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Architecture goes Liberal Arts volleys for maximum increase for $125 fee increase
By Stephen Curran Tackling the issue in such a manner would By Andra Coberly don’t get in you’re our of luck. And it’s nor MUSTANG DAILY STAFF WRITER allow for the five department chairs to hetter MUSTANG DAILY STAFF WRITER just me or people in my major. Everyone 1 communicate their priorities with students, know has trouble getting classes. This is a A pmpo.sed ice increase could help torni rhe Elizabeth Mullarkey knows how difficult thus allowing for greater student input, said K. problem that rhe administration has to toundarion tor a successtul future for the it is to get rhe clas.ses she needs. A sopho Richard Zweifel, associate dean for rhe solve.” College of Architecture and Environmental more child development majiu, Mullarkey C'ollege of Architecture and Environmental The College of Liberal Arts (CL.A) design, college administrators said. Design. has not only had a hard time getting into Like all Cal Poly colleges, rhe C.AEl) will administration recognizes the problem, and “What we’ve heard (from students) is that general education classes, she has even he asking its students to vote fi'r a $200 per like all rhe other colleges on campus, have it’s important to keep the prioritization at the found it a challenge to find openings in her quarter fee increase in March. Unlike other found a solutiLin, or at least a partial solu local level,’’ Zweifel said. major courses. colleges, if the referendum is passed, the tion, said Harold bfellenbrand, dean of the Delineating the use of funds at the “l(Kal However, Mullarkey is certainly not approximately $1 million raised will not he CL A. level" will allow for the individual disciplines alone in her fight to find open classes. distrihuted mainly at the college level. Hellenbrand has worked with student to better accommodate their unique needs, he “Some of my cla.sses are offered in one Instead, it will he divided among the college’s clubs, faculty department head.s, the advi.so- said. By doing so, it will allow administrators section only once a quarter or once a year,” five disciplines. ry board of the college and the student and students within each department to decide she said. “They fill up quickly, and if you council to find the solution to rhe course the best way to stay on the cutting edge. shortage that has plagued the university for Rut even with the funds divided this way, College of Architecture and College of Liberal Arts the past few years. some money will have to go toward interdisci Environmental Design Budget Statistics “1 think anyone who has been here for a plinary labs and studios, he said. The college Budget Statistics couple years has experienced the problem is proposing that rhe decision to distribute • Total allocations from the state of • Total allocations from the state of funds for these labs and studios be made by California 2001-02: with access to classes,” he .said. “1 don’t California 2001*02: $20,050,132 col lege-wide and departmental advisory com think there is a lot of debate about that.” $8,516,493 mittees. Working with both faculty and students, • Total anticipated operating expen The need to hire additional faculty has the CL A has decided to propo.se a $125 per • Total anticipated operating expendi ditures 2001-02: quarter fee increase to its students. tures 2001-02: ct>me at the expense of equipment purchases, $543,000 The fees, which students will vote on in $752,604 especially furniture. Many of the labs and • Total anticipated faculty salaries and classrooms have had to go without even basic • Total anticipated faculty salaries March, will go toward three main areas. The benefits expenditures 2001-02: items such as desks and stixils. Currently, and benefits expenditures 2001-02: CLA has been short $180,000 to $190,000 $7,753,124 $14,500,000 for equipment replacement and $75,000 to see CAED, page 7 see CLA, page 2 Higuera to go high^maintenance ASI Board passes new student-voting rights
