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Genevieve Lx>ggins status as non-U.S. citizens. MUMANd DAIIY Luis Magallon, president of M.E.X.A. and civil engineering senior, asked students in the Students marched to celebrate Mexican- University Union to sigi the act. American labor activist O sar C'havez in the “This event holds personal sigiificance to University Union Plaza yesterday as the band myself especially since both my parents are field Los Coyotes de Clal l\aly performed. workers, and we need to raise awareness around M.E.X.A, a club promoting Xicano cultural campus to inform more students of people like identity, sponsored the event. Students met on C'esar Chavez,” Magallon said. 1 )e.xter lawn where a priest from the Newman iisc:’ — This year, Los C'oyotes de Cal Poly per C^itholic C7*nter said a prayer before the student formed songs to promote “cultural diversity,” march, said professor and event organizer Gloria and it was the first time Associated Students, Velasquez. r Inc. had the stage available for the event. The V J "Social justice has always been very inipor- band ended its performance with“De Colores,” tint for the C'hicano movement,” Velasquez '•t.t meaning of “color”, to signify the importance said. “This day is very important to honor our of diversity, Velasquez said. hero and to ;ilso discuss issues such as the 1 )ream “Songs were an important vehicle of social Act and a Cesar Chavez petition to make it a protest, and music was an important component national holiday.” o f Cesar C'havez s farm workers struggle,” she After the march, students gathered in the said. “So it was very important for me to have plaza chanting phrases including “Viva Cesar music being played today.” NICK CAMACHO Mll.SlANG DAILY C'havez” and held sigis that read “C'al Poly for Students marched from Dexter Lawn to the University Union plaza to honor the activism “1 think its imporunt that we reach out to immigrants,” “Si se puede,” “Obama be a man other groups of individuals from other cultures of farmwork Cesar Chavez and to raise awareness of issues such as the Dream Act. of your word, pass Dream Act now.” and promote diversity among everyone,” said Llanet Ciomez, civil engineering major and Hayley Maynard, lead singer of Los Cxiyotes. vice president of M.E.X.A..addressed the crowd Maynard, an agricultural business senior, with a prayer for the farm worker struggle by writes and performs her own music primarily CT'sar Chavez, who she said “read every time he promoting cultural diversity. went on a march, strike or boycott.” I think it s important that we reach out to other M.E.X.A. is a political and cultural club on C'h.ivez. born in Yuma, Arizona, was a farm campus that holds a lot of events, including the worker famous for his leadership in promot groups of individuals from other cultures and Xicano youth conference; its main gials are ing better labor conditions in California. He empowering the younger generation to higher dedicated his life to Latino civil rights groups, education, Magillon said. coordinated voter registration drives and con promote diversity among everyone. “ Its very important to raise .iwareness on ducted campaigns against racial and economic issues about diversity on our campus which is discrimination. something that we have been concerned about. —Hayley Maynard The Dream Act is bipartisan legislation that (This event) is also about creating a social con would enable young students to ftirther their ifcAD sin <;fj< o f Los C oyotes sciousness, and using critical thinking in our ac education after high school despite their parent s tions,” Velasquez said. US warship watches Somali pirates with US hostage
ASVM lAIEJ) WKW WRITFRS of the pirates, but Phillips, 53, surren The Bainbridg* had arrived earlier dio the lifebcTat was out of fuel and the scene. dered himself to the baiulits to safe- in the day near the Alabama and the “dead in the water.” (ien. I ).ivid Petraeus, head of the N A IR O hl, Kenya (AP) — Somali guaal his men. and four of the Somalis lifeboat. Maersk shipping company The U.S. Nav'y sent up P-3 Orion U.S. O n tral Caimmand, said more pirates ,uid their hostage American sea fled with him to an enclosed lifeboat, spokesman Kevin Speers told AP Ra surv’eillance aircraft and had video of captain were adrift in a lifeboat Thurs the relatives said. see Pirates, page 2 day off the Horn of Africa, shadowed Phillips has a radio and con by a U.S. destroyer with more w'arships tacted the Navy' and the crew' of the on the way in a U.S. show of force. Alabama to say he is unharmed, the The U.S. brought in PHI hcYstage Maersk shipping company said in a negotiators to work with the military statement, adding that the lifeboat is in trying to secure the release of C'apt. within sight of the USS Bainbriiig*, Kich.ird Phillips of Underhill, Vt. An the n.ival destnwer that arrived on the official s.iid the bandits were in tilks scene earlier Thursiiiy. with the N.ivy about a*solving the The Alabama began sailing toward standoff peacefiilly. the Kenyan port of Mombasa — its As the high-seas drama stretched original destination — and was ex ^ f'»' into a second tlay, the friMghter that pected to arrive Saturday night, said was the targ't of the pirates steamed Joseph Murphy, a professor at the aw.iy fmni the lifeboat under armed M.is,s.ichusetts Maritime Academy M A E im U.S. N.ivy giard, with all of its crew whose son, Slune Murphy, is second s.ife — except for the captive captiin. 