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IN SPORTS, 8 IN ARTS, 4 ¿ a g r . Volume LXXI, Number 8 Thursday, August 16, 2007 www.mustangdaily.net Supervisors want more Bringing up babycontrol over Jennifer Ingan along am I?” and “Am I going to have to Education and the National Center for Edu MUSTANf; HAILY drop out of school?” cation Statistics and Condition of Education speed limits Immediately after she found out that she Reports, parents are in fact one of the most When Cerra Himle of Atascadero was 13 was with child, Himle told the unexpected populous demographic subgroups of students years old, she had appendicitis and needed to news to her boyfriend of two years. To Him- in post-secondary educational programs. Laura Kasavan get one ovary and fallopian tube removed. le’s surprise, her boyfriend, Logan Brown, 20, More than 5 million parents are currently MUSTANl. DAIIY Her remaining ovary was very damaged, and calmly said,“I could deal with that.” enrolled in formal post-secondary degree her doctors told her the chances of her con Six months later, in June 2007, Himle programs, and 27 percent of all college un San Luis Obispo Caiunty supervi ceiving a child were slim to none. gave birth to a baby girl, Lilli, in San Luis dergraduates and 34 percent of all graduate sors want increased control over the But in December 2(K)6, a miracle was dis Obispo. students have children. As a group, student speed limits of rural county roads. covered. Himle, 20, a liberal studies junior at “I had to balance school, work and stay parents tend to be older than traditional “We are trying to allow local Cal Poly, was shocked to find out that she ing healthy while limiting stress,” Himle said. students — the average age is 29 years old for government to change their own speed limits. We think that there was pregnant. She cried hysterically, and “I was afraid school would interfere with single parents and 36 years old for married ought to be some judgment or dis mixed feelings and thoughts raced through my pregnancy and vice versa. It’s hard to eat parents. O f the student parent population, 65 cretion allowed,” 3rd District Su her head. She was in a state of confusion, healthy as a college student because you’re percent are female, 66 percent attend school pervisor jerry Lenthall said. and happiness but she also couldn’t help but always on the go.” part time while working tiill time, and about Last w'eek, supervisors approved a question,“How did it happen?”“How far Himle saw a doctor once a month, and half are single parents. 40 mph speed limit for South Oak- because she’s vegetarian, she also consulted a “We certainly welcome students who are glen Avenue in Nipomo and signs nutritionist and dietician to come up with a parents,” said Elie Axelroth, the interim head were posted along the road to notify healthy meal plan to ensure of counseling at Cal Poly. drivers of the new' limit. proper nourishment “It’s challenging to balance school, work South Oakglen Avenue is a of her growing and family. Children need a lot of time and roughly paved road without side baby. attention. It’s also challenging financially — walks and has private residences "N. Himle is many student parents take out student loans, spread out on either side. far from be need to find a place to live and pay child ex However, supervisors said the ing alone. penses.” speed limit should be lowered fur According Axelroth has been the interim head of ther, and wanted to post a 25 mph to data counseling at Cal Poly for more than 20 speed limit on the street. I compiled years. She said that they see student parents The road is home to a Cdiristmas 0/ from the with relationship problems due to the tree farm and the pavement turns to U n it e d stress of school and work. She also said dirt at the Dana Adobe. States that student parents who have peers with Supervisors said that the street D e p a r t more freedom can cause stress. Since Cal has heavy traffic during the holiday ment of see Parents, page 2 season and when the Dana Adobe holds events. • V COURTESY PHOTO Dave Flynn, county traffic engi Cerra Himle (left) and her daughter Lilli, shown here the neer, said that the state vehicle code dayLilli came home from the hospital» on July22. allows the county to set speed lim its between 25 and 55 mph. Posted speed limits can only be reduced by 5 mph following a thorough engi neering and traffic survey. Elderly man robbed at gunpoint Speed limits in rural areas can only be reduced once an area is defined as a business or residential Jennifer Ingan early 2(K, slender, and wearing light-col- district. MIATAN«. IHMIY orod clothing, accoaiing to Lt. Bill Proll of In a business or residential dis the San Luis Obispo Rilice Department. arinMloiciitor trict, the speed limit is set at 25 mph An 87-year-old nun was robbed and ass.uilted in He was also wearing a white baseball cap but South Oakglen Avenue quali his home last Friday, according to police.The perpe with st>me sort of scarf or bandana. 400 Block fied as neither because the homes trator is still on the loose. “Thea* are no significant updates on Lemon St. and businesses on the road are too Retired Cal Poly physics profes,sor Arthur Rosen the investigition at this time,” PaslI said. S«n Lull Ob)i|>e spread out. was home alone at the 4(K) bkx k of Lemon Street “We are ulking to neighbors, but we have Flynn said that the speed limit when a lone male walked through Rosen’s un- not identified a suspect.” for South C^akglen Avenue was Kx'ked dtxir around 1:45 p.m. Robberies at gunpoint do not happen originally set at 55 mph, and a C'al- The suspect displayed a handgun and demand often in this county. Paill said. trans study said the prevailing speed ed money from Rosen, accoixling to C'apt. 1 )aniel The last home-invasion robbery was of drivers on the road is 45 mph. Blanke of the San Luis C')bispo Police 1 )epartment. a*ported shortly before midnight on Aug. “We established a speed limit at Rosen gave the suspect an undisclosed amount 7 in Cirover Beach. The suspect got away 40 mph based on the criteria that of cash and then the suspect struck Rosen in the with some cash and two computers. could be applied,” Flynn said. “I head and Hed in an unknown diroction, acconling Anyone with inftirmation rogaaling think the board would say that 30 to to police. this robbery is urged to contact the San 35 mph would be a more desirable Rosen was troated at SierraVisti Regional Med Luis Obispo Police Department at (80.5) speed limit for a residential area, but ical (. Center for non-life-threatening facial injuries. 