By Whitney Kobrin John Paasch, another agriculture MUSTANG DAILY STAFF WRITER representative, said allowing stu dents to vote for the chair of the The ASI Eioard of Directors Kiard was not logical becau.se stu- ■ passed two bills Wednesday: one dents are not likely to he aware of that will make chair selection off the requirements of the chair posi limits to students, and another that tion and are less likely to vote based will initiate a ticket system in vot on leadership and ability to hold ing. kiard meetings. At the bimonthly board meeting The vote resulted in the pa.ssing of Wednesday, the Kiard voted on two the bill with 21 affirmative votes, bills, both of which affect the power L>ne negative and zero abstentions. of the students in the selection of The second bill, number 02-02, officials. One bill determined that sparked much debate and prompted students will no longer vote on the many members of the K>ard to voice chair of the Board of Direettirs. The their thoughts. other requires Associated Students Paasch .said this bill was the best Inc. presidential nominees to select way to help the ASI election a vice presidential running mate and ptLYcess. run as a ticket. “.Students deserve to know what The first bill, number 02-01, pro- they are voting fi^r and who they are po.sed an amendment to rhe ASI COLLIN HESTER/MUSTANG DAILY going to get,” Paasch .said. "ASI offi bylaws that would allow rhe B^iard to cers are in the business of student An enhancement plan on Higuera Street is set to start in the next few years. One of the main reasons for select a chair from its own member the enhancement is to utilize San Luis Creek similar to the way it's used in downtown Mission Plaza. advocacy, and they should be elected ship. Debate among board members by the students.” was entertained prior to the bills’ Brian Wallace, an engineering By Sarah E.Thien and is expected to start in tWLi to include a new mini-plaza to be built passage. representative, disagreed. He said MUSTANG DAILY STAFF WRITER three years, saiil Mayor Allen Settle. where Walker Street and Pacific Luke Parnell, agriculture repre that by initiating a ticket system, the The area included in the plan With rhe “Little Dig” mw offi Street meet Higuera. This will widen sentative, said, “The main aspect of LFpportunity for many qualified peo starts at the intersection of Marsh cially complete, yet another section the street at the Higuera and Marsh the bill is to increase accountability ple to be appointed would be elimi of Higuera Street will be the sire of and Higuera streets and extends to street intersection and add new of the chair to the board, because the nated. Presidential candidates may duties of chair arc management an even larger dig. Madonna Plaza. According to the lighting, landscaping and medians. be tempted to chiHi.se a vice presi actual plans, many changes will be ftKused.” The Mid-Higuera Street Parker Street will be completely dent based on who will get the most Enhancement plan has been adopted made to improve the included area. He said the bill will help keep the votes rather than the student who is by the San Luis Obispo City Cxnincil Some of the short-term goals see HIGUERA, page 2 chair fiKused on the job and his accountability to the Board. see VOTING, page 2 2 Friday, February 1,2002 News Mustang Daily All majors sought for writing contest
W eather By Bryan Dickerson cantpus hack then,” Landwehr said. 1 don’t feel uncomfortable,” Montoya MUSTANG DAILY STAFF WRITER “Thar’s why 1 thoujjht it would he said. “It’d he different going to “/ have a lot of friends WATCH }>ood. It is infinitely better tor liberal Berkeley or someplace more liberal- who aren't English majors Angela Blcvvitt scrunches up her arts students now than it was when 1 arts focused, hut 1 like it here in San face and hluslres. first came here. The emphasis here is Luis Obispo.” and are good writers.” ‘Tm a little embarrassed,’’ said the clearly on technology, hut the English in her four years at Cal Poly, 5-DAY FORECAST Laura Montoya Enj>lish graduate student. “In past department is quite strong.” Montoya had never heard of the con English senior years, I submitted some poetry that, in test until she .switched from the horti SATURDAY MaryAnn Leonard, a speech com retrospect, 1 don’t think was very munications senior, said that because culture department to the English » - -s. High: 61»/Low: 36« cent in the poetry division, Landwehr Kood.” Cal Poly is not liberal arts oriented, department. She looks forward tci sub said. Last year, which had about 100 SUNDAY Around campus, and especially the campus lacks support for the arts. mitting wiTrk and wants friends to do total entries, the proportion of poetry' 7 W C High: 65® / Low: 36® prevalent where the af»riculture and “It’s hard to find interests in liberal .so regardless of their major. to short story remains about the same. English htiildinss intersect, are flyers arts here,” Leonard said “The school is “1 have a lot of friends who aren’t “1 guess people think ptK‘try is easi with an Emily l)ickin.son-era clip-art so centered on ‘learn by doinj»’ and English majors and are gtxid writers,” er because it’s shorter,” Landwehr said. MONDAY figure furiously writing». Above making» money that I’ve learned to Mont(iya said. “1 encourage them to Winners are published in W s. High:62®/Low:37® Dickin.siin is an announcement of Cal jump throufih the hixrps, hut found enter.” “Byzantium,” an annual publication Poly’s 32nd annual creative writing I’ve become a lot less creative. My Montoya said she hasn’t had time named after the William Yeats poem TUESDAY contest confidence has ^;one down a lot.” to go through her stuff to find the “Sailing to Byzantium.” > ^ ^ High:62®/Low:41® For the contest, students like Enfjlish senior Laura Mimtoya said piece she wants to submit, hut she’ll Landwehr said the contest crosses Blewitt will submit either a short story it doesn’t bother her to attend a uni go to the reading even if she doesn’t majors, fiKusing on the creative ele WEDNESDAY or poetry' to compete tor a piece (tF the versity where there is not a hi^» liberal enter anything. ment inside us all. : w High: 61 »/Low: 39® $430 purse. arts program. She said she feels that Each spring, the winners read their “The winners are mostly English Alan Landwehr is the patron saint she is getting a gtxid education in work and accept prizes at the annual and journalism majors,” Landwehr of the ev'ent. He started the contest in Engli.sh, despite the fiKus on other awards event emceed by Landwehr said, “hut a lot of other majors have 1970 to encourage creativity and to programs here. and Kevin Clark, an English professor. done well Ux), and that’s great to .see. TODAY'S SUN fill a “void” here on campus. “It’s overwhelmingly ag- and engi In its first year, there were 35 If they do well they usually end up Rise: 7:01 a.m. / Set: 5:33 p.m. “It was a much more conservative neering-centered here on campus, hut entries, with approximately 65 per- taking creative writing classes.”
TODAY'S MOON Set: 10:23 a.m. / Rise: 11:20 p.m. which will start in two years. move their businesses to other kx;ales. ble.” HIGUERA In terms of long-term goals, the city “Basically what it says is there are Wilimek believes the changes will continued from page 1 plans to utilize the creek, similar to certain uses in the area that are not help his business in the long run by TODAY'S TIDE downtown Mission Plaza’s creek. appropriate,” Hixik said. providing an tiutdixir area where his AT PORT SAN LUIS There will he creekside outdix)r .space Businesses like C'altrans cannot be redone to include sidewalks, lighting customers can eat. High: 12:50 a.m. / 4.74 feet with pedestrian access, and storefronts forced to move, but if they do move a Settle said that all of the construc Low: 6:19 a.m. /1.80 feet and landscaping. and restaurants with views of the business such as a hotel or conference tion will K* done as fast as jxissible to High: 12:07 p.m./5.21 feet Jeff Hix>k, an as.stx;iate planner at creek. A pedestrian bridge will he center sht>uld be built in their place, Low: 6:52 p.m. / -0.13 feet the city Community l\‘velopment built at South Street and Madonna Hixik said. avoid aggravating liKal businesses. I'fepartment, said that the first major Road park, and medians with turn The mid-Higuera area was chosen “When they’re ready to go, they’re project will he the street-widening. pLKkets will he added to Madonna for renovation becau.se it serves as a going to do it rather quickly,” he said. Road. gateway between the two major shop The Mid-Higuera Street The entire area of the plan has ping districts in San Luis Obispo — Enhancement plan will be paid for by calendar been re-zoned for more commercial downtown and Madonna Plaza, Settle transit improvement funds from feder uses in preparation for the overhaul. said. al and state siiurces set aside for devel- * “Redistributing Values in America: The next step for the city is to remove Jim Wilimek, the owner of Ben i>pment projects. Settle said he fore hu.sines.ses and buildings that no Franklin’s Sandwich Q). on Higuera Evaluating the Success of the sees no tax increa.se for San Luis longer fit into the zoning. This would Street, is worried aK>ut the effect ctm- ebruary Lesbian and Gay Movement” - Donald include urging certain types i>f busi stnicrion will have im his business. Obispo residents to help fund either the short-term i>r long-term goals of P. HakJer-Markel - Bldg. 52, room BOS, 11 nesses, which do not fit the new “I can deal with a few months,” he retail-centered vision of the plans, to said, “but if it drags on I’ll be in trou the plan. a.m. to noon.