111 coinmand of the vessel. The elder » F i* » . The pirates tried to hijack the Murphy said he was briefed by the U.S.-flagged Maersk Alabama on shipping company. Wednesdiiy, but Phillips thwarted the A U.S. official, who asked not to PHOTO COURTESY OF MAFRSK I.INF ITO. takeover by telling his crew of about lx.’ identified because of the sensitiv This undated photo provided by Maersk Line Ltd. shows the Maersk Alabama. Somali pirates are holding 20 to lock themselves in a mom, the ity of the situation, said a Navy team the captain of the ship hostage, a day after bandits hijacked the U.S.-flagged vessel for several hours before 20 crew told statesiile relatives. of armed giards was aboard the Ala crew members overpowered them. The hijacking took place Wednesday .several hundred miles off the coast of The crew later overpoweresl some bama. Somalia. News editor: Rachel Cilas; News designer: Omar Sanchez M u s ia n c D a iiy tmistangdailynews(a gm ail.coni Friday, April 10, 2009 www.mustan);daily.net : N ews : United States will take w hatever steps vessel to be hit by pirates in a week. “I’ll guarantee you that if they get got nowhere to hide him, they’ve got Pirates are needed to protect U.S. shipping After the pirates came abo.ird the all the ports closed, which they prob no w.iy to ilefeiul themselves effec interests against pirates. Alabama, Phillips told the rest of his ably do. I’ll tell you it’s pmbably lOO tively against the military who are continuedponi page I 1 B1 spokesman Richard Kolko crew by radio to lock themselves away degrees in there, lui air How, there’s no on the w.iy and they are hundreds of sliips would be sent to the ariM be described the bureau s host.ige negoti in a room, according to the wife of toilet,” he said. miles from Somalia,” he said. cause "we want to ensuie that we ating team as "fully engaged” with the Ken Quinn, a second mate on the Phillips’ family in Vermont said he Other analysts s.iy the U.S. will be liave all the capability that might be military on w.iys to retrieve Phillips. vessel. surrendered himself to the pirates to reluctant to use force as long as one needed over the ct)u.rse of the coin File pirates were holding talks "1 le said the pirates were desper secure the safety of the crew. of its citizens remains hostage. French ing days” with the N.ivy about a peaceful reso ate,” said Zoya Quinn of Bradenton, “What 1 understand is th.it he of commandos, for example, h.ive The additional ships are a show lution, said a U.S. official who spoke Ida., who spoke to her husband via fered himself as the hostage,” said Gina mounted two military operations ot force in response to a rise in the on condition of anonymity because phone and e-mail. " Iliey were go Coggio, 29, h.ilf sister of Phillips’ wife, against pir.ites once the ransom had nuinber of attacks and the first one he w.is not authorized to speak on ing all cner the stairs, back and fiirtli, Andrea, (aiggio said she believed been paid and its citizens were safe. on a U.S.-riagged ship, according to a the record. trying to find them and they couldn’t there were negotiations under way, Many of the pirates have shifted senior U.S. defense official who spt)ke Weather in the area was e.xpected find them.” although she didn’t specify between their operations down the Somali i>n conditii>n of anonymity because to be sunny with calm \\ inds over the Quinn and the crew held one of whom. axist from the Gulf of Aden to escape he was not authorized to discuss op- next few days, saisl Josh Newhard, a the pirates for about 12 hours before “We are on pins and needles,” said n.ival warship patrols, which had some eratuiiial matters. 1 le said they would meteorologist with AccuWeather. releasing him in hopes of winning Caiggio, 29, speaking from the family’s success in preventing attacks last year. give the U.S. nnlitars' more eyes on com, a global weather service. Waves Phillips’ freedom, she said, adding that Vermont farmhouse. Ship owners often do not arm the threatened area and make the pi were expected to average between 2 the crew commuiiicated with the Steve Romano, a retired head of their crews, in many cases because rates think twice before trying to seize and 4 feet, which is relatively calm, he bandits with hand signals until they the FBI hostage negotiation team, said of the cargo. A Saudi supertanker hi another ship, but it was not enough to said. left with the captain. he doesn’t rec.ill the FBI ever negoti jacked last year carried 2 million bar mount a blockade. Though officials declined to say Quinn said he efressed an injured ating with pirates before, but he said rels of oil, and a gunshot could have "These people are nothing