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MIDDLE EAST POLrnc:s Iraq rejects Sunni demands Santa Claus needs assistance I ast year, the Toys for Tots drive Guveriiinem brushes aside ualic couiiiiy. gave 31,229 toys to 13,303 request to postpone January That position w.is strongly children; this year they hope to election; insurgents step up emlorsed Satuicl.iy by politicians and gather up to 45,000 toys attacks on U.S. patrols clerics from the Shiite community, which comprises about 60 percent of Erica Drummond Robert H. Reid Iraq’s nearly 26 million petiple and MUSTANi; DAILY # ■ A S V K lA T t l) 1’K.fcSS which has been long clamoring for an election. Tens of thousands of toys are BACiHDAD, Iraq — The Iraqi expected to be donated during the government Saturday brushed aside In the Shiite holy city of N.ijaf, next two months for the annual Toys Sunni Muslim demands to delay the Mohammed Hussein al-Hakim, son for Tots drive, which is already under­ 'S T Jan. 30 election, and a spokesman tor of (irand Ayatollah Mohammed Said I way. the majority Shiite community al-Hakim, said the Shiite leadership Donation boxes are spread through­ called the date “nonnegotiable.” would not accept a delay and called »#51 out the county and as far south as Insurgents stepped up attacks, blast­ this position “nonnegotiable.” Lompoc and north to San Ardo. The ing U.S. patrols in He said elec­ Marine-sponsored program is asking Baghdad and tions were “the IRAQ WEEK IN REVIEW people to bring new, unwrapped toys killing a U.S. sol­ most legitimate or monetary gifts to one of the rough­ dier north of the Election date holds way on the inter­ national level to ly 2(M) donation locations. capital. Th e Iraqi government Saturday “In general people can get fatigued Clashes also brushed aside Sunni Muslim express the will of by facing the needs of sheltering and occurred north of demands to delay the Jan. 30 the people,” and feeding people and hearing all year Baghdad, where electbn, ai a spokesman for “all parties have how much need there is in our com­ U.S. and Iraqi the majority Shiite community agreed on this called the ‘o “nonnegotiable." munity,” said Bill Watt, Catholic forces fought a date and we can­ not take back this Cffiarities Head and handler of toy dis­ three-hour gun TURKEY ^ 0 ^00 position for any tribution. “But when it comes to the battle with insur­ 0 100 Km gents who overran reason.” holiday season and toys, people identi­ SYRIA i ^ In Baghilad, a fy with giving children something that a town hall and IRAN two police sta­ major Shiite parrs’, they know will mean a lot to them.” tions, local officials FaHuiahjMÉi^ the Supreme Last year, 31,229 toys were given to said. C'ouncil for the 13,303 needy children; this year they SCXDTT STEBNER MUSTANC DAllY Talk of delaying IRAQ Islamic Republic hope to gather up to 45,000 toys, said The Jamba Juice, in downtown SLO, is collecting for the Toys for Tots JOR in Iraq, or SCJRl, the election X assistant coordinator John DuMong. program. Employees are pooling their tip money to donate to the program. said 42 parties and gained momen­ X “We’ve got so many events to try to SAUDI “V__ individuals from the first poster and the familiar logo of getting bigger and bigger ever>’ year.” tum after intluen- ARABIA bring out donations, fmm parades to KUWAIT the Shiite and the red toy train. Watt said that San Luis Obispo is a tial Sunni Muslim baseball games,” DuMong said. “Any Sunday - Iraq's first election since Turkomen com­ “The organization started with just generous town, but C'al Poly students politicians urged way we can shake a toy out of anyone the fall of Saddam Hussein has munities agreed one doll and now it gives to millions seem to stand out from the rest of the the government to we’ll do it.” been set for Jan. 30 on a statement postpone the vot­ The prtigram began in 1947, when of kids,” Toys for Tots media represen- community. Monday - Iraqi forces backed by affirming support ing for six months U S. troops raided a Baghdad 5,000 toys were gathered in Los tative Barbara Wolcott said. “We must “Last year, at Cal Poly, the reaction for the Jan. 30 to give authorities mosque, killing three. Angeles. Walt Disney even designed be doing it right