781-7317, or Oitne Stoppers at (805) LAUREN RABAINO mustang oaily The robber is described as a Hispanic male in his 549-STC3P. see Limits, page 2 News editors: Sara Hamilton, Ciiana Magnoli mustangdailynew’sfa gmail.com M u s t a n g D a il y riiursday, August 16,2007 www.niustangdaily.net : News : Parents Bridge safety questioned cnutunu’fi from fui^e /
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J.T hours a week at the Sierr.i Vista hudoseopv Cwni- iiitormatioii about the true state of same designation gi\en to the sp .ii ter She was also an aetise ineinber ot the (California ('aliforiiia’s bridges, w hile the speaker of Interstate .VS, which collapse«! into Students leaehers Association. of the state Assembly pressed the need the Mississippi Kiver during the eu‘ While pregnant, there were iiianv activities Hini- tor more thorough iiispectioiis. ning commute. Nine people h.iv« le had to stop doing. She loves tattoos and h.is two tit Boxer, who ch.nrs a U.S. Senate been continued dead and four .ire COl’Rl hSV PHOTO them, hut her pregnancy prevented her troiii getting committee that oversees infrastruc Liberal studies junior and student parent Cerra still missing. .mother tme. She also stopped playing soccer and ture, made the remarks after ,i capital 1 )espite being given the same fed Himle feeds her newborn daughter Lilli, who was dveiiig her hair, and no |acu/?i time for her. briefing she convened to gather iii- eral r.iting as the Minneapolis bridge, horn in June in San Luis Obispo. "1 missed my sugar and caffeine," Hnnle said. formatioii about the state’s tr.inspor- Kempton s.iid b.S percent of (].ili- 1 also lost contact with some friends. When my with Hnnle at her parents’ house, or they might get tition repair needs in the wake of the fornia’s structurally deficient bridges friends wanted to go to parties or go hiking or rock their own place, Hnnle said. Marriage has been dis Aug. 1 collapse of a span in Minne- have only minor pmblems — w Inch climbing, I couldn’t go. I won't have that full college cussed between her and Brow n, she said, but it won’t .ipolis. is why he said the rating system experience. ” happen any time soon. State I )irector of Transporution should be changed. After finding out she was pregnant, Hnnle moved While Himle is lucky to have support from her Will Kempton blamed the fedenil But Bo.xer rejected the idea and vuit of the apartment she shared w ith lirown and m family and boyfriend, some pregnant students have government’s bridge rating system told Kempton to concentrate instead with her parents in Atascadero. She said her mother concerns of feeling isolated, and worry about fi for confusion alxnit the ctindition of on proving to the public that the provides “tremendous support.” nances and completing school, Axelroth said. the state’s bridges. He said the system bridges are re.illy s.ife. "I waited three months to tell my mom that I was It’s important for a pregnant student to talk to pregnant,” Hnnle said."She was ecstatic;she thought family, friends and their partner and gather support, she couldn't have grandchildren. She also already Axelroth said. She encourages counseling to talk knew because she heard a message the doctor left about what can be helpful to them. Limits Flynn said that the most com oil the answering machine, and after 1 told her, she After college, Himle wants to teach kindergarten continued from page I pelling reason for setting and en brought out some baby clothes.” or first grade. She is also pursuing a minor in child forcing a lower speed limit is the (Currently, Himle is still working part time while development, and hopes to have her own daycare. that’s hard to enforce and there density of homes on the road. her mom babysits I illi and Brown works full time. Parenting is a great challenge. Since the birth of must be a basis to set the limit on In the case of South Oakglen Himle said that she will take a leave from her work Lilli, it’s hard to get sleep at night. Himle said. a country road that low.” Avenue, neighborhoods are not at the end of August and w ill take fall quarter off to “I’m in constant worry if I’m doing it right,” Flynn said that if supervisors dense enough to warrant a lower bond with l.ilh. Himle said. “Lverything you do impacts their life. gain more control over speed speed limit, he said. In the upcoming winter quarter, Hnnle plans on Again, it’s the balancing act — being a good role limits, they may establish artifi The supervisors took their case taking night and online classes while Brown will model and parent and learning to have time for cially low speed limits. Unrealisti for more local control over speed have an opposite schedule. Brown might move in yourself.” cally low speed limits can set up a limits to the state assembly. "speed trap,” he said. Lenthall said they contacted "California Highway Patrol Assemblyman Sam Blakeslee. K- can’t enforce a speed limit set at San Luis (Tbispo, and asked him 2.S or .^n mph if most people are to seek amendments to the ve driving 40 mph,” Flynn said. "We hicle code. Criterium rides through SLO need to look at the traffic data The issue is at a standstill be and gtivern speed limits otf of the cause the state assembly is cur- prevailing speeds of drivers.” rentlv m recess, l enthall said. SU Ido Iku © Puzzles by Pappocom Complete the grid so that every row, column and 3x3 box contains every digit from 1 to 9 inclusively.