more how close the Bainbridge is to the pi pirate’s cuts with banttiges “because this situation is similar to other stand triggered an explosion because of the than criminals and we are bringing to rates, one official said of the banciits: he was bleeding all over the ship,” she offs. The difficulty will be negotiating cargo’s highly flammable vapor. bear a number of our assets, including “They can see it with their eyes.” He said, adding it was unclear how he was with people who clearly have no way There is also the problem of keep naval and FBI, in order to resolve the spoke on condition of anonymity due hurt. out, he said. ing the pirates off the ships — once hostage situation and bring the pirates to the sensitivity of talking about a Joseph Murphy said most of the “There’s always a potential for they’re on board, they will likely to justice,” said Secretiry' of State Hil military operation in progress. lifeboats are about 28 feet long and tragedy here, and when people feel fight back. Pirates travel in open skiffs lary Ikodhani Cdiiiton. 7'he Bainbridge was among sev carry water and food for 34 people their options are limited, they some with outboard engines, working with President Barack Obama was get eral U.S. ships that had been patmlling for 10 cbys.The lifeboats are covered times react in more unpredictable and larger ships that tow them far out to ting regular updates on the situation, the region when the 17,(KK)-ton Ala and the elder Murphy suspects the violent ways,” Romano said. sea.They use satellite navigational and said spokesman Robert Ciibbs. At bama, carrying U.N. food aid for East pirates have closed the ports to avoid Somali Foreign Minister M o comnuinic.itions equipment, and h.ive torney (ieneral Eric Holder says the Africa, was attacked. It was the sixth sniper fire. hamed Omaar said the pirates “have an intimate knowledge of local waters, got thenrselves into a situation where clambering aboard commercial vessels "W they have to extricate themselves be with ladders and grappling hooks. SUMMER OF YOUR’ cause there is no way they can win.” Any blip on a ship’s raiLir screens With one warship nearby and is likely to be mistaken for fishing Northeast Pennsytv»ii3l. if you bve chifdr^n $ 0d more on the way, piracy expert Roger trawlers or any number of smaller, wc need Coumefe»% aiYf InstrtksEcrslof enfesummer Middleton of the London-based think non-threatening ships that take to sea We will be on the Cal Poly campus 15th to obcKiuct Interviews. tank Cdiatham House said the pirates ever^' d.iy By the time anyone notices, were in “a very, very tight corner.” pirates will h.ive grappled their way Call I -215-944-3069 or apply at wwwxampwaynegirls.com “ I hey’ve got only one guy, they’ve onto the ship, brandishing AK-47s.
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C'arlson www.mustangdaily.net : N ews : Where the jobs will not be in the future WORD ON THE STREET “If you could have any sports-related Michael Hill f r- f super power, what would it be?” ASS(X lAIKI) HRKSS WWW (iloria l.om di, wlio has want "Be able to dunk better than ed to write since she was a kid, is ■ >11 » it just tinishing her major in maga Nate Robinson so that I could zine journalism at Ohio University. dunk over Yao Ming,” When she graduates this summer, she’ll look for a job in her field. -Dave Carlsen, During a massive recession. business junior In a profession that is shrinking fast. “Right about now,” she said,“I’d be satisfied with anything.” One cokl comfort for job seek ers like Lomeli is that even in this “Run faster than Usain Bolt bleak economy, hiring is e.xpected KIIC:HIR0 .SATO ASSOCIATED PRESS so I can taunt him at the to nudge up again this year or next. Gloria lx)meii sits in front of the E.W. Scripps Hall, Ohio University’s finish line.” Hut not all jobs will come back at journalism school, Monday, in Athens, Ohio. Ix)meli, who will be the same pace. Some fields will nev graduating this summer is looking for a job in a looming economy. -Kyle Morris, er recover. civil engineering Junior But which? Who are the cob lists that talk up careers in health jected to shrink. blers and lighthouse keepers of to care, education and high tech. But A big problem with the current morrow? it also can be studied for clues about federal figures is they were calculated In short: Where will the jobs where jobs are shrinking. before the economy nose-dived last N(')T be? The latest projections, through year. Things have changed dramati "Head-butt better than Zinedine Ckireer counselors caution that 2016, show that the nation’s long- cally since 2006. Few analysts would Zidane.” predictions about dying professions running shift from a manufacturing now endorse BLS data projecting 25 should be taken with a grain of salt. to a service economy will continue percent growth for securities, com -Rohan Mettetal, No projection is perfect and few job to make factory jobs scarcer. The modities and financial services sales physics senior fields disappear entirely. But there BLS predicts a loss of 1.5 million agents. are trends that any