because it just keeps see Toys, page 2 date. time to secure Tuesday - Some 5,000 U S. Ma- SCdKI official polling stations nnes, British troops and Iraqi forces Redha Jawad Taqi and to persuade launched a new offensive across small towns south of Baghdad said the 42 includ­ Sunni clerics to W ednesday - Abu Musab al- ed the other lead- The ladies ball it up for charily abandon their call Zaqawi in a video lashed out at ing Shiite party, for an electoral Sunni Muslim clerics for not speak­ the Islamic Dawa, boycott. ing out against U S attacks. and the Iraqi Natasha Toto Herrera, also philanthropy chair for the sororities were required to pay,” MUSTANC; DAILY But the Thursday - U.S troops said they National Congress TKE and event organizer, said that the Mormw said. spokesman for had uncovered the largest weap­ of Ahmad whole fraternity participated. Ronald Reagan is a TKE alumni, ons cache to date in Fallujah Tau Kappa Epsilon Fraternity held interim Prime Chalabi, a secular “About three to four active Teke and the fraternity is committed to Friday - A mortar attack in Bagh­ its 14th annual Powder-puff tourna­ Minister Ayad Shiite once members were assigned to each soror­ dad’s Green Zone killed four em­ ment to benefit the Ronald Reagan see Football, page 2 Allawi, a secular strongly supported ity team as coaches,” Herrera said. ployees of a British security firm. Alzheimer’s Association. Shiite, said the The newest initiated class was Saturday - A U S. soldier was by the Pentagon government was The event took place Nov. 20 at killed when a bomb exploded near and Washington assigned to be in charge of the Santa Rosa Park. Games began at 10 sticking by the a U.S. patrol north of Baghdad. conservatives. barbecue, and TKE’s fall pledges a.m. and ran through the afternoon. Jan. 30 date after “The Shiite refereed the tournament. receiving assur­ political council Seven Cal Poly sororities participat­ “The games were pretty ances from the will support the ed in the double elimination flag foot­ intense,” Herrera said. Iraqi Electoral C'ommission that an elections,” Cdialabi said. “We will ball tournament to help raise money After hours of sororities bat­ election could take place even in fight for the elections and will work to search for a cure for Alzheimer’s dis­ tling it out. Alpha Phi took first Sunni areas wracked by the insur­ to ensure that they are held peaceful­ ease. place. gency. ly on the specified date.” Aerospace engineering sophomore General engineering senior “The Iraqi government is deter­ Iraq’s two major Kurdish political Adrian Herreni said that Tau Kappa mined ... to hold elections on time," p.irties said thc 7 were ready to take Blake Mornnv said the fraternity Epsilon raised $2,0(M) Saturday. spokesman Thair al-Naqeeb said. part in national elections on Jan. 30 as found companies to help sponsor “The Iraqi government, led by the planned, but would not object if “We were very pleased with the the event. West Coast T-Shirt prune minister, is calling on all spec­ “other political powers” wanted to results.” Herrera said. “After expenses C'ompany provided shirts for all coi Rii.sY m o rn tra of the Iraqi people to participate postpone the vote. were paid, we were able to donate participating sororities. Melissa Phua and Trisha Ozawa came in the elections and to contribute in The Web site of the Patriotic $ 1.500 to the Alzheimer’s “Most of the money we raised » to the game to show their support. the elections to build a strong demo- see Iraq, page 2 Association.” came from the entrance fee that all TNSTDE

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“We just share a vision in a time of would bring me an apple.’” Toys giving,” she said. “We take time to DuMong went on to explain what continued from page I work outside of ourselves to help an emotional experience the charity was tremendous,*’ he said. “The toys those people we don’t even know. It’s offers. Lack of we get troni the college are always the amazing to be working with people “Watching the eyes of kids that who have the same motivation.” have never had toys in their lives, if nicest toys we get. It’s just so generous insurance This motivation can be fueled from you can stand around that and not get on the part of the students.” coverage past e.xperiences with the program, a lump 111 your throat then you’re Watt said the program wants the 1 )uMong said. harder than me,” he said with a laugh. can be hazardous average donated toy to be worth Sl<>, “One year we were talking to this Toys for Tots will be accepting but ('al Poly students seem to go “way little girl in San Ardo,” DiiMong said. donations until Dec. 24. I ocations on to your health above that.” “We asked her, 'Are you excited for the C'al Poly campus are at the Wolcott explained how the organi­ Christmas?’ and she said, ‘When we Administration building, the zation’s volunteers feel a similar senti­ lived in Mexico we didn’t have much University Police Department, and the You can reduce the risk of medical bills with ment. at Christmas, but every year Santa Education building. RightPlan PPO 40 from BC Life & Health Insurance Company. It's affordable single-coverage health Since its founding, the Cal Poly Association has awarded more than insurance made painless. Football chapter has organized 14 tournaments $165 million to researchers seeking new and raised thousands of dollars for the continued from page I methods in prevention, better treat­ Ronald Reagan Alzheimer’s • Affordable premium with no medical deductible ments and eventually a cure for helping raise money to find a cure for Association. • 42,000 doctors and 440 hospitals Alzheimer’s. Alzheimer’s. For more than 20 years, the • 3 prescription plan options • $40 co-pay for office visits Baghdad, the military said. the country. An al-Qaida-affiliated Iraq Two U.S. military vehicles, includ­ group claimed responsibility for the New itightPian PPO 40 Plan Options and Rates Area 8 continued from page I ing an armored shuttle bus, were dam­ attack. 1 1SingIpCMd Union of Kurdistan said Saturday that lO-H tsw 1*44 4S44 ss-s* «*«4 0 l-l* aged by a bomb Saturday on the road Three civilians died and a dozen ! $66 $74 the party issued a joint statement with to Baghdad International Airport, were injured in other bomb attacks ! U» SS9 $93 $117 $14« $21« $211 $4$ the Kurdistan Democratic Parry CarwiirCMyRiiXi'ion | SSI S63 $70 $97 $122 $1$3 $22$ $291 $77 $47 which the State 1 )epartment considers against U.S. convoys in the Baghdad 1 Compevhmtiw IhOpWi srj $12 $116 $147 $1M $275 $349 $M $S3 expressing their “readiness to partici­ one of the most dangerous routes in area, U.S. and Iraqi officials said. L...... L»v*l I monthly r»fei lOfNoKX Ocnenc Drug Option (P£4BI «nd Compr*h«ntiv« Drug Opttoo (Pf 49} pate at the scheduled time.” 11/I/0Í the nrtM shown tor Arw iu t f o t ^ t n Uiis Chispo texcopt ZIP totto 9}426i, $*nt» Barbar«. Insurgent violence still grips the Wntura {a«c«pt ¿V codas bi^inrwng wnh 913) Ratas are iltusnaiiva only Som« araas or a^c groups may San Luis Obispo Chiropractic hava higivar or lowar ratas. Actual ratas ara also basad on undarwritmg classiTication Thn b a PPO plan with tubslanual financial incantiaas for using mdapandanrty contracted Network prowdars. You may be subjact Sunni areas despite the U.S.-led assault Family Wellness Care for SLO since 1981 to a pra-avisting condition limitation o f benefits tot up to six months Hafar (o the plan lor a more complata this month on the mam insurgent Irst of covaraM. conditions, rastricboos, limitations and exctoswits BC life A Health Insuranca Company fBCLAH) and Blua Cross of Catiforma (SCO are tnoapendant Lxensaas of the Bkia Cross Association (8C Ai stronghold of Falliijah, 40 miles west of The Blua Cross name arsd symbol are ragntarad sarwea marks of the BCA 02004 BCC CANSI Baghdad. The attack was launched to Atmonm) I" v.-jí^.Kk-í Ayr trv’ to curb the insurgency so elections FREE Consultation Bill Roberts could be held nationwide. William Roberts Insurance Services & Preliminary Exam 1400 Madonna Road An American soldier from the 1st San Luis Obispo, CA 93405 ac life a. Health Infantry Division was killed Saturday Please Call 541-BACK (2225) 2066 Chorro St. when a roadside bomb exploded near • Acute & O ro n ic Back & Neck ftiin (805) 544-0972 (Chorro at Broad St.) • Optimum Health A Wellness Care CA License «0589801 The Power of Blue" a U.S. patrol about 40 miles north of www.slochiro.com Dr Mari K. Steed. DC.