classes." member will create proposals for VOTING “AS/ officers are in the CLA The CLA has been polling stu how the department will spend the money in the next year. These pro continued from page 1 business of student advo' continued from page 1 dents on their Web site about the fees. Sixty-two percent of students posals will go to the college student cacy, and they should be have voted yes with the hope of council, which will then work with elected by the students.” $100,000 for requests from IRA having more class offerings; 7 per the department chairs to finalize most qualified if the elections were groups, which are instructionally cent voted yes because they want the expenditure plan, he said. run on a ticket, he said. Wallace John Paasch related activities outside the class smaller class sizes; 5 percent voted The money would go directly to also had concerns that time may be agriculture representative room .such as debates, and drama yes due to their wish for instruc each department based on its num running too short for candidates to ber of students. Psychology and better-informed decision on the and art gallery shows. The largest tionally related activities; and 26 chixTse a running mate, and recom child development, with the largest part of the student body. shortage, however, seems to be in percent voted no to the fee hike. mended that the board postpone a Alison Anderson, an engineer faculty, Hellenbrand said. “People generally think there is a number of students, would receive decision on the issue until after the “The student-faculty ratio has need for it,” Hellenbrand said. between $150,000 and $200,000. elections this year. ing representative, agreed. ASI swelled in the last four to five years, “Whether they want to pay for it is Modern languages and literature, Some representatives disagreed representatives are chosen to be meaning we have to offer fewer a whole other question.” which has the smallest enrollment, with Wallace, however, and sug enthusiastic and qualified, she classes,” he .said. “We need more Though the fee is less than what would receive between $11,000 and gested that it was insulting to said. money to offer more core clas.ses or the^ other colleges are asking, it is $20,000, Hellenbrand said imply that students were not intel “If the vice president runs with bring down section size." still more money added to an Each college would then decide ligent enough to select the best the president, that person is enthu Currently, the CLA’s student-fac already large sum, said Meredith how they could spend the money candidate. siastic, and if the team is elected, ulty ratio is 24-to-l. The college Nevard, an art and design sopho based on their main concerns. “The students of C'al Poly are then they are certainly qualified,” would like to get that down to 20- more. These priorities range from creating' smart, and they would recognize it Anderson said. to-1, but the increase in faculty “It would be nice to have more new clas.ses and increasing course if a presidential candidate cho.se a Mike Rumsey, an engineering would cost $3 million. Though the classes and more profe.ssors,” she offerings to funding events and vice president for votes rather representative, discouraged a curt fees will not be that high, they are a said. “But a lot of time you give bringing in outside lecturers,; than qualities,” said Stephen decision. He said the .system is not according to the department priori-| Harvey, a representative for the broken, but if a poor decision was step in the right direction, money, and you don’t see were it ties list on the CLA Web site. College of Liberal Arts. “It should made tixi abruptly, the system could Hellenbrand said. goes. I would seriously be willing ti> not he suggested that students be damaged. If the money were to go solely pay if 1 saw the effects.” If the proposal pas.ses, students aren’t smart enough to know the Greg Van I'iyke retorted, saying, toward faculty positions, it would To help students and parents sec will begin paying this fall. But withj difference.” “My truck has gotten me to and allow for 200 more sections to open where their money is going, the huge deficit of faculty, th Harvey added that it was danger from for years, but it doesn’t mean up next year. Hellenbrand said that each fall the increase in fees may only be a par ous to as.sume that students did not there isn’t nxim for improvement.” “It is incredibly beneficial to departments will be required to tial resolution, Hellenbrand said. know what they wanted, and the In the end, the hoard agreed to have smaller classes with experi report to the student council and “It will help a lot,” he said. “But I decision should be made for them. change the election prcKcss and enced professors, especially in the students in the department on how think the funding problems in Chris Donati, an agriculture rep pas.sed the bill with 17 affirmative College of Liberal Arts,” Mullarkey the money was spent each year. California are severe, so I don’t resentative, said the ticket vote votes, five negative and zero said. “It is the only way for us to get In winter, a student council for think it will be the ultimate would assure a unified team, and a abstentions. hands-on experience in our major each department and a faculty panacea, but it will help.” Mustang Daily National & International News Friday, February 1,2002 3
NationalBriefs mulate a national energy policy last Engineers said the satellite was not mostly in helicopter night flying and Smith was a U.S. native who w’as year. Walker also said he will he seek designed to re-enter the atmosphere in othet tactics involving .sophisticat living in the tmvn of Angeles, Philippines. Powell: U.S. trying to rescue kid ing the subject that each executive and had been expected to start break ed equipment. Some special forces — As,s(x:iated Press napped reporter discussed with task fotce members. ing up after encountering the atmos will be allowed to sluxit in self-defense Mr. