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Volume LXIX, Number 41 Wednesday, November 2, 2005 w w w. Ill II s t a II g d a i I y. II e t CSU students rally against fee increases
James Mellor “We wanted to attend the meeting u MUSTANC; DAIIY to have a strong presence to let our trustees know that the state fee IW Seven Cal Foly students, including increases were getting to be too ASl President Tylor Middlestadt, trav much,” Middlestadt said. eled to Long Beach Thursday to par The lone “no” vote came from ' ■ S ticipate in a rally to oppose the latest ( ’orey Jackson, the student trustee on fv.pT51 C'SU fee increase. the Board ofTrustees. Despite the presence o f over 2(M) Jackson w’as persuaded to vote students representing all 23 C'alifornia against the increase by students in State Universities, the C'SU Board of tears, who said they didn’t know what Trustees voted 13-1 to pass an 8 per they would do if there was another cent fee increase for 2(M)6.This is the increase. ^ # sixth time in five years fees have CALIF “We’re realizing how much the fee increased. increase is hurting our fellow students Students attending ('SU s will now throughout the state,”Jackson said. OVf Vo«*, Www.joi- t. il pay $2,724 in statewide fees per year. Jackson was also inspired that stu The $204 increase brings the total to dents from every C'SU came to 90 percent more than fees were in 2(M)1. see Rally, page 2
NICK COURY MUSTANG DAII Y Protesters assembled at Apple Farm Inn in response to a visit by Gov. Schwarzene^er to San Luis PolyProgress aims to help Obispo to gain supporters on Propositions 74, 75, 76 and 77. students graduate on time Schwarzene^er visits SLO
Karen Velie begin e-mailing PolyProgress reports Louise Dolby special election because we feel it’s require public employee unions to MUSTANC; DAIIY to approximately b,(KK) students at MUSIANti DAILY an unnecessary election and a obtain written consent from all the end o f each quarter beginning waste o f taxpayers’ money,” said employees before using the fees for Winter quarter enrollment is Protesters gathered outside this fall, with more students being Erik Baskin, president o f the San political purposes. underway and students are frantical Apple Farm Inn in San Luis included as evaluations are complet Luis (')bispo City Firefighters. “Arnold wants to make each ly studying their degree require C'ibispo Tuesday where Gov. ed. “We’n* against all four primary union get 1(H) peR'ent signatuR*s ments to find which classes they Arnold Schwarzenegger made a The program tracks students’ pmpositions on the ballot because fiom all employees, and in a large need to take. brief visit as part o f a campaign trip they aR' another attack on orga progress toward graduation, just as union it’s going to be hard to gar Unfortunately, many students are to urge C'alifornians to vote for nized labor that would push labor an adviser would do. ner every signature,” Baskin said. unsua' what courses they need to propositions 74, 75, 76 and 77 in back into the Dark Ages and make It helps to insure that students “Proposition 75 wall put in more graduate on time. the upcoming special election it harder for union members.” avoid graduation dilemmas. bureaucracy and silence our voice. “One o f my paiblems is that the Nov. 8. Currently, all public employees “If w'e can give students thorough The beauty of the democratic old guides are not up. so it s hard to Over 100 firefighters, teachers (both union and non-union mem process is fivedom o f speech. It’s audits before they register, they will know what 1 have to take,” said Ian and community members booed bers) pay dues and fees annually, our constitutional right.” be better aware o f what classes they and a portion o f these dues goes to Sizto, a computer science senior. the governor, chanting, “SLO says Schwarzenegger supports Prop need to take,” said Tom Zuur, Regis various political purpcises like sup “When classes are offered only once no” on all four propositions, pri 75 because it allows “paycheck trar and director o f Academic porting or opposing candidates and a year, its pretty important that you marily Proposition 75. pmtection,” meaning government Records. “We’re out here pmtesting the issues. Proposition 75 would know when to take them.” see Governor, page 2 Help is on its way. Cal Poly will see Progress, page 2 \blunteers fight agmnst polio in Nigeria
Brittany Ridley " National Immunization D.iy MUSTANI. DAIIY occurs throughout the year m is the most polio-cmicmic numerous Third World coun Twenty-five local Rotary place on the planet. Xij^eria is tries that lack the means to Club volunteers will where the problem is. 79 immunize their children. embark on a lO-day trip to “In the late 80s, there were Kano, Nigeria to participate 350,000 new cases o f polio,” — BRUCE HOWARD in West Africa’s National Howard said. “This year we are kotary ('liih team leader Immunization Day from _ at a ground 1,200 cases o f polio Nov. 8 to 18. worldwide. It’s almost licked.” trip, will partake in the efi'orts to The local group, along with Volunteers like Howard travel eradicate polio in Nigeria, as part é hundreds o f other volunteers, will throughout India, Africa, o f an overall Rotary C3ub efi'ort to participate in their goal to immu Indonesia and the Philippines m eliminate polio worldwide. V nize every child 5-years-old and order to immunize as many chil “Nigeria is the most polio- li_l younger, for a total of over 80 mil dren as possible. COUKITSY I’MOro endemic place on the planet,” lion children. Ilowaril said the population is Bruce Howard administers the OPV (Oral Polio Virus) to children in Bruce Floward, a local Rotary Howard said. “ Nigeria is where India. He will be doing a similar service trip in Nigeria Nov. 8 to 18. (3ub team leader fi>r the Nigeria the problem is.” see Nigeria, page 2 NEWS
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University. more funding. Jennifer Reyes, a politic.il science “We needed to show up because ‘‘Hut, we .list) knew if we didn’t Governor junior and member of C'al Holy continued from pnge / this is an issue that etiects every start advocating for the hudget early continued from page I Ckillege Republicans, agrees with the propositions since she thinks they will oppose the tee increase. single student,” said Ruthie on, we were just shotitiiig ourselves employees can decide how their fix the hudget problems, improve the ‘‘It slu>\ved students do eare and Osorio, a member of the ASl in the foot,” he said. wages are spent in regards to sup public education system and give they're willing to tight the whole Hoard of Directors and .m attendee 1 he students who attended the porting political candidates or issues, union workers a vote. year to educate the public on w hat o f the rally. “ Fveryone has to pay rally aren’t done fighting. because it requires employees to give “He’s like an action-hero in every the state legislature is doing tt> t)ur fees.” The event marks the heginmng t)f their permission before their money sense of the won!,” said Tiylor Scott, system,” he said. Supporters o f the fee increase a long year o f fighting for higher IS used for political contributions. business junior and member ot the ■Middlestadt initiated the rally at argue that CiSUs need the nu)iiey educatit)ii. Students h.tve plans to “Arnold wants to take away our C'.al Holy C College Republicans. “The the special hudget meeting for the to ensure a i.]uality education, continue lobbying in Sacramento to First Amendment rights,” said propt)sitions benefit the people, not ( 'SU Hoard lifFrustees by proposing Middlestadt said. get legislators to prioritize the C!SU Cheryl C;onw.iy, an electrical office the party, ami there are no special to get represent.itives from all 23 “VC'e knew we weren’t going to system. union member. “Everything the interests. They just make sense.” CiSUs to Long Beach in supptirt ot' stop the fee increase. Honestly, we “.'\lthough we didn’t accomplish national Republicans want to do Ciov. Schwarzenegger will return Jackstm. The motion to coordinate didn’t really want to because we anything tangible by going to this destroys the middle class.” to San Luis Obispo on Thursd.iy at such an event was started in response knew we needed that revenue,” meeting, it really unified the students Many members o f the C'al Holy 7:.^0 p.m. to speak at the Madonna to an emotional meeting at the last said Middlestadt who commented of ('alifornia,” said Darcy Kinney a Clollege Republicans also assembled Inn to urge voters to support his conference of the Cial State Student on how the students used the forestry junior, who also attended outside Apple Farm Inn to support reforms. The speech is not open to Association at Humboldt State meeting as chance to lobby for the rally. the governor w'ith signs reading the public but 200 community mem “Reform and Rebuild.” bers h.ive been invited to attend.