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STATE NEWS five half-siblings, his father’s com ­ LOS ANGELES — It’s a girl ued to search for a man on a bicy­ pany and others of misrepresenta­ — and a boy — for actress Julia cle who riddled a car with bullets IN OTHER NEWS LOS ANGELES — The illegii- tion, fraud, negligence and emo­ Roberts, 37, and her husband, cin­ Friday evening, killing a passenger imate son of one of South Korea’s tional distress, the Los Angeles ematographer Danny Moder. and injuring the driver. ALLENTOWN, Pa. — A wealthiest businessmen filed a law­ Times reported. Roberts gave birth to twins The passenger was identified as gun-wielding robber swiped a suit claiming he was denied his Roach is the son of leading Hazel Patricia Moder and Cdiristopher Guillory, 42, of Palo red Salvation Army kettle from a rightful inheritance after he was industrialist Won Man Lee, founder Phinnaeus Walter Moder on Alto, a widower and father o f two collector in front of a supermar­ given up for adoption to a of Kolon Industries Inc., and a club Sunday morning at a Southern adult children.The driver, a pregnant ket, police said. California family IH years ago, a hostess, Mee Yeon Lee, he met in California hospital, publicist Marcy woman, 32, also o f Palo Alto, was Volunteer Jerlene Howard said newspaper reported Sunday. 1977 and took as a mistress for sev­ Engelman said Sunday. transported to a local hospital after she was ringing her bell to solicit I’clei Roach, 26, seeks $5 mil­ eral years, the newspaper said. • • • being shot in the neck, police said. donations from shoppers Friday lion in a federal complaint accusing PALO ALTO — Police contin­ — Associated Press night when a man wearing a scarf over his face got out o f a car and demanded the kettle. Fie “had a Wal-Mart Stores Inc. was less and seriously injuring three others. Republicans if he wants compromise gun and he told me not to say NAI'IONAL NEWS fortunate — the industry leader Sheriff’s officials said two people legislation to pass this year, a lead anything,’’ she said. said its sales in the seven days that were dead, but a Federal Aviation Senate negotiator said Sunday. The man then got back into N EW Y O RK — The start of the ended Friday were disappointing, Administration spokesman said “If the president of the United the car, which was driven by an holiday season was respectable but and the company lowered its sales three had died in the crash at States wants this bill, as commander accomplice, police said. Floward unimpressive for many of the nation’s forecasts for November. Montrose Regional Airport, which in chief in the middle of a war, I can­ was not injured. retailers, with consumers jamming • • • serves the Telluride Ski Area. not believe Republicans in the • • • stores Friday and pulling back as the MONTROSE, Colo — A cor­ • • • House are going to stop him from ST. LOUIS — Proving that weekend wore on. porate jet taking off from near a ski W A SH IN G TO N — The fate of getting it,’’ said Sen. Joseph diamonds indeed are forever, a Big chains including j.C. Penney area crashed through a fence and an overhaul of U.S. intelligence agen­ Lieberman, D-Conn., on ABC’s widower got a gem of a keep­ Co. Inc. and Sears, Roebuck and burst into flames Sunday, killing at cies rests with President Bush, who “This Week.’’ sake made from his late wife’s Co. were pleased with their sales. least two o f the six people on board must exert more pressure on holdout — Associated Press ashes this month: a 0.35-carat, round yellow diamond. Iraq’s deputy prime minister, fire his prime minister, the official Sunday in a coal mine in central The synthetic stone, ordered INTERNAI IONAL NEWS Barham Saleh, said sticking to the winner of last week’s vote that has China has left 187 miners trapped, by a man in his 40s shortly after Jan. 30 election iimetable would be bitterly divided this former Soviet the government said. his wife’s death from heart dis­ BAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq’s a challenge, but delaying it would republic. The accident occurred at 7:20 ease in May, is the handiwork of most feared terror group claimed bolster the insurgents’ cause. The opposition warned a.m. in the state-owned LifeGems. responsibility Sunday for slaughter­ • • • President Leonid Kuchma it would Chenjiashan coal mine in Shaanxi Three-year-old LifeGems esti­ ing members of the Iraqi security KIEV, Ukraine — The crisis block his movements unless he province while more than 200 mates it has crafted nearly 1,()()() forces in Mosul, where dozens of over Ukraine’s presidential election fired Prime Minister Viktor workers were underground, the o f the diamonds — what it calls bodies have been found. intensified Sunday, as a key eastern Yanukovych and fulfilled other official Xinhua News Agency said. “the most unique memorial Meanwhile, insurgents attacked province called a referendum on demands within 24 hours. 