job seeker should manufacturing jobs in the decade “Wall Street and finance, obvi pay attention to, whether they are ending m 2016. ously that has contracted. Real es college graduates or displaced work Likewise, look for automation to tate has contracted. Construction. ers looking for a new start. lessen the need for order filers, ca And those are never going to be at “If you choose to go into an shiers, telephone operators and mail the places they once were ...Those industry or work function that is clerks. were so inflated,” said Stacie H igen- shrinking, do not assume that you “Anything that you can have a baugh, director of the C'areer Devel will be the e.xception and land a job machine do better or faster than a opment Office at Smith Ciollege in with ease,” said Chandlee Ifryan, a human can do it, or more accurate Massachusetts. “Be the best trophy-wife ever.” former Ivy League career services ly, those jobs are going aw,iy,” said But H.igenbaugh is quick to add director who now consults privately Rose Baker, director of the CkMiter that she does not necessarily dis -Jenna Haug, in New York Caty. for Regional Economic and Work courage students from following nutrition junior “ It’s always good to have a back force Analysis at IVnnsylvania State their interests, even if they lead to a up plan.” University. deflating field.There are jobs — you The authority for labor projec In other words. Mom and Dad just have to be realistic. Her advice: tions in the United States is the 10- were right: Education helps. Jobs Be flexible. COMPILED AND PHOTOGRAPHED BY CHRIS JAGGER year job report put out every two that require an associate’s degree or For instance, a student who years by federal Bureau of 1 abor higher fare much better in the BLS wants to head to Wall Street might Statistics. It looks at prospects for data. There are some exceptions. try for an entry-level job m a retail hundreds of jobs, from bartenders to L.nv clerks and computer program bank instead. She can gain experi I Trendy Clothes @ Affordable Prices astronomers. The data often is used mers are among the few jobs requir ence there and see how things look to produce those popular “hot jobs” ing a bachelor’s degree that are pro in a few years, I lagenbaugh said. Cheapest Swim Shop I for guys in SLO! Obama seeks $83.4 billion in war money I Bring in this Ad for a I free pair of sunglasses Andrew Taylor security along the U.S.-Mexico bor “This will be the last supple ASVK IATE.D press der and to combat narcoterrorists, mental for Iraq and Afghanistan. I with every $40,00 along with another $4(M) million in The process by which this has been President Barack Obama asked counterinsurgency aid to Pakistan. funded over the course o f the past I purchase. Congu'ss onThursd.iy for $S3.4 bil “Nearly 95 percent o f these funds many years, the president has dis lion for U.S. military and diplomatic will be used to support our men and cussed and will change,” (iibbs said. I W ave located operations m Iraq and Afghanistan, women in uniform as they help the In a statement, Pelosi said betVMen Higuera & MarsI) ■pressing for special troop funding people o f Iraq to take responsibility C'-ongress would carefully review I 1116 Mono St. that he opposed two years ago when for their own future — and work Obama’s request and “engage in a I S.L O. CA. 93401 he was senator and (»eorge W. Bush to disrupt, dismantle and defeat al- dialogue with the administration on was president. Qaida m Pakistan and Afghanistan,” appnipriate benchmarks to measure Obama’s request, including mon Obama wmte in a letter to House the success of our investments.” ey to send thousands more troops to Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-(^ilif. Last June, (xmgress appmved Afghanistan, would push the costs of Robert (iibbs, the White House S66 billion in advance 2(K)9 funding slosolstice.com the two wars to almost $1 trillion press secretary, acknowledged that for military operations. All told, the since the Sept. 11,2001, termrist at Obama has been critical of Bush’s Penugon would receive $142 bil tacks, according to the Ciongressio- use of similar special legislation lion in war funding for the budget g r e t i ? nal Research Service.7 he additional to p.iy for the wars. He said it was year ending on Sept. .30. money would cover operations into needed this time because the money The request is likely to win e.isy the fall. will be required by summer, before appnwal fnmi the Democratic-con- Obama is also requesting $.T50 Cxmgress is likely to complete its trolled (Congress, despite frustration million in new funding to upgrade normal appropriations process. see Obama, page 4