need to take,” English junior Haley Next year, the campus will begin Proeress Stocking said. changing over to a new type o f auilit Members o f Rotary Cdubs across continued from page I The audit results are separated system under Heople Soft Student Nigeria the country participate in different Administration which will focus on Holyl'rogress provides students into categories, such .is general edu continued from page I immunization days throughout the cation, degree. m.ijor, concentration students who are starting in fall with an audit o f their progress so poor in these Third World coun w'orld. and support. Specific degree-orient 2006. The prognuns will work in toward their specific degree require tries that once they are infected Steve Lombardi, a member of ed requirements m.iy also be includ tandem for approximately three ments. The audit evaluates transfer with polio, they have no means to the San Luis Obispo de Tolosa ed. years w'ith HolyHrogress, and then work, academic records, C'al Holy treat the symptoms o f the disease. Rotary (dub, said that the wonder The audit show's which classes HolyHmgress will be phased out, completed courses and currently- “The immunization cost 60 ful thing about the Rotary’s effort and how many credits each student Zuur said. enrolled courses against students’ cents, so we are going into areas against polio is that is gives average needs to graduate. “HolyHrogress has been a very degree requirements. where parents can’t afford 60 cents community members the opportu “As a rule, students should focus good audit tool for students,” Zuur The computerized audits will to save their kids’ lives,” Howard nity to help others and experience on completing the recommended said. “We h.ive received expressions replace the paper curriculum sheets said. “If you have polio in these the culture of a Third World coun classes before the credit recommen o f adulation from students on currently used. countries, you are discarded. You try. dation,” according to the C'al Holy receiving such complete informa “It a-ally helps me to see what are garbage.” “ I think any time you go to a Web site. tion.” classes I’ve taken and what classes I Cdiildren must be immunized Third World country it’s an incred eight to lO times in order for it to ible eye opener,” Lombardi said. “ 1 be effective, Howard said. 1 his is thought I w'as going over there to Universities consider using podcasts to supplement lectures because Rotary Cllub volunteers work, but we w’ere really represen cannot provide vaccinations, due to tatives from the U.S. which under Sean Powers “Technology is becoming an according to the Information and lack o f equipment and medical scored how important the role that THh MANtArtR (U. .MISSOURI) integral part o f everyone’s life,” said Access Technology Services’ Web assistance, along with the high risk polio internationally has taken and Monica Heglau, director o f site. o f AIDS, and the tact that oral how important polio immuniza C:OlUMHIA, Mo. — Enhancing Missouri’s Instructional Likewise, the MU School of immunization is not as efficient. tion is.” Educators across the country are Network Teaching Strategies, a journalism has looked at using pod Volunteers spend their time Rotary (dub members plan to considering a new form o f state-run technology program for casting for the school’s reporting going door to door in each village continue their efforts against the Internet-based audio sharing K-12 students. “There are so many classes. or community m order to treat polio epidemic and eventually called “podcasting” to enhance dirt'erent features that technology A major misconception regard every child. Additional efforts have eliminate the problem completely, lectures. offers, and it’s all so motivational ing podcasting is that in order to also been made for those who are Howard said. Hodcasting allows teachers to and so interactive.” successfully receive these audio immobilized by the disease. “We are going to eliminate audio-record lectures and put MU students and faculty helped files, users need an iHod, said “In India, we also brought in polio. If we can do this, and we them online for students to down test out podcasting at the National Robert Walch, president and owner wheelchairs and participated in can, then what can we do next? We load and listen to on computers or Learning Infrastructure Initiative o f HodC'ast 411, a Kansas-based reconstructive surgeries,” Howard think poverty,” Howard said. “Hut portable media devices such as conferences in New Orleans in said. “Our wheelchairs were made the world needs our hands and our see Podcast, page 3 iHods. January and Houston in March, out of patio furniture.” hearts.” Are You Worried About Natural Disasters?