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ehold future students of Cal Poly, they shall call for your majors Cominand ‘Know Your too ^nd w’hen they get there, they shall shred them until the origi­ Role’ only hurts anil oileiuls Bnal intent of a university is altogether forgotten. I think that a lot of people react­ “When we start stripping our education, that’s what screws us up in the ed to the “Know Your Role” dis­ end,” computer science senior Alan Jaynes said. “The definition o f a uni­ play without stopping to consider versity is you come and learn about all topics. When we start stripping what the artist was trying to say. that, we no longer have a whole education.” W hen I first saw the display, 1 The upcoming 2()()5-07 C'al Poly course catalog obliterates foreign lan­ was deeply offended that there guage requirements for a bachelor’s degree in journalism and a bachelor’s were people on a college campus degree in liberal studies. who believed that women (45 per­ We already lack cultural diversity at Cal Poly. Now we want to further cent of this school) shouldn’t be push ourselves away from other cultures? Isn’t this a step backward? here. I was shocked that someone In the past, a bachelor’s degree in journalism required 12 units of a for­ believes women should simply be eign language. The new requirement vaporizes these units and strongly housewives and beauty queens. urges students to take language courses as elective units instead. Right. Were they trying to spark a debate That will happen. on women’s roles? Was it a call for A journalism department curriculum committee made up of journal­ women to rid themselves of these ism professors decided to drop the foreign language requirement. tired standards of femininity? Or journalism professor Patrick Munroe said three elements went into the was it really someone trying to decision to drop the requirements. First, the university mandated the col­ express what they believe women lege to reduce its units from 189 to 180 units. Second, the committee should be doing? With such a con­ looked to see what courses they could combine and combined two classes troversial display, the artists should into one. This deleted four units. Third, the committee asked journalism make a statement about what the students if the requirement was useful to them. Most journalism students purpose of their art. believed 12 units of a foreign language was not enough to learn how to It would be great if they were speak a second language. trying to get the youth of today to Let me get this straight. The committee needed to drop nine units. Got look at what we accept as the It. The Committee combined two classes into one. This cut four units and norm for women in society. left five to go. So, with five units to go, the committee decided to drop all Perhaps that’s what they were 12 units of the foreign language requirement. Why not just'keep it at 185 doing, and we should critically dis­ units or combine two more classes? I’m lost. Hueller? Bueller? cuss what the artist was doing. MARK WEBER NKWSART For liberal studies, the new catalog deletes the past four-unit foreign I looked at the piece again and language requirement and leaves no replacement. realized why I was so pissed off. God, or that in order to truly illogical and therefore “miracles.” “If there is a liberal studies major not learning a second language, how The banner that reads “Know Your believe 2+2=4 you must believe in Dictionaries define a miracle as is that person going to really know English?” modern languages and liter- Role” is not a question. It is a God is ridiculous. All it takes to something that is inexplicable by .itures senior Nancy Jones said. “Learning other languages helps you command. A statement coming believe in 2+2=4 is four wooden the laws o f nature. understand English and learn the roots of words.” from a position of believed superi­ blocks. Those all sound pretty inexplic­ Liberal studies senior Meghan Knight’s foreign language requirement ority. It would be something for “C^kay little Jimmy. You have able to me. There’s nothing tninic- inspired her to travel to Spain for a quarter. deep thought if it had read “What two blocks, and I give you two ulous about 2+2=4. It takes no “Without a foreign language requirement, liberal studies students will are your roles?” or “What should more. Utiw many do you have leap of faith — it just is. (')n the have no real drive to seek experiences in difi'erent cultures,” Knight said. wom en’s roles in society be?” now? Four. Ciood job Jimmy.” other hand, believing that 2+2=5, Like Knight, I also saw the necessity of learning and understanding