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GI'RAl 1) HtKBI KI' a sso ciai kh i“kkss ing d.iys, irrigation can only occur A Northwest Airlines 747 cargo for both domestic and farm ani Defense Secretary Robert Ciates looks on as President Barack Obama before sunrise and runoff on side- plane that left Ramstein, C'lermany, mals. walks and streets is prohibited. makes remarks on veterans healthcare I hursday in Washington. bearing the body of Marine Lance Many pets and farm animals • • • (Jpl. Blaise A. Oleski of Holland are believeil to have died in houses Some 1 )eniocrats were not SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. Patent. N.Y., arrived at 4:50 p.m. and barns that collapsed during the pleased, (AP) — A registered sex tiffender at the 1 )elaware base, home to the quake Monday.Those that survivetl Obama "1 his funding w ill do two things has been sentenced to l.U years nation’s largest military mortuary. are showing signs iif trauma, rescue continufd from page .i — it will prolong our occupation in prison for breaking into a San Oleski, 22. was killed Wednesday officials said. of Iraq through at least the end of I uis Obispo apartment and hiding in Helniand province, the Penta- When the eartluiuake hit, the among st)iiK' liberals over rlie pace 2(>1 l.and it will deepen and expand for hours before pouncing mi two gon said. .As the sun sank lower in first thing Maria (irazia Mroberzi ot troop w itlulrawals and t'lbaina’s mil military presence in .Afghani wi>men w hen they went to bed. a ckuid-dappled blue sky, casting grabbed was her cat. Pallina. • • • plans tor a large residual force of up stan indefinitely,” said anti-war Kep. A jury comicted 30-year-old shadows on the tarmac, a white- til 50,()(MI troops — about one-third 1 ynn W'ooKey, 1 )-Cialif "Instead of Billy 1 )ewayne .Anderson on 1 eb. gloved Marine (\>rps carrv team LONDON (AP) — l.ondon ot the force now there — w ho w ill attempting to find military solutions 4 for robbery, burglarv and assault boarded the plane. M.iyor Boris Johnson s.iys he has • • • tram Iraips. protect U.S. assets and to the problems we face in Iraq and with intent to commit rape. accepted the resignation of the personnel and conduct .mti-terror Afghanistan, President Obama must A San I uis Obispo ('ounty HAGERSTOWN, M.d. (AP) top counterterrorism officer in the operations. fundanientally change the mission judge sentenced him this week — I'hree companies illeg.iliy sold Metropolitan Police. The ofFu lal i\\|uest w as sent ear in both countries to focus on pro to 137 years to life, saying Ander- materials to Saddam Hussein’s re- The m.iyor s.iys Bob ()uick, ly I hursday evening. moting reconciliation, economic son’s prior residential burglaries gillie in the lOHOs for making who was the senior police counter The request winild fund an av development, humanitarian aid and and other crimes warranted the chemical weapons that were used terrorism officer in Britain, stepped erage force level in lra(.| of 140.
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How Berlin sounds r \ fHEÄTRßy ^ Located at 817 Palm St. . ^ Downtown near the Gomorrah Music department to present songs of German composer Weill Fri; 4;00,6:40, 9:15 Sat: 1:15,4:00,6:40,9:15 Mikaela Akutia write his large collection of music and at- of its excellence, Kosas continued, noting the Sun: 1:15,4:00,6:40 VIliSIAVi DMIV tendesl the Merlin Sclnnil for Music. work of jacalyn Kreitzer and Katherine Ar Mon-Thurs: 4:00,6:40 Music sophomore Patricia Kosas said that thur. Arthur coincidentally has spent much in The Great Buck Howard 1 he lk‘rlin-inspired music of composer the majority of the songs will be performed time in (’lermany and often performs in the Daily: 4:15 Kurt Weill will fill Sp.mos Theater when the in Paiglish,but the audience will hear some of language. Sunshine Cleaning ('al Poly Music 1 )epartmeiit presents "Soii^s the songs performed in their native tongue. Other contiibutors to the performance Fri: 4:15, 7:00,9:15 ot Merlin The 2dth (’enturv with Kurt "The first couple of songs we dt) will be include faculty member Ken I lustad and Sat: 1:30,4:15, 7:00,9:15 Weill.” in (¡ernian, but the rest will be in F.nglish, Keith Waibel, who will perform on bass and Sun: 1:30,4:15, 7:00 Weill's most famous wc»rlss o f th e ‘20s aiul kind of tblkiwing (Weill's) life pattern,” Kosas clarinet, respectively.’Phe gri>up has also called Mon-Thurs: 4:15, 7:00 ‘30s will he performed Saturday night by said, referring to Weill’s escape to the United upon notable music department alumni Jan Two Lovers six instrumentalists and more than 20 voice States from ('lermany during World War 11. ice 1 lurlburt and Jessica Keed, who will be Fri: 6:45, 9:15 students from (^il Poly’s music department. "I think the audience will enjoy hearing a part of the show both on stage and behind The concert will feature Weills most fa something they’ve probably never heard be the scenes. mous works, including “I hreepenny Opera,” fore. It’s music t)f a difVerent generation,” Ko 1 he performance is set for Saturday at S >n-Tues&Thurs: I Show Wed. "Mack the Knife” and “ Pirate jenny,” as well sas said. “A lot of Weill’s works are really fun p in. Pickets are on sale for $(t for students Gcflcfat Admiuion; $7.50 MatinM $5.00 as "Alabama Song” from “The Kise and Pall and exciting but some of them are alsti re and senior citizens and SM> for general ad ' Momtoy AN ahows $5 00 ' ot the C'ity of Mahagonny,""Speak bow” and ally moving. The way he expresses emotions mission at the Performing Arts Mox Office. mya^acexom/ (005) 1«AJ 541-5161 “O ne Ibuch o f Venus.” through music is ama/ing.” I hey can also be purchased online at www. The Cierman composer was inspiretP by Phe voice coaches behind . pacslo.org. the city of Merlin to the production are part I > SHARING IS CHRING!
