlude the writer's full name, phone num­ GLBU has already stood up, been staff to guard them against further actions. I understand that it is the ber, major and class standing. strong job of the police to keep order, but besides dispersing the crowd, the Bymail: actions of the police were uncalled for as the women did nothing Letters to the Editor Editor, wrong to deserve .such harassment. Building 26, Room 226 Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo Morgan (“GLBU shouldn’t take juvenile acts so hard,” March 3): Brandon McHargue is a computer science junior. CA 93407 Your comments scare me more than the egging because you believe By fax: them strongly enough to send them in. Should Rosa Parks have Definition of'liberal' has changed (805) 756^784 By e-mail: [email protected] stayed in the back of the bus? Clearly it Wasn’t physically painftil for Editor, Letters must come from a Cal Poly e-mail account Do not her to move, and African Americans had already made great strides, send letters as an attachment Please s ^ the text in the body of after all slavery was over. ARE YOU KIDDING ME? This letter is Katherine Benjamin was correct in stating that this nation was the e-mail. just another example of the ignorance, apathy and great privilege felt foundetl by liberals. What .she neglected to note (or what she does Attention: by the majority on this campus. not understand) is that the ideals and values of the founders are not Your letter will not be printed unless you submit it in the correct Clearly, Morgan, you are lucky emxigh to attend class everyday reflected by modem “liberals.” “Omservatives” are so named format. and not be verbally or physically harassed, or fear for your safety in because they attempt to conserve those traditional ideals (althtxigh certain areas. Try talking to someone who experiences it everyday they often fail). and see if you change ycxir mind. GLBU is asking only for their basic While the country’s founders were called liberals because they hear whatstudents say:

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While he doesn’t Regardless of his fcKus, Moreno developed ''“ Oregon know exactly what fuels his tenacious ambi­ an intense work ethic that he has continued tion, his wrestling career proves that dedica­ to cultivate. Moreno diligently trains in pur­ ''“ ucia tion will invariably foster success. suit of his ultimate goal: To win his weight As a transfer student from Cal State class at the NCAA Division 1 WÆN'S lACPOSSE, Bakersfield, Moreno is a new member of Cal Championships later this month. ''“ucIa Poly’s wrestling team whose dogged willpow­ He recognizes that his desire to maximize SCPTEALl. er has already garnered considerable respect his ability often borders on obsession. ''“nevada from his ct)aches and fel- ^ ------______“I don’t know where it comes from, 1 just have a low wrestlers. ^ amazÎTig work At 5 feet 3 inches tall drive to be the best I can SCHEDULE and 125 pounds, Moreno Ctkic. He IVTeStleS hard, be,” he said. is the smallest wrestler on » For Moreno, the fluctu­ W SWSx OEA l l thurs.-sat.., mar. 13-15 ''“ big west tOUrney®anaheim the team. However, his ations he experiences as a size by no means reflects John Azevedo wrestler mimic those he S-LSXE’nSALL wed.-sat., mar. 12-15 his capabilities. After assistant wrestling coachencounters everyday. ''“ big west tOUrney®anaheim placing third in his weight “As a wrestler, you go class at the Pac-10 through so many ups and WREST, a,: mar 20-22 Championships in Idaho, Moreno is poised to downs,” he said. “If you can make it though ''•ncaa finals ® kansas city, mo. qualify as an All-American. wrestling, you can make it through anything.” 