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(AB) — A NEW YORK (AB) — Now that BAGHDAD (AB) — Rescu Sutter (knm ty man was charged toy companies have issued recalls ers used bare hands and shovels Tuesday with setting at least nine for millions of ('hinese-made toys Wednesday to claw through clay alcoholic drinks wild fires this year in two North- that are either tainted with lead or houses shattered by an onslaught ern ('alifornia counties. otherwise hazardous to children. of suicide bombings that killed Don Thompson nothing to address that issue,” (ialanis Janies Kenneth Hough, 56, they are scrambling to figure out at least 250 and possibly as many ASSCKIATKD PRESS said after the vote. “Using an emo of Live Oak was arraigned in what to do with them. as 500 members of an ancient tional issue to help drive a tax discus Butte County Superior C^ourt Mattel Inc., which on Tues- religious sect in the deadliest at sion is just wning.” SAC:RAMENT0 — C:alifomia on nine felony arson counts. day recalled about 19 million toys tack of the Iraq war. regulators voted Tuesday to raise taxes Tax board member Bill Leonard He was charged with starting worldwide, said it was working The U.S. military blamed al- on flavored malt beverages, respond said he opposed the det ision because eight Butte C'ounty fires, each on a “responsible approach” but Qaida in Iraq, and an American ing to arguments that the sweetened the flavored drinks have roughly the of which burned from 3 acres to could not provide details. commander called the assault an drinks contribute to underage drink same alcohol content as beer, and 1,000 acres, as well as last week’s Amid the lack of clarity, many “act of ethnic cleansing.” ing. there is no chemical difference be 167-acre Colby fire in the Lassen parents are confused about how to The victims ofTuesday night’s The state Board of Equalization tween alcohol in distilled and malt National Forest, Butte County voted 3-2 to tax brands such as Mike’s beverages. dispose of the toys.That may mean coordinated attack by four sui District Attorney Mike Ramsey Hard Lemonade and Zima as distilled He said it makes no economic sense many of them will end up in the cide bombers were Yazidis, a spirits instead of as beer, which has a for manufacturers and distributors said. trash and eventually in landfills. small Kurdish-speaking sect that lower tax rate. That will increase the to target teenagers who can’t legally Hough did not enter a plea where they could possibly leach has been targeted by Muslim ex tax tnim 20 cents per gallon to $3.30 buy the drinks. And if higher prices Tuesday, and he was assigned a toxins into the groundwater. tremists who consider its mem • • • per gallon do deter underage drinkers, Leonard public defender. bers to be blasphemers. • • • • • • starting in argUCd they NEW YORK (AB) — Brace July 2(M)H, will simply LOS ANGELES (AP) — May- yourself: In her upcoming movie. CARACAS, Venezuela (AB) — if the board switch to or Antonio Villaraigosa and top Mary-Kate Olsen locks lips with Bresident Hugo C'havez called for can get the (They are) cocktails beer and police brass on Tuesday endorsed Ben Kingsley. Yes, the one-time changes to Venezuela’s constitu regulations wine. a bill that would make ('alifornia adorable tyke-turned-teenage ti- tion Wednesday night, delivering in place by on training wheels. T u e s - the first state to require gun man- tan, and Gandhi. Not surprisingly. a key address pitching reforms then. day’s vote ufacturers to install a mechanism the film’s a comedy. that are expected to allow him to Tax board They bridge the gap triggers a that would stamp information on (')lsen is now 21. Kingsley is be re-elected indefinitely. ('hair Betty monthslong bullet casings and help investiga- 63. Ch.ivez, speaking to the Na Yee said she between soda pop series of tors track down criminals. Their film, “The Wackness,” is tional Assembly, said the changes accepted the and alcoholic drinks public hear The bill, passed by the state slated for release next year. affect “less than 10 percent” of appeals fnun ings on the Assembly in May and slated for “There is a very passionate the constitution but would bring youth groups because they don’t p ro p o se d a Senate vote later this month. scene in the film, which we filmed Venezuela “new horizons for the and The regulations would require all new seniiauto- last week,” Kingsley, who won the new era.” Chavez, who is seeking Marin Insti taste like alcohol. by the tax iiiatic handguns sold in (kilifornia best-actor ("Iscar for 19S2’s"(ian- to transform Venezuelan society tute, an alco board and starting in 2010 to be equipped dhi,” tells the syndicated TV show along socialist lines, denied he hol industry the (Wice with the “microstamping” tech- “Access Hollywood” in an inter- wants lifelong power as his op w a t c h d o g —Michael Scrippa of Adminis Aifvt»iacv ifiri-i'tor .u Hu- M.)riii Institute nology. view scheduled to air Wednesday. ponents allege. groiip,which trative Law. argued that Marc the so-called Sorini, lead “alcopops"aa‘ H.ivored, packaged and attorney for six companies that pm- marketed to appeal ti> young people. iluce about 75 percent of flavored “1 think the overarching policy malt beveniges, said it is too soon to concern here was this is tine element know whether the industry will sue NEED CASHP in dealing with underage drinking," to bk)ck the tax cliange. Yee said in a telephone interview af The state Legislature also may be ter the vote, riie p.ickaging and mar required to decide which agency has keting are designed to “make it look jurisdiction over the beverages, the like you're drinking something hip," tax board or the (kilifornia Depart WE PAY MOREl she said. ment of Alcoholic Ik'verage (]ontml, Michael Scippa, advoc.icy