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I )unng one Hut more than being a soiree no united fmnt.We even tinly have a biggest obstacle is apathy, as well as parts, doop into the spirit ot All anecdote, that talk encapsulates a half-assed anti-war efliirt, despite the the idea that we can enter the race at I lallow's F.vo and Fahst Mluo \\ idespread idea in our generation multitude of re.isons for our demo the glamomus finish line. We can’t, Ribbon. 1 stuinhlod into the follow today: that the world will wait for us. graphic to he really mad. and wanting the instant gratification ing convvrsation: The attitude goes that work will be Being young means being idealis we’re used to only makes us tedious tic — it’s seeing what we dislike (¡litter)' Wite/i I: I ’m fo i^htil we’re around forever, so we shouldn’t jump STACEY ANDERSON ly inimobile.7 he (ilittery Witches abotit the world, and offering solu fuirtyimi tO[>etlier. It feems lihe ire nerer into its bleak beginnings — while SltCJAl lO mt OAlIY iiKiy have made an argument for easy tions 111 unaffected optimism. Hut it see eaih other iwymore. we’re beautiful with all our teeth, the fun, but that won’t make our 2(K an seems no one is afi'ected enough, (¡littery ii'itiii 2 (line’s (¡W'l): I parts- doesn’t have to stop. Forty is too, who sit and dream of their inspiring place of action, and it won’t riled enough, to move past a com hiiotr. I iiui't helieve we’re \>rtulnatim’. the new 30, after all. Casnversely, !(> is futures instead o f attacking them make us the type of people wht> are placent dissiitisfaction. 1 say it’s time ( i l l ’/,' Hi’ worh so Ihml. the new skanky 25.W'hy rush to fin from the ground floor. (Or they impossible to deny. to get bored with being boa'd. Let’s take a page from the past (i'll'2 InOils with feroeity/: Soooo ish college, get an entry-level joo and spend afternoons as I do, drifting That same “Caisino" article theo and get going now. Hey, you say hiinl. crappy apartment, and start the slow hazily through MdkMs and whole rized that we current seat-ctishion you want a revolution, btit we all (¡Il l: I don’t think we should. ascension up the ladder? seasons o f“Sex and the Cnty.’’) savants will morph into ambitious want to change your head; I’d Ili’Vc not enjoyiii'i onr youth, yon “C'osmopolitan” magazine recog This lack of ambition is a*ally but laid-back hybrids by 2015 (how know? Hi' shouldn’t worry ahont suc nized this youth phenomenon last what makes our generation totally rather believe that our hearts and they derived this date, 1 don’t know). cess. Hi’ should hiwe fun while we can. month, in its classily-titled article uninspiring and a*ally, aally dull. minds are in the right place, and (i'H ’2 (swi\’s entire contents of red “What the Flell Is Happening with Blame it on the sit-and-scorc com By then, most of us will have left our there’s a whole world waiting for cup): Idtally. lake, why do I want a hix (iuys?’’ It asked why our boys are puter menttlity, blame it on CJeorge 20s and entered the pleasant neuroses what we’ve kept inside. So let’s start ¡oh ri\’ht now? It’s so stupid. I ’ll nerer directionless, lazy and eagerly mov W. Hush, blame it on your dog, o f our .30s — and by then, we’ll have planning today, moving today and hare fun if I ’m trorkinx all the time. ing back with Mom. Hut it’s not wliatever, but this pRxrastinatitin is lost that whole daunting decade of stop being a generation that reaches a It'I (with brief inexplicable just the men; I have smart, beautiful chipping away at the years when our lives, and all the riotous accom out with its eyes wide shut. Jamaican accent):Yahhhh, we should friends who are graduated and aim we’a* most vital and poised for a*al panying emotions that make for a*st- take it easy. Other people do. Ihey hatv less, floating along with dependent a*volution. Think it’s a coincidence less dissatisfaction. And when we feel Stacey Anderson is a journalism and more fun. relationships and depleted ATM that the radical (>0s wea* dominated that is when we a a most frantic, and music senior and a KCPR Dj. I:-mail Slight wording may have boon accounts. You have friends like this by folk and a>ck, and the faebird 70s genuine, to change our surroundings her at standersC^/alpoly.edu.