a Those are open-ended questions Tod.iy, let’s leave creationism and or that Jesus walked on water, does second language and culture thnnigh studying abroad in Spain. that people can think about. A evolution and all that fun stuff aside take quite a big leap of faith. While there, I took classes with students from Japan, and I had a command only offends and hurts and talk about the Bible. The Bible I think that people have the Spanish teacher who did not speak English. This made for some real trou­ the women on this campus. is supposedly a book chronicling all right to believe in what they want, ble when a student in class did not understand something. Elizabeth Lucas o f the “miracles of Ciod.” and that their faith is their choice. I remember one day in particular. My teacher, pmfesora Christina, I-oirstr}’ sop/ioniorv There’s only one problem with If you want to believe that 2+2=5, taught the class a new concept that the Americans and 1 did not under­ the Bible: Most o f the “miracles of more power to you. As for me and stand. Cihristina attempted to further explain the concept, but we still did Math does a lot more to Ciod” sound a whole lot like other “heretics,” I don’t need mira­ not get it. Before long, the Japanese students could not take it anymore prove truth than the Bible 2+2=5. Water into wine, ressur- cles of God. 1 just need four wood and explained the concept to us in English. Math and the e.xistence of God recting the dead, parting the Red blocks. Let us take a moment to re-trace those steps. I am in Spain. I fail to are completely unrelated. Saying Sea and sticks turning into cobras Brian Lonn understand something in Spanish. My Spanish teacher, unable to speak that 2+2=4 because of a miracle of — all o f these are unexpected. CivU er^'necrin^ scpltorttore English, turns to the Japanese students in my class for help. The Japanese students understand the entire concept in Japanese, they understand it in Spanish, and they understand it in English well enough to explain it to words. Letters should include the me. Talk about a low point. But, do not worry, we can always find a per­ MUSTANG writer’s full name, phone number, son from Japan to translate for us. LETTER major and class standing. Letters Students all over the world speak English in addition to their first lan­ DAILY must come from a Cal Poly e-mail guage while Cal Poly drops language classes from its curriculum just to CORRECTIONS POLICY account. Do not send letters as an get students a few units closer to graduating. attachment. Plea.se send the text in The Mustang Daily staff takes Send us your love, hate and more the body of the e-mail. “From being abroad in Germany, I thought it was really cool how pride in publishing a daily newspa­ everyone 1 ran into knew English,” civil engineering senior Matt Brunelle per for the Cal Poly campus and Mustang Daily reserves the right By e-m ail: said. “They did not just know a few words, they knew the whole language the neighboring community. We to edit letters for grammar, profan­ [email protected] because they learned it in school.” appreciate your readership and are ities and length. Letters, commen- By mail: “It’s time that Americans show respect and an interest in other cul­ thankful for your careful reading. uries and cartoons do not repre­ Letters to the Editor Please send your correction tures,” social science senior Alissa Gordon said. suggestions to editor^mustang sent the views of the Mustang Building 26, Room 226 daily.net. Daily. Flea.se limit length to 250 Cal Poly, SLO, CA 93407 Taumy Grace is a jourttalism senior and Mustang Daily staff uriter.

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He didn’t run a bad race all season. this year that really impressed you? Corner Troy looks up to him and he’s a great A, — The season’s been telling as Defense Volleyball continued from page 8 runner right out of high school him­ far as (the Mustangs) ability to run continued from page 8 continued from page 8 from any other sport. self together. They set goals this season Portland. The Pilots were 20 of 4.S the game at 4-4 with help from Q. — Two of your runners, Blake Troy looks at lilake and says to and to achieve them they had to live fmni the floor for 44 percent. and Troy Swier are brothers. Does himself‘If he did that well, why can’t the life. Running has to be your two UC Davis hitting errors but Portland outrebounded • C'al Kim Vincent’s kill put the Aggies that influence their running? Do 1 too?’They feed off of each other in lifestyle. As a student they need to be Poly 3H-33. Sarah Cirieve had five up for good. they wear matching outfits? a really positive way. good with time management. They boards for the Mustangs. Mils was the first season with A. 1 Ich, no.They do look a lot I roy was a redshirt