diactor which, like the federal government at The Marin Institute, based in San now classifies the fl.ivored drinks .is Rafael, said C'alifornia is following beer. SUMMER Maine in classifying the drinks as dis State Cxintmller and tax board tilled spirits, and other states are likely member John ('hiang, who voted for to do the siime in an effort to fight the tax change, called on the Alcohol underage drinking. ic Beverage (3ontml Department to He called the flavored beverages reclassify the drinks as distilled spirits “cocktails on training wheels. They BUYBACK to help fight alcohol abuse. bridge the gap between soda pop and alcoholic drinks because they don’t The higher tax rate would bring taste like alcohol.” the state an estimated extra $3<> mil Behind El Corral Bookstore Gary (labnis, a vice president of lion to $40 million a year if consump Diageo North America, one of the tion remains the same, said tax board world’s largest alcohol nunufacturers spokeswoman Anita Gore. ^ July 26 - 27 August 20 - 24 and the maker of Smirnoff, said rais But Galanis, of the beverage-maker ing the tax on flavored drinks won’t Diageo, said the higher cost will hurt ” 9:00am - 4:00pm 9:00am - 4:00pm deter underage drinking. retailers, restaurateurs and legal drink “Its access. It’s about how kids get ers and cut consumption to the point alcohol in their hands. 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Megan Priley About Nothing,’ 1 couldn’t resist,” she said. Ml S I ASG 11AII V Now with her lead role in “Rich.ird III,”Wieben has taken on a change in character.“! am used to pLiying strong characters,but As you walk the obscure path toward the stage hosting the Lady Anne is both vulnerable and naive,” she said. C\‘iitral Coast Sliakespeare Festival, you might take a second look “When we first see Lady Anne in the play ... she h.is lost all of to make sure you are in the right place. those dear to her and she is beyond repair. Richard, who has mur An unlikely setting unravels as the lavish stage positioned in dered Lady Anne’s husband, appears to her as both a nightmare the middle of a field at Believe Santa Fe Charter School in San and a life-preserver,”Wieben said. Luis Obispo comes into view. If the dark side of Richard isn’t ijuite your cup of tea, “The Once there, the delicious aroma of barbecue and wine will Taming of the Shrew” offers Shakespeare’s coniedic and romantic bring your attention to the audience resting on blankets and lawn sides. chairs. The audience must be prepared to put away their serious side Then there is no mistaking that you are present at the set of and give in to the outrageous mockery and over-the-top plot “Richard III” and “The lam ing of the Shrew,” the two Shake filled with deception that makes up “The Timing of the Shrew.” speare plays showcased during this years festival. Set in the ('ild West, the play questions the meaning of love by Zoe Zaba is the artistic director of the company and acted focusing on Kate and Fetruchio’s mlationship. with the CxMitral C.oast Shakespeare Festival (CCSF) fixim 1992 The riveting scenes and turns of events take you through the to 1996. COURTESY PHOTO journey of discovering if they come to love each other and why. Zaba, the entire cast and everv'one involved in the pRxiuction Richard 111, played by Alan Benson, attempts to woo Lady Perhaps to help transition from the murky feeling of'Richard process work on a volunteer basis for the festival. Anne, played by Corrine Wieben, in a scene from the Central III,” the cast for “The Taming of the Shrew” pert'orms a ritual “We are a nonpaifit theater so everyone involved does their Coast Shakespeare Festivals production of “Richard 111.” before going on stage. part toward creating the art,” Zaba said. “We gather in a circle and give ourselves a great big‘Yee-haw!’ CX"SF IS a repertory' company, meaning they rehearse two tlill- Benson will leave you craving more of the poisonous Rich just before we start,” Benson said. “It’s just a fun moment of soli length plays at the same time with the same company of actors. ard. darity and helps to establish the Wild West theme.” “Working in repertory is a joy all actors should experience at The deformed “hunchbacked toad” known as Richard 111 is It is this solidarity and sense of camaraderie that keeps CC>SF some point if they can,” said Alan Benson, who plays the lead role a ruthless schemer who knows exactly how to charm his way to members coming back, Wieben said. in “Richard III.” what he wants. With no sense of remorse, Richard slays anyone The quality of the acting is definitely the major element in “Rehearsing two separate shows helps keep me balanced. It who threatens his secret plan. these performances.The detailed costumes also brought the audi keeps me fmiii overly obsessing on how I'm doing in one show Richard has his eye on one thing only: becoming king. ence into the action by capturing the essence of the time period. or the other.” C.orrine Wieben is spending her third season with CCSF play As for the fate of CC!SF, Zaba e.xpects bigger things to come. “Richard III” is filled with devious plans, murderous sin and ing the part of Lady Anne in “Richard III” and can be seen as a “We have been producing classical theater in rep on the O n - unforgivable evil. part of the ensemble in “The Timing of the Sha*w.” tral (xiast for more than 15 years, and we hope to become a pro- Benson, an actor and director with more than 20 of years ex Wieben debuted with the festival in 2(H)4.“At the time, 1 just fession.il repertory company much like the Oa'gon Shakespeare perience 111 the business, captums the true essence of his character wanted the audition experience and didn’t aally plan to perform Festival in Ashland, Oregon,” she said. in such a w.iy that he tricks viewers into despising him. so far away, but when they offered me Margaret in ‘Much Ado For tickets and more information, visit www.ccshakes.org. iil' RE^EAR.qH;..’.’J & si REAL OVERDRAFT PROTECTION Saved Me a Bundle. SESLOC Free Checking gives me