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Mine is a link to a heritage and recognition I sports editor Scott SiK/ey nothing. If I get married, my husband will have to deal with the fact that wouldn’t have if I were (iiana Jones. sports designerKate Nickerson 1 am and always will be Giana Magnoli. Despite these reasons, the first question people ask when 1 confess I online editor Lauren Rabaino This will not be another column denouncing taking a man’s name want to keep my name is: What about the kids? Individual couples can arts editor Emilie Egger because of the inequality of marriage, though that’s more than enough tackle that issue, but there are a lot of ways to solve it, just as there are arts designer Milena Krayzbukh copy editorsAlex Kacik, Jennifer reason to keep one’s birth name. The tradition of patrihnearity is legal as more diplomatic ways of solving the name issue than refusing to take the I itcomb, Bneehan Yohe-Mellor Megan well as social, as shown by the dilFiculty many men face when trying to other person’s name. Hassler take their partner’s name. Hyphenating is probably the most equal solution, but recent trends head photographer Knsten Hays Two years ago, a man had to pay more than $300 in court fees and ad include men taking their wives’ name and meshing the two last names to photographersNick Camacho. vertise a public announcement in the newspaper to change his last name create a new one. According to a USA Today article, more men are taking Patnek Fina, Michael Constable, Megan to his partner’s. CTiliforma Assembly bill 102 changed that, guaranteeing their wives’ last names than ever before. I am not completely against hy Keating Matt Fountain "eciual name change options available to everyone, regardless of gender phenating my name, at least legally if not socially. For children, hyphenat layout manager Andnev^ Santos- or sexual orientation who gets married or ing or having a meshed last name is the most johnson registers as a domestic partner,’’ according to fair, or they can choose whichever parent they advertising coordinator Jessica the American (dvil Liberties Union Web site. love more (just kidding). Lutey Even with the 2007 bill, CTiIifornia is one of I could be just as loving to my A 2004 Harvard University study found the business managers Sarah Carbonel, only seven states that make it as easy for men number of college-educated women who kept Ian Toner Bnttany Kelley partner even if I have my own to change their names after marriage as it is their birth names when married rose from 3 advertising managers Gaby Horta for women. percent in 1975 to about 20 percent in 2001, Ashley Singer; Charlotte Lilley name, and probably just as ad designers Daryl Daley, Justn Ftodn- My reasons for keeping my birth name according to the Associated Press. It spiked guez. Andrew Santos-Johnson, Mai-ChiVu. stem from individual motives. Lrofessioiial successful and connected to higher in the ‘80s and ‘90s, mostly attributed Jason Cope. John Dixon, Sara Hamling identity, convenienee and family history all my past if I took his. to feminism, but remains vastly different than advertising representatives play a part. our parents’ generation, proving I’m not the Megan Dilley, Jessica Schroeder Kacy As a writer. I’m recognized and market only one. Shin, Jenny Staskus, Colin Pnnci, Bnttni myself based on my name. My résumé, port We’re the products of a contradictory cul Klick, Knstin Coplan, Adam Rachta Enka folio, business cards, signature, e-mail address ture when it conies to names; many people are Powers, Dr^ew Toney and bylines are all consistent and changing my name would affect my obsessed with their family histories yet insist on using labels instead of faculty adviser ler^esa Allen professional identity. Other professionals whose careers are closely tied names (have your parents ever been frustrated that you called them or general manager Paul Brttick to their identities face the same situation. Academies, politicians, lawyers, grandparents by their first names?). write a letter teachers, writers and many more are recognized by their names more 1 could be just as loving to my partner even if 1 have my own name, Mustang Daily reserves the nght than anything else. Now more than ever, women are choosing to have a and probably just as successful and connected to my past if 1 took his to edit letters for grammar, profanities career and family life, not one or the other. name, but that’s each person’s choice. and length. Letters, commentanes and The inconvenience of redesigning my professional identity isn’t the I'his is the 21st century — I don’t h.ive to choose between being a cartoons do not represent the views of core reason, though. Since I h.ive no brothers and my paternal