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COMMENTARY intend to use her degree in any w'ay because it is becoming harder and except to ‘‘snag a soon-to-be well-to- harder to be a teacher. Anyone that LETTERS do engineer?” She is likely spending looks down on this major, I have to thousanels of her parents’ dollars at this ask them if they would pick a job Politics, values TO THE EDITOR university and is also stealing a spot in that is underpaid and overworked? the liberal studies program from some Being a teacher is an honorable job body who would ver>' much like to and when 1 think about most of my become a teacher. role models, they were teachers. I I was being sarcastic! Additionally, her appalling view of refuse to conform to those stereo and our future teachers as people who babysit other In response to the harsh attacks on types, because I know' that 1 have Facebook. I would like to apologize to women’s children is completely outra goals and that I w'ill succeed in the s years slip by and our generation ages its way into the voting class, it all of the liberal studies majors who did geous. These “babysitters” are the ones workforce. For anyone that is reading is imperative that we take a hands-on approach to shaping the future. not get that my letter to the editor on who inspire and educate the future this 1 want them to know' that all of AThe days of complacency, apathy and disengagement are numbered, Ffalloween was completely sarcastic. 1 doctors, lawyers and other professionals the women 1 know who are liberal and the longer we wait to engage, the harder we’ll have to fight to secure a fliture was sick of two things, being called an every day. She suggests that children be studies majors worked hard to get in which our individual and collective dreams can be achieved. MRS major, and the CF Salsa editori taught by their mothers at home. Well, here. We should be taken seriously, I’m not pro als. I can only imagine the inadequate and our major is not some kind of a moting one education her children will receive. joke. political agenda PDLY PDINT- Jessica Potter Moreover, she not only insults over another. Uheral studies sophomore working w'omen by stating that they Maddie French I’m simply alone are responsible for the divorce Liheml studies freshman talking about BLANK To my kid’s future teacher rate in this country, she also offends the youth leader First of all. Miss Jessica Potter, you men of this university by suggesting There’s nothing wrong ship, political would be damn lucky to have the that they would not want to marry a with staying at home engagement honor and privilege of baby-sitting one woman who makes more money than I want to start off by saying there is and the value of of my children. And based on your let them. I would guess that most of the nothing wrong with wanting to be a values. Frankly, ter, I wouldn’t be surprised if that men on this campus would appreciate stay-at-home parent. And there’s 1 don’t care if turned out to be the highlight of your and respect a woman who is capable nothing wrong w'lth going to col you’re a life. and willing to contribute to the family lege and still deciding to be a stay at income. K e p u b 1 i c a 11, If you and your liberal studies col home parent. Jessica 1‘otter has a Finally, I plead with her to do as she I )eniocrat or leagues don’t mind being anything point; some people (men included), says. Find a husband, have babies and none of the more than a uterus in a nice house, are happiest in the home. Anyone please stay out of our educational sys above. What 1 that’s your business. If you want to be that has done any serious babysitting tem. The last thing women need is for care about is married to someone who would ucri- or child care knows that it conies that you don’t her to teach her “values” to our chil fice a better qualiU' of life and a mar with a certain satisfaction. accept a system dren. riage to a smart, independent woman 1 lowever, my problem lies in the that precludes for the sake of his ego, then great! One ABl P r e s i d e n t fact that the letter presumes there’s vou from iitak- less idiot for the rest of us to weed Gina Knox T y l o r M i d d u e s t a d t something wrong w ith not follow ing iiig your own through. Hut do not imply that my liioh^iml seieines senior this path. My mother has worked my decisions. fem.ile colleagues and I are doing a ilis- entire life, and my parents are still Politics has got to become more continuous than a iiine-montli sprint once service to our children by getting a Liberal studies is not a together and I turned out quite well, e\ery four ye.irs. RF.Al dega’e and a RE.M. job. We joke .^nd trust me. men like girls w ho I'm tired of people, young and old, left and right, rich and poor, complain work verv hard and will continue to 1 am writing this letter in revpoiise work. I believe most men would ing about everything under the sun. from liberalism in universities to neo-con- work hard to h.ive an impact on the to Jessica Potter’s letter to the editor. I rather h.ive some help supporting servatisin in national politics, while remainmg complacent to the world around world. \t least I can be an example to completely liis.igree with her points the expenses of a home and children them. Kefusing to engage in the political svstein because it seems dysfunction my chiKlivn; all sou can pass on is a that liberal studIc^ iiKijors belong in than be expected to pros ide it .done. al IS unacceptable. We are the future leaders tit world m business, politics aiul leg.u y of l.i/iness and cow.irdu e. the home. It some women came here communities, and if w e don’t step up to create a new system tif governance that to fitid an engitieer husband or plan .