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Brooke Robertson Although a “Sex and the City” afi tures basic men’s apparel, could recre MUSIANii IJAII V cionado, 1 was almost a bigger fan of ate the flamboyant style of a character Bradsh.iw’s fun and unique wardmbe. who once said,“l like my money right BITTEN Sarah Jessica Barker, a line Bradshaw was know n for her origi where I can see it ... hanging in my ot affordable clothing and accessories nal and eclectic sryie, which mixed vin closet.” designed by the actress, launched June tage threads with designer pieces, and Barker was also feaUired in adver 7 to a horde of screaming and crying for a stmng shoe addiction, specificiilly tisements for Cap, Inc. in 2(M 14, a com SJB tans. to pricey Manolo Blahnik stilettos. '-7»- pany known for Ixisic pieces in a neu- The line is sold exclusively at na If BITTEN could re-create a fa,sh- M tnil color palette. tional clothing chain Steve & Barry’s, ionable “C'arrie” look with its incredi But BITTEN did get something with all BITTEN appaa‘1 costing bly affoaiible pricing, 1 would be ready riglit. $19.95 or less. to buy out the entire store. Despite my initial disappointment The idea behind the line and the Fortunately for my wallet, the BIT with the line due to conflicting ex pricing comes from Barker’s manifesto TEN line had none of the bright col it pectations, 1 re:ilized the basic pieces on the BITI’EN Web site: “It is ev ors, wild patterns and prints that de offered were actually good basic pieces. ery woman’s iiiiilienable right to have fined Bradshaw’s enviable wardaibe. In fact, they could contribute to a great a pulled-together, stylish, confident Instead, BITTEN feaaired ba outf it if mixed and matched appaipri- wardmbe with enough money left sic pieces in neutral colors that could COURTESY PHOTO ately, in true C'arrie fashion. over to live.” blend in at an C')ld Navy store. Saiah Jessica Parker launched BITTEN, her new line of affordable clothing Some of the fits were a little awk Mor* than two months after the I disappointedly searched thauigli and accessories, July 7 at Steve & Barry’s. The actress is known for her role ward, and the sizes seemed to vary line’s arrival, 1 visited Steve &■ Barry’s in sparse racks of flowing knit shirts, neu as fashionista Carrie Bradshaw in the TV series “Sex and the City” (below). fium piece to piece, but overall the Santa Maria to check out the line. tral T-shirts, basic swimwear and ballet clothes were well-made and the prices As a huge ftui of “Sex and the flats to find top sizes that were way too This contributed to my disappoint ing and sportswear. The company has were amazing. City,” the popular six-season HBO se big and shoe sizes that were way too ment with the store, but I could see I made a name for itself by offering T- 1 left the store with a basic blue ries starring Barker as couture-loving small. The salesperson said the store wa.sn’t missing anything special. In ret shirts, sneakers and college sweatshirts T-shirt ($6.98) and a well-fitting pair of columnist C'arrie Bradshaw, I drove to had been habimally ransacked since the rospect, 1 should have seen it coming. for low, low prices. jeans ($14.95). Santa Maria with a mission: create an line’s opening, accounting for the lack Steve & Barry’s is a national chain There’s no way a clothing line at For information about the line, visit outfit that was oh-so-“C'arrie.” of available sizes and colors. mostly selling men’s casual cloth Steve & Barry’s, which largely fea www.BITTENsjp.com.
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On Saturday, August 25, the Son Luis Obispo County Eorly Worning System LI sirens will be tested. The sirens will sound twice - at noon ond again about thirty minutes loter. The sirens will sound for 3 to 5 minutes each time. This is a test ond does not require any action on your part. However, if you hear the sirens ot ony other time, locol rodio ond television stations will broadcost emergency informohon. During the tests, local stations will be conducting normal progromming. In cose of on emergency, locol stotions ond other area Emergency Alert System stahons will broodcost importont information and instruchons. The sirens ore designed to prompt you to go indoors ond tune your rodio or television to a local stotion for emergency information. They will olert you to any local major emergency.
Remember - Saturday, August 25; it's only o test.
Sponsored by the County of Son Luis Obispo Office of Emergency Services and Pacific Gas and Electric Compony. Paid for by Pocific Gas and Electric Company,
Pacific Gas and Electric Company'' ^ ^ M u s t a n g D a ily M u s t a n g D a ily “77ic roia' i>/ C»j/ /\fjy” O p i n i o n /E d i t o r i a l Graphic Arts Building Suite 226 Editor in chief: Kristen Marschall • mustangdaily((il gmail.com California Fbtytechnic State University Thursday, August 16, 2007 Managing Editor: Ryan ('hartrand San L uis Obispo. C A 93407 www.mustangdaily.net