aunts have wife or an independent woman — I can be both. the Mustang Daily. Rease limit length to no children, my last name essentially dies with my sister and 1. I can give 250 words. Letters should include the it a longer life span by keeping it throughout my life. A person’s last name (i/ij/hj Mtii^noli is it joiinhilism senior ami the Mnstang Daily ntanai^in^ writer's full name, phone number major is a link to my family history and a w.iy for friends and family to recog- editor. and class standing. Letters must come from a Cal Pdly e-mail account Do not send letters as an attachment Rease portion of It was written specifi the law would not be binding, sible to live by all the regulations send the text in the body of the e-mail. cally for the Hebrew inhabitants because the law and regulations handed down to the ancient By e-mail: LETTERS of theocratic Israel. For (ientile were fulfilled in the life, death Israelis. mustangdailyopinic/ [email protected] TO THE EDITOR Cdiristians, the Old Testament and resurrection of (Tirist. According to CTinstianity this By mail: provides the context and pro O f course, some o f the law is the main point — to demon L etters to the Editor • logue for Jesus’ ministry and the was an expression of universal Building 26. Ftoom 226 Nobody’s perfect strate the insufficiency of human aift>ty,SLO.CA 93407 In response to letter to the subsequent events of the New moral truths and not simply racial effort to achieve perfection in the editor‘‘Living by Bible’s word is Testament — as well as the first and national requirements. Those sight of God. easier said than done”: half of the story concluded in the truths still apply even outside David, the Bible is indeed Book of Revelation. their original legal context. Eric Baldwin corrections immutable. However, a large Even if we were Hebrews, And yes, it is well-nigh impos electrical ettifineerinn senior The Mustang Daily staff takes pnde in publishing a daily newspaper for the Cal Poly campus and the neighbonng com munity. 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DAIIY Gillian Flaccus After the game,“he was so elat The C'al l\)ly softball team didn’t react well to their first ASSOCIATED PHESS ed... he felt like a major leaguer,” appearance in the Top 2.S this year, losing two of three at Boras said, weeping. Cal State Fullerton. ANAHEIM , C'alif. — Los An Adenhart struggled with a 9.00 rhe Mustangs (2.5-9, 4-2 Big West CTinference) hope geles Angels pitcher Nick Aden ERA in three starts with the An that their second foray into the national spotlight brings hart and two other people were gels last season, but Scioscia said better results. killed Thursday by a suspected last month the pitcher had worked For the second time this ye.ir, ('al Poly jumped into the drunken driver hours after the hard over the winter and arrived polls, sitting at No. 25 this week as they prepare to take on rookie pitched six scoreless in at spring training with a purpose. < v . conference-leading Long Beach State (24-14, .5-1) at noon nings in his .season debut, police Adenhart is survived by his tocliy, kicking oti a three-game series at Bob Janssen Field. said. parents, Jim and Janet. “Long Beach won the series against us last year,” t'al The Angels postponed Thurs “ He lived his dream and was Poly head coach jenny CTindon recalled. “They’ve got a day night’s game with Oakland blessed to be part of an organiza good pitcher in Bn>oke Turner. They’ve got some good and the team planned to gather, tion comprised of such warm, car hitters.They’ve struggled a little bit more than they did last Angels manager Mike Scioscia ing, and compassionate people,” year but 1 think that makes them more hungry for wins.” said. the family said in a statement is Turner (1.5-7) has been dominant this season for the “It is a tragedy that will never sued through the team. 49ers. She has a 2.86 ERA in 117.1 innings of work and be forgotten,” he said at an Angel “The Angels were his extended has nearly four times as many strikeouts as walks. Stadium news conference. family.Thanks to all of N ick’s loyal But the Mustangs have a force of their own on the Adenhart, 22, was a passenger supporters and fans throughout his mound. in a silver Mitsubishi Eclipse that career. He will always be in every Sophomore lefthander Anna C'ahn (16-5) has held op was broadsided in an intersection one’s hearts forever.” posing hitters to just a .217 batting average in 161.2 in at about 12:30 a.m. by a minivan The Major League Baseball nings. She has a gaudy 6.94 strikeout-to-walk ratio in col that apparently ran a red light, po Players Association said its m em lice said. bers were shaken and saddened lecting 125 strikeouts to just 18 walks this year. NICK CAMACHO m u s t a n g d a ily f il e p h o t o The impact both vehicles about the accident. In (Hahn’s last start she wus forced to throw 178 pitches Cal Poly third baseman Cristen Lee throws out a run around, and one then struck an “Just hours before the accident, in a complete-game 11-inning effort. ner during a victory at the Mustang Classic last