^iid those classes about math for elementary school teachers, and transcends, but includes the systems that are currently in place, then we w ill be Shea Ellcrson on settling dow n at home m the story telling? I know it might come torfeiting our right to shape the future before we even accept the challenge! h ri>.v/)ii(C eii\;iiieenm; senior future, fine. I think th.it Potter w.is Whether vou like it or not, politics are real, and if you don’t make your pol making a complete overgeneralization as a bit of a shock, but there are itics known, rest assured, somebody else w ill politic on your behalf . Politics is How to use a degree .ibout our major which 1 n'sent. I actually liberal studies iiKijors that want to be teachers and use these simply power, priorities and decisions influenced by people, time and money. I really hope that Jessica Potter’s let can’t speak for other people, but I Most students lack access to enough money to get attention fnim policy mak ter was meant to be s,ircastic. If not. it is know that my intent w.is to come skills for that purpose. Stop making ers. so we must utilize our ability to organize our peers and spend time .idvo- her w.iy of thinking that women have hen' Ix'cause it was a great scIuhiI for assumptions about the rest of the cating for our values. fought for so long and hard to change. academics and I want to make a dif- women in your major and stick to Values are extremely important in shaping decisions. Most Americans vote by First, why on earth would she attend feri'iice as ,i teacher. I have alw.iys focusing on Nxnir ow n goals, whatewr \ allies. Whether the issue is abortion, war and peace, or the envimnment, values a university such as t!al l\>ly, a uniwr- loved children and I would be' w illing thex' may be. often determine decisions at the polls. Unfortunately, this often leads to politi sitx’ that IS so highly esteemed that it to make sacrifices for it. One iiujor cal parties and candidates unfairly, and sometimes superficially exploiting pop can not admit thousands of qualified point about libc'ral studies majors is Liz Sullivan ular values to gain votes at the polls. applicants each year, w hen she cUh*s not wv WILL haw to sacrifice a lot [hiiilish soidiomort' As we emerge as the new voting class, let’s be sure to expix'ss our values to our policy makers, but also hold them accountable by voting in elections. The woals. Letters should include the only w.iy we ll influence votes on key policy decisions is if our leaders know MUSTANG writer’s full name, phone number, that we have the abilitv- to unseat them if and w hen tluw fail to addu*ss the LETTER m.ijor and cLiss standing. Letters needs and wants of the people. Gniy l).ivis’ recall is a perfect example, and the DAILY must come from a C!al Poly e-mail only reason it worked was because people voted. POLICY account. 1 )o not send letters as an We only have one choice before us: to numu the failed system of governance CORRECTIONS ■Send us vour love, hate and more atMchment. Please send the text in I he Mustang Daily staff take's that lus produced endless gridlock from Sacramento to Washington l).C!.,or to the bmly of the e-mail. accept the challenge of putting our politics aside, putting our values on the table pride III publishing a iliily newspa per for the C!al Poly campus and Mustang I )aily a'serves the right By e-m ail: and engaging in the difficult but dynamic pmcess of understanding each other. the neighboring coiiiiiuinitx'. We to edit letters for grammar, pnifan- nuistangdaily(a gmail.com We won’t agree on everything, but if we stop pkiying the blame game, we'll appreciate unir readership and an* ities and length. 