(805)756-1796 editorial (805) 756-1143 advertising (805) 756^6784 fax mustangdail>@gmail.com e-mail Take charge of your life, editors & staff editor in chief Kristen Marschall managing editor Ryan take care of your finances Chartrand news editors Sara Hamilton, Giana Magnoli Megan Priley responsibilities such as paying hills, learning to cook wire editor Christina Casci M l'SrSNU DAIl V for yourself and filling up your own gas tank sports editor Joshua Ayers teaches us lessons entirely unlike anything assistant sports editor “When you get into a good college, we will pay else can. Rachel Gellman your way through.” Even w’ith something as minor as a cell arts editors Janelle Eastndge. That was a coniinoii promise that would escape phone payment, we can take away valuable Brooke Robertson my parents’ lips every so often when 1 was in high lessons. photo editor Graig Mantle school. When we wake up to find our cell phone photographers Graig Mantle Any time when the subject of college would no longer turns on because it has been shut design editor Lauren Rabaino arise, the stress of college tuition and the price of off due to a late payment or per assistant design editor textbooks, parking passes and housing fees were part haps a nonexistent one, we will -T Quyen Trieu of the distant future. learn how to fix the issue on our copy editor Donovan Aird Oh how fast the future changes. own without the help of our par copy editor Jessica Ford When college came speeding at me at 1,000 miles ents. per hour, I was hit with the reality that my par They cannot hold our hands copy editor Megan Madsen I — copy editor Sara Wright ents’ promises were more like wishful thinking. The through life forever, right? ad designers Melissa Titus, truth was, I would be stacked with student loans and There are lessons that only Andrew Santos-Johnson pointless credit card debt by the time I was halfway growing through life can teach us. advertising representatives through my college education. I say take them on when you best feel Cassie Carlson. Megan Dilley, So I got to thinking; is a lifestyle of grasping re ready. For me, college was a good place to start. Jessica Schroeder, Jackie Pugh, sponsibility and maintaining a decent-paying job a Now I am not saying jump right in and Charlotte Lilley must during college, or should students (if plausible) be able to take a free ride and make their college drown yourself in all the anxiety due to faculty adviser G eorge education their No. 1 priority? responsibility, hut 1 do advise taking Ramos J - There are some negatives and positives to both baby steps. general manager Paul Bittick sides. We’ll start with my very own experience. Start with a part-time, I work six to seven days a week and attend an easy-going job, make write a letter average of 14 units of class, all while trying to main time for a social life, and Mustang Daily reserves the tain a social life and a healthy lifestyle, which thanks take fun, interest I right to edit letters for grammar, to the latter is almost nonexistent. ing classes. With profanities and length. Letters, 1 find mvself feeliiu; so stressed that I swear I proper planning commentaries and cartoons do coukl possibly have aged 2(> years by now. I often and organization, not represent the views of the find mysc4f wondering if there is a gray hair hiding a balanced life is pos Mustang Daily. Please limit length arouiul somewhere. sible. to 250 words. Letters should in I lowever, despite how much more pressure I feel The best educa clude the w riter's full nam e, phone t.ikiiig oil my own responsibilities. I believe it is tion we can he given number, major and class standing. what has better prepared me ü>r the shock of life is the one we JU Jin* Letters must come from a Cal to eome. teach our Poly e-mail account. Do not send Sure, if I were able to he worry-free and hand selves. letters as an attachment. Please over my hills to my parents. 1 would have iiu)re time send the text in the body of the to go out. relax and spend my time making sure ev e-mail ery hit of my homework is done just right. By e-mail: but would I learn the proper responsibility need [email protected] ed for the moment I get thrust into this “real world” By mail: everyone warns me about? Letters to the Editor (College provides the essential education we need Building 26, Room 226 for surviving against all odds; taking on your own Cal Poly. SLO, C A 93407 corrections The Mustang Daily staff takes pride in publishing a daily news paper for the Cal Pbly campus and the neighboring community. How to resist a man in uniform W e appreciate your readership D oug Hite My mind began to spin and I felt his eyes pen could definitely sugarcoat the prospect of being and are thankful for your careful DAILY KENT STATER (KENT STATE U.) etrating me, almost undressing me to my very m a relationship. National Guard and I had to call reading. Please send your correc core:‘Tm 20.” it quits before we even started. tion suggestions to mustang- The suited man’s reply was tilled with eager “I’m sorry, but I can’t do this type of commit [email protected] He was standing confidently outside a depart ness and the excitement of a newly opened door ment right now. There are other places I should ment store in the mall, his hair closely cropped to oppcirtunity. “Good deal! Are you going to be.” notices and gelled. A friend stwid behind him, slightly school?” His eyes grew larger, as if I had closed a door shorter and slightly less vocal.Their matching tan The Mustang Daily is a "designat “Yes, sir, 1 am.” and opened a window into my future. “It’s a big suits stood out against the contrast of the rest of ed public forum.” Student editors With my response, his eyes lit up even more. commitment to be in college for four years. It’s the crowd. *. have full authority to make all He could offer me something that no one else not any different than being in the Guard, is it?” Who can resist a man in uniform? content decisions without censor could. He confidently asked, “Want us to pay for The recruiter could never understand me. He Sometimes it’s a pleasant surprise to arrive ship or advance approval. It?” could never understand what college and I have at the same humdrum places, such as your local I had found my sugar-daddy, and his name was gone thrcYugh. I love college, and I wasn’t about The Mustang Daily