11,10 Living in San Luis Obispo and wrestling vAEN; "Sn n i! tues., mar. am. “He has an amazing work ethic,” assistant ''“Utah state ®caipoiy coach John Azevedo said. “He wrestles hard, for Cal Poly have been a welcomed change runs hard and lifts hard.” for Moreno. In addition to the expertise of fri., mar. 14,1 p.m. Moreno, a kinesiology junior, admits the coaches involved, Moreno values the gonzaga ® cal poly wrestling hasn’t always been his sole passion. camaraderie among the team. He anticipates C ji. tues., mar. 11, 1:30 p.m. the next few years but is keenly aware of the At Escalón High School in his hometown of ''“Utah state ®caipoiy Stockton, he devoted his energy to cross­ hard work awaiting him. country and track. Moreno later became the “Everyone works hard,” Azevedo said. “Vic i. -rn-T'».''' T ’''IN: thurs., mar 13,2 p.m. first perstm in section history to win three is a little over the edge.” ''“san francisco ®caipoiy individual section titles in the same year in As a coach, he appreciates Moreno’s inten­ FILE photo/mustang daily ~ sat., mar. 15,12 p.m. and 2 p.m. those three disciplines. sity, which sets a sterling example for the Vic Moreno finished third in the Pac ■10 champi- ''“loyola marymt. ®caipoiy “1 never thought I’d wrestle, 1 thought I’d onships last week. He's ranked No. 9 in the nation. see MORENO, page 7 sat , mar. 14 ''“ ncaa finals ®fayetteville,ark

Cal Poly Baseball S TA TS I By the numbers Bats coming to life for Mustangs 19 ► Breen's grand slam junior centerfielder Sam Cal Poly point guard Herbert had a 3-for-6 day at the caps 9-run rally as Poly Jason Allen had made plate, including a double and a three-pointer in 19 pounds Fresno St.l3-3 triple, driving in one run and scor­ consecutive games ing three times. Senior shortstop CAL POLY SPORTS INFORMATION REPORT Scott Anderson was 4-for-5 with a through last week. His 53 three-pointers FRESNO — junior outfielder double and three RBIs. Pat Breen belted a grand slam in a Also contributing at the plate lead the team. nine-run second-inning rally as were infielder josh Mayo with a Cal Poly defeated Fresno State 13- single and double for two RBIs and -10 3 in a non-conference baseball catcher Cory Taillon with two sin­ Cal Poly second base- game Tuesday night at Pete Beiden gles and an RBI. man Adam Leavitt has Field. Freshman left-hander Garrett stolen ten bases in Breen alsci had a single, a sacri­ Olson, pitching aKiut three miles ten attempts this year. fice bunt and two walks as Cal Poly from his alma mater (Buchanan beat the Bulldogs for only the third High School in Clovis), allowed TRIVIA time in the last 10 meetings three runs and seven hits in 3 2/3 innings, junior right-hander Matt between the two schools dating today's question back to 1998. Fresno State still Powers, the second of four holds a commanding 105-45 Mustang pitchers in the game, Which real-life NBA player advantage in the series since 1950. improved to 2-1 with 3 1/3 score­ takes Jesus Shuttlesworth on less innings, allowing one hit, no a tour of a college campus in Cal Poly (10-8) added single "He Got Game"? runs in four of the final five frames walks and three strikeouts. Cal Poly’s four pitchers did not to keep the Bulldogs at a distance. Submit answers to: [email protected] allow a walk and struck out eight Fresno State lost its fourth straight Friday's question Bulldogs. Fresno State's six pitch­ game and fell to 4-11 for the sea­ Two of Walter Payton's ers, on the other hand, surrendered son. records were broken last year. The 13 Mustang runs is a .season nine walks. One was the rushing record. high and the 10-run margin of vic­ Cal Poly outhit Fresno State, What was the other, 16-10. The nine-run second- and who broke it? tory is the largest for Cal Poly All-purpose yards, Jarry Rice against Fresno State since the inning rally was the biggest of the Congratulations Emily Schwartz, Mustangs moved to Division 1 year as the Mustangs sent 12 bat­ Kristen Fraisse and Lindsay Homi! nine years ago. Fresno State leads ters to the plate. Besides Breen's home run to right, other key hits Cal Poly 15-9 since 1995 when the Sports editor Jacob Jackson can FILE photo/mustang DAILY Mustangs became a Division I be reached at 756-1796 or jljack- The Mustang offense has exploded recently after an early-season slump. schtxil. see BASEBALL, page 7 [email protected] .