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' Frankly Awards C'hicoine has 37 tackles, one Rankings continued from page 8 continued from page 8 interception and a forced fumble continued from page 8 freshmen seasons. Chris team with 4.77. for the Mustangs this season. ESPN/USA Today Division I-AA Top 25 Poll ( iocong is t)iie o f tlie top The Mustangs will host a pair of Davis wide receiver Tony Kays defensive players in the nation conference matches in Mott Ciym and place kicker Emmanuel The ESBN/USA Ibday Division 1-AA Fop 25 college football coaches and Kyle Shotwell is tnie o f the this weekend, starting with C'al State Benjamin also won player o f the poll, with number of first-place votes, record in parentheses, total points aiul top linebackers in the nation. Fullerton on Friday and UC? week awards. last week’s ranking (records through October 2‘>, 2(Kl5); And that’s not all. There are Kiverside on Saturday. First serve for Kays caught 13 passes for a plenty o f bright spots on the both matches is set for 7 pm. career high 212 yards to help Ixiost 1EAM BFS • BVS team. From place-kicker Nick the Aggies past Cal Boly on 1. FURM AN (2.3) (7-1) 1,060 2 C'oromelas to nose tackle C'hris Kenny Chicoine Saturday. 2. NEW HAM BSHIRE (7) (7-1) 1,020 4 White, this team is loaded with Two players from U (’ 1 )avis and Meanwhile, teammate Benjamin 3. HAMBTtTN (12) (H-O) 1,017 3 under-the-radar talent. one fmm C'al Boly earned (ireat West booted a pair o f field goals and had 4. MONTANA (1) (6-2) 975 7 Fhe absence o f one player Football C'onference player of the two extra points in the win. 5. St'lU FHERN ILLINOIS (1) (6-2) 934 0 can’t be the difference between week hoiuirs for their performances Benjamin had field goals from 33 6.WESTERN KENTUCKY (6-2) 812 1 a championship football team in games last Saturday. and 35 yards. 7. ABBALACHIAN STALE (6-2) 795 12 and disaster. Ckil Boly free safety Kenny In Cîreat West Football K. C:OASTAL C:AR0LINA (7-1) 689 13 It hurts not having (iarnett Cdiicoine earned defensive player C'onference games Saturday, UC' 9. MASSACTIUSETTS (6-2) 675 () in the lineup. There’s no doubt of the week honors. Davis defeated Cial Boly 20-13 at 10. EASTERN WASHINCTON (5-3) 626 15 about it, he was the key to the Cdiicoine, a junior from Toomey Field, while North Dakota 11. (tic) TEXAS STATE (6-2) .581 5 offense. But championships are Huntington Beach, picked off a State was a 37-21 winner over 11. (tic) MONTANA STATE (5-.3) .581 14 won by teams, not individuals. UC' Davis pass and returned it Southern Utah in Ciedar Cnty, 13. LEHIGH (6-2) 513 16 The team has three days to yards for a touchdown, tying the Utah. Northern Colorado defeated 14. N O R TH ERN IOWA (5-.3) 450 22 rediscover themselves, to find game at 13-13 with 14:05 to go. It Fort Lew'is 45-14 in Creeley, Ciolo., 15. G EO RGIA SO U TH ER N (6-3) 419 20 the confidence they had two was the first interception o f the while South Dakota State fell to 16. (IR.AMBLING STATE (6-1) 387 23 weeks ago. If they don’t, they, season for Cdiicoine, who was Cieorgia Southern 55-42 in 17.YC')UNGSTC'>WN STATE (7-2) 368 11 too, will look back on this sea among the nation’s leaders in thefts Brookings, S.D., in non-conference 18. WILLIAM M ARY (5-3) 362 8 son and wonder,“What if?” a year ago with seven. C'hicoine contests. 19. C:AL BC'ILY (.5-3) 343 10 20. SOUTH C:AR0LINAs t a t e (6-2) 284 24 21. UC: DAVIS (5-.3) 212 NR S l^ e $ ! € a t ^ork Shn«0 22. RIC H M O N D (.5-3) 164 NR 23. BROWN (6-1) 155 NR Editeij by Will Shortz No. 0921 C'rossword 24. EASTERN ILLINOIS (6-2) 140 NR ACROSS 32 T V ’s Arthur 60 Compound with 1 T- TT 25. 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No. 10 among l-AA schools (New poll. The Mustangs were ranked as of their (ireat West Football Hampton is the lone undefeated Hampshire is No. 1, followed by high as No. 3 prior to losses at No. C.onference title with a 24-16 vic team in Division l-AA and just six Appalachian State and Montana) 4 Montana and No. 21 U (' Davis. tory at South I )akota State on other teams in the division have and are ranked ahead o f such The Mustangs are No. IH in The Sept. 24 and jumped to No. 10 in one loss; Furman, New Flampshire, Division I-A schools as Syracuse, Frank Stranzl Sl-OKTS EDITOR Sports Network poll. the pt)lls, then climbed one more C^oastal C'arolina, Crambling State, Utah State, Troy, Duke, San Jose Cal l\)ly, which dropped to No. position to No. 9 following their Mrown and San Diego. State, UNLV and Rice, among here is a white box in my 10 after a 36-27 loss at Montana on 31-14 triumph at Northern C;al Poly is also ranked No. 17 in others. closet filled with memo Oct. 22, has three games remaining (Colorado. the Any Civen Saturday poll, drop C'al Poly hosts Eastern T ries. It’s the box I look to on its 2005 regular seast)ii sched In this week’s polls, the top five ping seven positions. Washington for Homecoming on at those dire moments when you in last week’s Ciridiron Power ule, all in Mustang Stadium. teams are Furman (7-1), New Saturday at 4 p.m. The game will need an emotional boost. Hampshire (7-1), FTmipton (S-0), Index (CPI) rating released by 1- The Mustangs have played four be broadcast live on KXTY-FM From high school yearbooks to Montana (6-2) and Southern AA.org, C^al Poly was No. H. The o f their last five games on the