month. But ('ondon said that would not keep her from the other car but that driv Nick demonstrated his mound this weekend against the 49ers. losing a ball in the wind or the sun in probably every game er was not hurt, police passion for baseball and said. “Softball IS a little bit different than baseball,” she e.x- we’ve played at home this season.” his prospects for a very The driver fled the plained “It’s not really their arm, it’s their legs. If they’a* Senior second baseman Stephanie Tam has been a big bright future when he crash scene on foot and pitched six scoreless in strong and they’re fit than they can throw all day — and part of the Mustangs’ success this season. She ranks in the was captured half an nings for the Angels,” luckily she is.” top 10 of the Big West in runs, hits and batting average and hour later. Police iden the association said in a While the Mustangs dropped the series 2-1 last year she has been extremely efficient with the bat, striking out tified him as Andrew statement. in Long Beach, this year the teams will meet in San Luis only SIX times in 109 at-bats. Thomas Ciallo, 22, of Adenhart, of Silver Obispo. C'al Poly has shown confidence in defending their “That was one o f the goals I wanted to work on (com Riverside, and said he Spring, Md., began the home field, garnering an undefeated 13-0 mark at home. ing into my senior season),”Tani said. “Just being more se had a suspended license season this week as the C'ondon was pleased with the team’s play at Bob Janssen lective with the pitches that I swing at.” because of a previous Angels’ No. 3 starter Field thus far. Tam said the team is mentally prepared for “a hard Nick Adenhart drunken driving con because of injuries to O ur kids have done such a gnrat job at home,” she said. battle” with Long Beach State and won’t put too much viction. John Lackey, Ervin “We’ve really been focused and stayed comfortable. We emphasis on any given part of their schedule. Preliminary results indicated Santana and Kelvim Escobar, all of know how the ball plays off the fence, how the wind plays “We’re not really Itwking too far ahead or tix> far in the Ciallo’s blood-alcohol level was whom are on the disabled list. and the sun plays. We’ve had the advantage of somebody past, we’re just staying in the present,” she said. above the legal limit, police Lt. Fans, some wearing Angels Kevin Flamilton said at the news shirts or carr\'ing Howers, gathered conference. at the intersection Thursday. womens itennis CAL POLY 5, N a 56 OR E G O N 2 He could face charges includ Adenhart, a right-hander, ing vehicular manslaughter or earned a spot m the starting nota possibly murder, Hamilton said. tion on an injury-plagued Angels Adenhart died in surgery at staff by impressing manager Mike the University of C'alifornia, Ir Scioscia late m spring training. vine Medical C'enter. A 27-year- The pitcher made his major old man in the car and the driver, league debut May 1 o f last year, 4111 ^: 20-year-old Courtney Frances also against Oakland, fie made Stewart o f Diamond Bar, were two other starts, getting his only pronounced dead at the scene, po decision in a victory over the Chi lice said. cago White Sox on May 12. He Stewart’s mother said her was 37-28 in the minor leagues daughter and Adenhart had known from 2005-08, including 9-13 last each other since last season but year at Tnple-A Salt Lake. were not dating as far as she knew, Aamn Wells was Adenhart’s Hamilton said. athletic trainer in 2(M)5 when he The mother said Adenhart and played for U tah’s Orem C^wlz, a the others had gone dancing at a rookie league affiliate with the club about a block away from the Angels. crash site, although the crash scene “ It was very obvious that he appeared to indicate the car w.is was going to be a successful pn>- heading in the direction of the fessional pitcher,” said Wells, now club, Hamilton said. the team’s general manager. “Very A 21-year-old passenger in the humble, extremely good in the van was treated for minor injuries club house. He was just such an at a hospital, police said. unassuming guy. just went out and Adenhart’s death came just did his business.” i f f # 4 t 0 hours after he made his fourth The Minnesota Twins held mo iiKijor league start in Wednesday f ♦ t I ment of silence before their game night’s loss to Oakland. His father ^ t f $ S f # Ç f t t è against the Seattle M anners. Also, had Howti out from Baltimore to there was to be a m om ent of si ♦ t a ^ watch the game. lence before the start o f the Texas * t “ He summoned his father the Rangers’ home game against the 9 0 ^ t * d.iy before and he said, ‘you bet Cleveland Indians. ter come here because something — NICK CAMACHO MUSTANG DAILY AifoniUed Ihess writer I-liztf- Cal Poly junior Suzie Matzenauer connects during her 3-6, 7-5, 6-0 victory over Oregon’s Pavlina Smatova. special’s gonna happen.’” said Ad- hclli 11 Itite in Sitll l^kc (^ity contrih- enhart's agent. Scott Boras. Ihe Mu.stangs close out the regular sea.son with a 12-8 record and a 6-2 finish in the Big West Conference. uteii to this report.