is a free news shopping mall, and find other activities going on. the Army National (iuard. to he with another future, besides, the recruiter paper; however, the removal of In my case, this week it was a job fair. A few of my friends told me about him before; surely had plenty of suitors. more than one copy of the paper T he local radio station blared classic southern they were in relationships with him as well. He’s I dropped the bomb: “I don’t think you un per day is subject to a cost of 50 rock as part of its gallivanting recruit; a phone a charmer, and could get someone to go to the derstand. I’m going to Kent State, and this can cents per issue. center bribed unemployed admirers with candy ends of the Earth for him — or at least as far as never work out.” IH and a f rishee with the company's logo on it; .uid Iraq. I aliimst felt had after telling the recruiter that E n IVKHMIY (jK A P H It S y m k m s ^ | iif 5 ^ i4llpotY.f
(diicome, NFL draftee ('ourtnes Football Brown and strong safety Kaiuix **rro,s.s\vord Edited by Will Shortz No. 0525 Samuel. contmued from pnge H Across 26 Erstwhile grp. of 53 World s second- 13 I (7il Poly also lost Imebackei 1 Actor with an 15 highest capital added “Their work in the summer Kyle Shotwell, the Mustangs' third L A.P D 27 Bowl booster Feline gift realiv shows." Buck Buchanan Award winner m a^ auditorium 28 Part of Ooen, in a way Ellerson has welcomed back many years, and nose tackle (dins named after him convention Way of turning 5(1 leuernien, including 13 start White, ('al Poly's fourth consecu 9 Sell to-- planning They re perfect ers ,md the punter from last vear's me American Football ('oaches 14 Words that often 30 Hurt Jazz greats e g squad which finished 7-4, posting ■AsMiciation All-American. follow sweet 32 Relief providers the school's fourth straight w iniimg Shotwell is a free agent pick offers'^ Down 33 SuDject of a season and a No 14 national rank up ot the Oakland K.nders wliil 16 One not mingling Crusades financial report ing White is under contract to boti' much It s less than 37 Kind of port Pruiiars focus of prese.ison c.iinp the ( alg.iry Stampeders of the ( a 17 FluhKies oerfect 38 Snide challenge has been at quarterback, the offen nadi.in Football League and th 18 Vienna State Lulu 39 Guitarists sive hue and defensive secoiularv Spok.uie Shock of Arena Footbal Opera music Sounds slangily 45 director starting ominously Juniors Matt Brennan and Jon 2. T iiiding successors to those two in 2002 41 Shrink Its flag has a athan I )all\ are battling for the pLiyers is another prmiarv tociis o 19 It can have its 42 Prayer opener large red dragon signal-calling duties, ('al Polv lost preseason camp. charms 46 Starbucks option Mark up three senior offensive linemen to (7il Poly plays its first two game 20 "Born from jets” 47 Skill level option Wood holder graduation and the defensive sec- on the road — Sept. 1 at Texas Stat Commits a ondarv lost All-Aiiienc.m Kenm sloganeer 49 Hamlet in 1969 ISP and Sept. 8 at Idaho — before pl.i\ logical fallacy 22 One’s native headlines mg three consecutive home games Mass land 50 Part of AIM begimimg Sept. 15 against Webei "Shoe” waitress State at 6:05 p.m. The Mustangs 23 Fights 51 Look down Pliult by Mike Nolhnaqei su|do|ku Not fully TOOA.r'9 SOCUTIONS . also host Western Oregon on Sept 24 Key letters 52 Source ot 34 Put on a 49 “Black Velvet' Government 43 Title pig of Ian 22 and Northern ('.olor.ido on 25 Simple sulfuric acid reorganization pedestal Falconer kids' Singer Alannah books Sept. 29 (Hall of Fame (íatiie),both Good eggs 35 Interstate sight ANSWER TO PREVIOUS PUZZLE 51 Daddy 7 8 1 4 5 2 3 9 6 kicking off at ():05 p.m. Plot target of the 44 Like "The -0 36 Pres appointee (7il Poly's remaining two home u N Decembrists Godfathei-' 52 Tony who was 3 4 9 1 8 6 7 5 2 Like 37 Monkey with the 2003 A L. games will be in November — i 45 Double daggers Manager of the 5 6 2 3 7 9 8 1 4 M Secretaries often cheek pouches (ireat West Football ('onference in printing Year hold them 9 3 5 2 4 7 1 6 8 game against North Dakota Stat 40 Marxist leader'’ 54 Kind of soldier Chuck, say 48 Volunteer baby on Nov. 10 at 4:0.5 p.m. (Home sitter sometimes 56 Cribbage jack 1 Relative of a 42 Many a minstrel 8 4 6 1 5 9 2 3 coming (iaiiie) and against Ioni fiord 1 2 6 8 9 3 5 4 7 (dillege on Nov. 17 at 1:05 p.m. 29 2006 Oscar For answers call 1-900-285-5656, $1 20 a minute: or with a The Mustangs play three games credit card. 1-800-814-5554 winner for his 4 5 8 7 6 1 2 3 9 III October, all on the road, with first film Annual subscriptions are available for the best of Sunday crosswords from the last 50 years. 1-888-7-ACROSS 2 1 7 9 3 4 6 8 5 stops at U(- Davis, South Dakot.i Height Online subscriptions Todays puzzle and more than 2.000 State and Idaho State, and conclude Expected before past puzzles nytimes com/crosswords ($39 95 a year» 6 9 3 5 2 8 4 7 1 the tour-game road trip Nov. 3 ai One followed on Share tips nytimes.com/puzzleforum. Crosswords for young Southern Utah. M norseback solvers: nytimes com/leammg/xwords. M ustan g D aily Sports Editor: Josh Ayers • mustangdailysports(a gniail.cotn Assistant Sports Editor: Kachel Gellinan
Thursday, August 16, 2007 8 Sports www.musitangdaily.net Practice Summer ins leagu conclude for Poly SEOHIS INIOKMAIION HI POJ^I