road. Radio (99.7 fm) and CoPoly.com, photos o f my childhood, blue rib UC; Davis, which beat Stanford Illinois (6-2). top three teams were New beginning with a 3:30 p.m. pre bons and a “C4ne-l)ay Passport” earlier this year, climbed into the Western Kentucky, last week’s Hampshire, Texas State and game show. from my first trip to Disneyland and Top 25 with its win over Cal Poly. top-ranked team, lost to then No. H Western Kentucky. even a pair o f stuffed animals that The Mustangs were ranked 17 in Southern Illinois 31-20 on In this week’s JetTSagarin ratings see Rankings, page 7 have followed me from birth. More than anything, I use the memories in that box to remind myself o f who I am. I’m sure injured cjuarterback Mustangs earn player o f the week Anthony Carnett has been looking in his own box of memories in the SI>OKTS IN FO K M A TIO N R El'O kT when the team won at home in Cilliam and Kristin Jackson. last week. His CCal Poly football five games and the first road win Atherstone shares the honor career w’as ended after tearing his C^al Poly volleyball’s Kylie over the 49ers for C^al Poly since with Long Beach State’s middle AC CL and meniscus in the game Atherstone was named the Big defeating Long Beach State in five blocker Erika C'hidester. C^al Poly is against Montana. West C^onference (Ti-Player o f the games in 1986 at the PC^AA currently in third place in the Big I le’s going to look back on this week for this past week. Atherstone dburnament in l ong Beach. West (Conference and has a 15-5 season and think.“What if...” earned the honor when she led Cal In the UC; Irvine match, the overall record while posting an 8-3 What if he hadn’t thrown that Poly to a 3-2 win over Long Beach Clhico native had 14 kills, five digs mark in conference play. hall or mis-planted his foot in the State and contributed in a three- and five total blocks. Atherstone has been a key player turf? What if he hadn’t been injured game sweep over UC Irvine. For the weekend, Athersttme, an in the Mustangs’ turnaround from a at all — would the team have lost The freshman recorded 20 kills outside hitter, averaged 4.25 kills, dismal 2((04 season. to UCC Davis? What if the team ran 111 the win over the 49ers and ((.62 aces, 1.62 digs and 1.50 blocks She is second on the team in the table and won the Division I- added eight digs and seven assisted kills per game with 3.53. Cilliam, AA championship? per game. SHF.IU .SOBCHIK SU'SIAM. OAIIY blocks. It was the Mustangs’ first She is the third Mustang this another outside hitter, leads the Carnett was a very good football win over the 49ers since 2002 year to earn the award afterVanessa see Awards, page 7 Kylie Atherstone player aiul a leader for the team. But the loss of one pl.iyer can’t mean the end t)f the season. After consecutive losses, the CCal Poly football team’s season is on the brink o f dis.ister. Everything seemed to be going according to plan for the Mustangs. They were Nt>. 3 in the polls, the highest ranking in school history and destined for a top seed in the playoffs. That was then and this is now; cùtfH K ttfce çsM es The Mustangs sit at a crossmads. m trrssocctK W/ L r w * L r The team is in a do-or-die situation Cal State torthrid^ 6 • 1 11 2 3 against No. 10 Eastern Washington on Saturday. In fact, every' game is a UC S a n ta Sarbora 5 t 2 le 3 3 UC Irv in e S 1 1 9 4 3 must-win for the Mustangs. UC lUverst^ 2 One kiss and CCal Poly will not s t 4 11 1 make the playoffs, a scenario that Col State Fullerton : 1 5 • 4 Id 1 seemed impossible before two " ê 9 Col Poly 8 4 13 0 weeks ago. Many will look back on this sea ^mm. . fr, son and think the same thing w L r S O C e t K r Carnett is most likely thinking, Cal State Rillerton 6 1 9 15 3 0 “What if?” Would CCal Poly be bet 4 9 UC ftiversiOe 3 11 3 4 ter off with (iarnett in the lineup? Long Beach Stote 3 . 3 1 12 5 2 A resouiuling yes! P a c ific 3 4 • le 8 1 But that’s not going to happen. Cal Stote horthndge 3 4 • 11 8 0 Matt Brennan is the starting quar UC Sortta Barbara 3 4 9 9 10 0 terback. He, along with the rest of Col Foly 2 4 1 1» 5 . 4 the team, will have to step up their UC Irv in e 1 5 1 5 12 2 game and play out this season. This is still a pl.iyoffcaliber team. There wea* 10 other players on ¥ / r W r the field while Carnett did his UC Santa Borbara 8 2 9 13 8 9 duties and the defense h.ul been Long Beach State 6 2 9 17 5 9 mck solid up until an Oct. 22 trip Cal Poly 8 3 9 15 5 0 to Missoula. P a c ific 6 3 9 13 9 0 James Noble, although nursing an (X ffiversiOe 3 6 • 15 7 0 injury himself, is an outstanding Cal State Fullerton 3 6 • 12 11 0 running back. Ramses Barden and UC Irv in e 2 7 • 9 15 0 Trcdale Tbiver are having fantastic Cal State liorthriage 2 9 • 4 18 0 see Frankly, page 7