Mustang Daily, April 28, 1997

Campus Opinion Sports Many of Cal Poly's clubs hosted The GLBU was out in force at The Cal Poly's women's lacrosse the Lantern Festival this weekend. Open House, but how was it team captured the WWLL treated? league championship Sunday. 3 4 j y ~ \ «IÉÍ 8 C A L I F O R N POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY SAN LUIS OBIS- PO Mustang D aiiy APRIL 28, 1997 VOLUME LXI, No. 107 MONDAY Obscene e-mail messages traced to ASI By Mary Hadley really do much about it.” Poly Plan Referendum information packet, had worked Daily Staff Writer When Leahy checked the website that afternoon, some with the steering committee before. one was again in the process of posting obscene messages. “I told them about the po.stings and I said, T’m going to An ASl representative and member of the Cal Poly This time, when Leahy looked up the messages’ source, be requesting an investigation by ITS (Information Plan Steering Committee admitted to two students last he discovered they were coming from two different ASI Technology Services), and am considering sending mail to week that he sent obscene and threatening messages to computers on campus. the sexual harassment committee on campus, because of their anti-Cal Poly Plan website. Armed with information that the comments were sent the sexual remarks,’” Rice said. “I’d already taken a copy to the (Cal Poly) police department to investigate if there Biochemistry junior Justin Penza regrets what he calls from computers using ASI hosts, Leahy and Rice headed to was any criminal action.” a “bad call on my part,” and said he hopes his actions don’t Wednesday afternoon’s steering committee meeting. After the meeting. Rice talked with ASI President reflect on other ASI members. Rice, having written the “con” statement in the Cal The incident began when .senior Kevin Rice Steve McShane, and the two agreed and freshman Michael Leahy, both computer that they would try to work things out. science majors, put up a website last Tuesday McShane said he then made an giving information against the plan. Excerpts from Web postings announcement to the steering commit Hoping to encourage discussion about the tee and ASI members that were plan, the students included a feature that let involved with the Cal Poly Plan. He browsers post comments on the page and add The following messages were some of the 15 posted April said23 that the person responsible should their names to a list of Cal Poly Plan oppo on the anti'Cal Poly Plan website and traced to ASI contact Kevin Rice and settle it with nents. him. When Leahy checked the page last computers. Most of the senders* names were not listed Later that evening, Penza called Wednesday morning, he was shocked by com in the ASI Directory of students. Rice and Leahy to apologize. Penza said ments that were appearing on the screen as he he alone sent all the me.ssages, and he watched. used two different ASI office comput ers. He also said he had u.sed his own Remarks such as “Kevin (Rice), we’re •Davis Rehnquist, student: “Kevin, we’re gonna get you, man!’’ gonna get you, man!” were appearing on the computer to send the first messages. website. Some comments used profanity and •K evin’s mother, student: “ 1 am so sorry — he was a mistake.’’ Leahy and Rice accepted the apolo some used sexually explicit language. One was gy and dropped the case. A formal even posted under university President •Kevin, student: “ 1 like .small children and goats.’’ report was never filed with campus police or ITS. Warren Baker’s name. Eventually, 15 obscene •Kevin, student: “Vote for Pedophiles of America.’’ messages were posted. “He apologized, and I took his apolo The u.ser was still logged on, and Leahy •Kevin P. Rice, student: “Sometimes, 1 just like to expo.se myselt in public.’’ gy on good faith,” Rice said. “In the was able to take action. past, we’d talked about the Cal Poly “1 updated a warning message. I said ‘I •Paul Reubens: “ I am not smart enough to understand the plan.’’ Plan and he had been really helpful, know you’re doing this, and I’ll trace it.’ The giving me information. From day one guy saw it and stopped posting,” Ix'ahy said. “I •Bill M cNeil, student: “Fkmer!’’ knew it was from off-campus and I couldn’t See OBSCENE page 6 Cal Poly welcomes youngsters forPolite pooch Take Your Daughter to Work Day By Kristen Hall daughters are grown. aged them to never stop asking Daily StaK Writer “I’ve been a working mother questions, voice their opinions all my kids’ lives,” she said. “It’s and live proudly in their bodies. About 40 young girls went to good to let them know where you Research shows that girls work at Cal Poly on Thursday as disappear to in the morning. It start losing .self-confidence part of the national “Bring Your helps them visualize where you between the ages of 9 and 15 and Daughter to Work Day.” spend your day.” Harris said that is why she want Girls, ages 9 to 15, spent the The day started with a tour of ed to start something special for day on campus either with their the Rec Center, Mustang Daily girls. mothers or with student volun and a lesson in the library on the “It’s open to boys and they teers who took them on have participated in tour of college depart the pa.st,” she said, ments. "It's a perfect place to show the “but we would like “It’s a perfect place to to keep the focus on show the girls not just girls not just work but education," girls.” work but education,” The event was said Patricia Harris, -Patricia Harris, Coordinator o organized by Wendy coordinator of Women’s Women’s Programs Lutkus, a recreation Programs. administration Harris heard about senior. She began the program five years ago planning in January through a promotion by tbe Mi.ss World Wide Web. The tour con and said it went smoothly »via Foundation, a part of Miss cluded after lunch with a visit to because the audience was inter- Magazine. She and a small group the Ornamental Horticulture unit e.sted and the parents saw the of women decided to start the pro and the Dairy unit. This event as spending quality time gram at Cal Poly on their own. year’s theme, “There is value in with their child. This annual event held on all of us,” focused on building self “It went really well. I think Daily photo by Mott Berger April 24 isn’t just for mothers. It’s esteem. F'our women speakers, the part that caught their atten for dads, grandparents, including a firefighter and a tion the most was the Web page,” Kali, a 6-year-old white lab, extends her greetings to guardians and friends too. Harris mathematician, talked to the everyone at Dog Days at the Park. She competed in the brings her niece because her own girls during lunch. They encour obedience competition held Sunday at Santa Rosa Park. See WORK page 6 2 MONDAY, APRIL 28, 1997 MUSTANG DAILY Raking in the green: campus FOR THE WEEK OF EVEMTS April 28-May 4,1997 arboretum sells its goods Monday T ht Panhellenic Council of Cal Poly wants you to donate blood in the name of a political science student’s father who has leukemia and needs By Radiel Brody 250 units of blood. Donations came be made in the name of James Daily Staff Writer Schifelbein at the Tri Counties Blood Bank at 889 Murray Avc. April 28 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. For more information, call 541-9106. Deep into Cal Poly’s Environmental Science Unit lie five acres of beautifully KCPR presents its annual auction beginning May 28, 7 a.m. to raise manicured lawns and gardens that display money for Cal Poly's own radio station. For more information, call plants all over the world. Trevor Bixilter, Tim Bragg or David Welch at 756-5277 It’s called the L^eaning Pine Arboretum and it was the cite of a plant sale, garden Thursday tour and a speech Saturday. The Big Bn>thers/Big Sisters presents its board of directors and com Ornamental horticulture senior mittee meeting on May 1, 6:.T0 p.ni. For more information, call 781- Melissa McDonald organized the event, 3226. which was part of her senior project: “This is the first ever arboretum plant Culture Talk presents Labor Day Special lecture: Welfare, Jobs, and sale,” McDonald said. “I hope to have them Single Mothers, on May 1, 1 p.m. in LI.U. 220. continue.” For more information, call 756-1405. Most of the plants for sale were donat ed by local merchants. The money raised The Women’s Studies Programs presents The S(K’ial Construction of was put toward the upkeep and improve ClassrtHMii Knowledge: The dynamics of Gender and Race will speaker ment of the arboretum. Mary K. Thompson Tetreault, acclaimed scholar. May 1, PAC Building Shoppers were happy with the quality 6 r(M>m 124, from 4:10-5:30 p.m. For more information, call 756-1525. and helpful hints that they saw at the sale. “There are lots of good prices and everything’s healthy,” said San Luis Friday Obispo resident Judy Monson. “There are The Philosophy at Poly Speakers presents “What Kind of Gotxl is also people around that can answer ques Environmental Quality?” with speaker Andrew Light, assistant professor tions for you and a beautiful surrounding.” of Philosophy at University of Montana May 2, 3 p.m.

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