this year, but it found that balance where they can The Pilots were led by Jamie a predominantly Division 1 alike, but 131ake is four years older. looks like he will have a lot to give to be good students and also do well Medley with 14 points and Amy schedule for UC Davis, which He’s a senior and he’s had an amaz­ the team next season. athletically. They put in a lot of work Bottom off the bench with 10. completes its second year o f a ing year. and they deserve everything they’ve Ashlee OrndorfT grabbed 10 four-year transition process to He was the model of consistency. Q . — What has the team done achieved. rebounds for Portland. NCAA Division l.The Mustangs Cal Poly went into the locker- are members of the Big West room with a 30-25 halftime lead. Conference, of which the Aggies 8Hre ^

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COACH’S CORNER Big turnover for womens basketball This week’s spotlight once again on MUSTANC DAILY STAFF R.EI*OkT defeated Portland 55-51 in a non­ conference game at the C'hiles »Offenses have found C'al Poly’s Center. defense to be downright nasty three Jill—.•"’*’*1 For the second game in a row, C'al games into the season. Poly didn’t have a standout on the C!al Poly women’s basketball has À offensive side of the ball, but did spurted out to a 3-0 record forcing a plenty on the tlefensive end to win. - 1 7 combined 106 turnovers. C^il Poly won its opening road The Mustangs won two games game, in sharp contrast to last season recently using both a balanced when the Mustangs didn’t win a offense and tough defense beating game on the road until Jan. 31 at UC' Portland 55-51 on Friday and Cross country coach Riverside — a stretch of 10 games Portland State 66-43 on Sunilay. Mark Conover away from Mott Gym. Beating Portland State, C'al Poly s m i In the season-opening win over forced 37 turnovers and scomd 30 Navy last Friday, 11 Mustangs Daniel Ely points off those turnovers. The scored, with seven players tallying MUSTANti DAILY Mustang?; made 24 turnovers them­ between seven and 11 points, and selves, but built a big lead early in the C'al Poly forced the Midshipmen to C'ross country has had a heck of a game and never appeared threatened season. Its goal of a top 10 finish has by l»SU. commit .30 turnovers. been met with a 10th place at the Senior Katy Paterson led a b;il- The numbers were similar against NC'AA Championships in Indiana, a anced C^al Poly offense with game- Portland as 11 Mustangs scored — none in double figures. Sparkle first in school history at Division I highs of 15 points and eight rebounds. Anderson and Heidi Wittstmm each level. Mark C'onover, coach of the No Mustang played more than 23 minutes in the game. scored seven points and Jessica cross country team sat down over a ■ V # » , Eggleston added six. burrito to discuss his reactions to the On Friday, no Mustang scored in double figures, but once again, they The Mustangs made just 21 of 67 team s success and where he plans to HI.F PHOTO fought out a win. floor shots for 31 percent, but go from here. The Mustangs shot just 31 percent but used a stingy defense to force 39 The C'al Poly women’s basketball attempted 22 more field goals than turnovers in their win over Portland. Jessica Eggleston contributed six team unforced 39 turnovers as it see Defense, page 7 Q. — What did you tell your points in the Mustangs win on Friday. players going in to the NCAA? Did you give them a big speech like in sports movies? A. — No, but 1 told them the M . basketball still missing night before that no matter what happened 1 was pmud o f them. 1 knew that they were ready to go out the shooting touch in loss there and run well. They’ve been running as a team, in every sense of .MUSTANO DAILY STAFF kHAIRT with just over two minute's left in the the word. first half staked the Vikings to a 31-27 C'al Poly men’s basketball hasn’t lead they would never relinquish. A e.xactly shot the lights out lately, and it steal and layup at the end o f the half Q. — Did you have a plan or cost the team another game Saturday. by Funn pushed the lead to 10 points. strategy going in to the competition? Portland State put the clamps on C'al Poly never got closer than A. — Well, the goal is to have C!al Poly as the Mustangs shot just 35 eight points in the second half as foul percent and the Vikings won their your top five finish as close together trouble pmved costly. The Mustangs home opener, 80-63, at the Stott as they can. With the competition so sent PSU to the foul line 40 times and CT*nter. wild and wooly and conditions on the Vikings made 30. In the closing Until SaturLlay, PSU had struggled the course being so muddy, 1 knew three minutes of the game, Portland to guanl its opponents surrendering we had to run a smart race. The plan State buried 14 o f 17 free throws. 