The summer collegiate base ball leagues have finished their football 2007 seasons and C'al Eoly center fielder Logan Schafer ended his Aug. 8 marked the first summer with a bang. At the WASABl Tournament day of practice. The held in San Luis Obispo Stadi team went to full-pad um and hosted by the San Luis contact on Sunday and 'tili ' V Obispo Blues, Schafer went 14- for-28 with three doubles, two double practice Tuesday. triples and four stolen bases, lead ing the Anchorage Bucs to the SPOHTS INIOHMATION HI.POHl championship. Anchorage fell to the Blues C^il I’oly’s first day of double c;RAIG m a n tle m u s t a n g d a il y 5-1 ill the first game of the cham practice sessions drew mixed re Above: Juniors Matt Brennan, left, and Jonathan Dally are the top candidates for quarterback. Below: pionship doubleheader last week views from seventh-year Mustang James Noble sports Kyle Shotwell’s old practice jersey on Aug. 8, the first day of Cal Poly football practice. end, but bounced back for a 9-6 head coach Rich Ellerson. victory and the title. “This morning we spent a lot dium. Schafer was 8-for-lO in the of time on special teams and got a All practices are open to the twinbill with a double, a run lot installed,” said Ellerson, 41-27 public. scored and a stolen base. in his previous six seasons at the Ellerson’s biggest concern to He hit .290 for the Bucs (26- 23) in the regular season with helm. “Out it was a lot of talking date is finding players to fill gaps five doubles, two triples, a pair of and standing. You don’t get a lot in case of injury. done. home runs and 15 RBI. He was “We have to develop people 4-for-7 in stolen bases. “Out it was good to get out who have the most chance to be in full pads and get into action,” Two other Mustangs phiyed in in the starting lineup,” Ellerson the Alaskan Baseball League. Ellerson added. “Oecause of that, said. “We have to be able to over Outfielder/designated hitter the practice environment chang come nicks and bangs. There is a Luke Yoder had four doubles, a es. Everything is in and now we lot of drop-off between the start home run and eight RBI for the get to see ourselves growing from ers and reserves right now. Anchorage (¡lacier Pilots (17-27). V i l practice to practice. We’ve got to “It’s really a mixed blessing.” He was 9-for-lO in stolen bases. keep improving day-to-day.” Ellerson added. “We have some Pitching for the first-place The first two practice sessions really good players at their posi Mat-Su Miners (24-11) was Jared last Wednesday andThursday were tions, so a drop-off at some posi Eskew, a transfer to Cal Eoly from helmet,jersey and shorts only. For tions may be a blessing at other Point Loina Nazarene. Eskew had the practice sessions on Friday and positions.” a 2-1 record and a 1.57 ERA with Saturday, helmet, shoulder pads, Ellerson likes what he sees 28 strikeouts in 34.1 innings. jersey and shorts were allowed. with the incoming players. Four Mustangs competed in The first full-pad contact practice “ I am impressed with the frosh . ‘A the National Baseball (¡ongress was held Sunday. The Mustangs class and newcomers,” Ellerson \ . Senn-Ero World Series at Wichita, Kansas. had Monday off before the first said. “With the exception of may The Maxim Yankees (28-12) double-practice day Tuesd.iy. be one or two players, I don’t ex T" i won their first three games of the Double-practice sessions also pect to have to play any of them are scheduled for Aug. 16, 18, 20 tournament before falling to the this year, but I feel real good about El Dorado (Kansas) Bmneos 5-1 and 22 at 9:30 a.ni. and 2 p.m. them and that’s a huge upside! and Junction (¡ity (Kansas) 8-4 Single-practice sessions on the “I’m also impressed with the last Tuesd.iy and Wednesday, re remaining days of preseason camp way the juniors and seniors came spectively. will be held at 2 p.m. Ereseason back ready to play,” Ellerson -Y, V , •; , Steven Fischback, who pitched camp ends Aug. 23 with a 2 p.m. ‘V ’- . » « ' ‘ seven innings for a win against scrimmage at Alex C*. Spanos Sta- see Football, page 7 the Vienna (Virginia) Senators, see Baseball, page 7 lowing a loss to California in Saturday and it will kick off the started in the Philadelphia Eagles’ the second round of the NC3AA regular season at home against first preseason game against the tournament. I )ayton on Aug. 31. Baltimore Ravens Monday. The Mustang Sports _jjll[ii^ The team started practice for Eagles lost the game 29-3 but (io- the season on July 8 and will cong made one tackle. open its season against Kansas Fellow linebacker Jordan Beck, calendar 'State at the Shocker Volleyball Former Mustangs see who was drafted by Atlanta in the Cllassic in Wichita on Aug. 24. NFL preseason action 2005 draft, picked up two tackles WOMEN’S SOCCER in the team’s 31-16 loss last Friday Former Cal Eoly lineback to the jets. Beck holds the all- Volleyball to er Kyle Shotwell, a free-agent time career tackles record at Cal Saturday Mustangs, Gauchos signee of the Oakland Raiders, Eoly (449). Westmont at Cal Eoly start at No. take No. 2 spot in poll picked up a tackle in Oakland’s (exhibition) 27-23 win over Arizona on Sat Alex G. Spanos Stadium The Cal Eoly women’s soc urday. 1 p.m. 14 in poll cer team was picked in a tie at Former Mustang corner- Men’s soccer voted 5th No. 2 with rival UC Santa Bar back Courtney Brown, who was in preseason poll MEN’S SOCCER MUSTANG DAILY STAI-> RtPORT bara in a Big West Conference drafted by the Dallas Cowboys preseason coaches poll. in the seventh round of the NFL The C'al Eoly men’s soccer The Cal Poly volleyball team Long Beach State topped the draft, made two tackles in the team was ranked No. 5 m the Tiiesday picked up a No. 14 ranking in the poll with 77 votes. C'owboys’ first preseason game Big West coaches preseason poll, (California at Cal Eoly CSTV/AVCA Top 25 Coaches ('al Eoly and Santa Barbara against Indianapolis on Aug. 9. which was released Aug. 8. (exhibition) Ereseason poll Tuesday. received 71 votes. The C\)wboys won the game Defending national champions Alex G. Spanos Stadium The Mustangs finished last The women’s soccer team 23-10. UC, Santa Barbara topped the list 7 p.m. season with a No. 17 ranking fol will compete in a scrimmage on Linebacker Chris Cocong in the poll.