58 percent shtx)ting in its first two Senior forward Seamus Boxley was to conser\-e energy for the first games of the seastin, both losses. scored 17 ptiints with 10 rebounds, 5K, and then find your teammate Using an effective zone defense, and pass as many people as possible l*SU scored 22 points off 17 C'al Poly three assists and two blinked shots. in the last two. That’s tough to do in turnovers. Jake Schrxieder and Bbke Walker each the NC'AA C'hampionship because C'al Poly dropped to 0-2 on the had 11 points for the Vikings who shot 44 percent fnim the field and 75 the field is so talented. Hut the plan seastin. percent at the line. I*SU also outre- went well and as a result they came C'fne of the keys for 1*SU was the bounded the Mustang;, 38-34. out of it with a top ten finish. superb play o f point guard Will Funn. He made a career-high six steals — Vladimir Lisinac had 19 points for Q. — Are you making any the iiKist by a Viking in five years — C',al Poly with 15 coming in the sec­ changes based on what yt>u saw this to go with 18 points and six assists. ond half. Cflenn Jones scored 12 fi>r season? Are you going to do any­ MATT WECHTER MUSTAFw; OAllY The game was close early, with the the Musung?;. Derek Stixkalper and Phil Johnson goes up for a shot against an Eastern Washington thing differently? lead changing hands three times. But Andrew Haskins each pulled down player in the Mustangs first loss o f the season. A. — C')ur pttïgram is building a pair of Tyler Hollist three-pointers six rebounds for Cal Poly. towaul consistency. We were in the top 15 for tss’o years and then top 10. We want to keep that kind of consistency and impnive it if possi­ ble. Volleyball season ends on dismal note

Q. — What was it like to take the MUSTANi; DAILY STAFF kFI'OkT digs and a career-high 64 assists, Paperny was perfect on three hit­ behind a kill and ace by Bertotti. team to Indiana? while sophomore Rachel Keener ting attempts. Erin Senozan served UC' Davis tied the game at 10-10 A. — It’s a great experience for A trying season ended with tw'o had 11 kills and a .360 hitting up six straight points to give Cal on a service ace by Nuss, one of the team. Anytime you’re getting on more losses as volleyball lost to San average. Poly a boost to a 19-10 read and six ties in the game. After junior the airplane it means you’ve dtme Jose State on Friday and UC' Davis For C^il Poly, sophomore o u t­ the team never looked back en Jill MePheeters’ kill and block something important. This is soine- on Saturday. side hitter Emily Doris had 19 kills route to a second-game victory. assist reknotted the game at 15-15, thing they’ll always remember and it Aggie senior Mary McClelland and 17 digs. Junior middle blocker UC', Davis opened the third the Mustangs began to pull ,iway. bonds them as friends and as a team. recorded a school-record 36 digs Nicole Bertotti provided 16 kills game on a 6-0 run as Read Keener’s kill put UC Davis as close while sophomore Nicole Read and a robust .455 success rate opened action, with a kill and ser­ as a 20-19 deficit, then Bertotti Q. — What was the competition had 18 kills and a career-high 27 ofiensively. Freshman libero vice ace. W ilton added another kill and Paperny combined for a block like, competing against 31 other digs to lead UC Davis to a 30-24, Kristin Jackson led the Mustangs after a Mustang timeout to make to highlight a 7-1 C!al Poly run, teams? 16-30, 30-2.5, 26-30, 15-11 win with .50 digs. the lead 7-0. The Aggies never putting their team ahead by 27-20. A. — One of the most awesome over C;,il Poly on Saturday. Rachel Keener had five kills in trailed and C!al Poly never 'X'ilton had three kills down the sights in sports is the start of the The Aggies finish the season at the early going of Game 1 to help approached by closer than fn ii.il stretch to allow the Aggies to NC'AA Cdiampionship race. There 3-21. The Mustangs end their year UC' Davis take a 17-9 lead to start pirints in the third game. W'iltoi pproach to within 28-26, but a are 255 people all lined up at one big with a 5-24 overall mark. the match. had eight kills while Read put up ' la Mulder kill and a UC Davis ^tartlng line getting ready to run Kate Wilton posted a double­ 1 he .Mustangs recovered to 10 digs in the frame, as UC' Davis hitinig error closed out Game 4 through gr.ivel and mud — it's a double, tallying 25 kills to go with with a 2-2 tie in games. very dramatic event. It’s different dominate Game 2. hitting 4i»2 in moved ahead two games to one. 1.5 digs tor UC! Davis. Freshman the frame. Mulder had five kills in (!al Poly took early control of The Mnst.ings managed to tie see C>orner, page 7 setter K.itelvn Astruc added 18 seven attempts w hile setter Arleen Game 4, opening with a 6-1 run see Volleyball, page 7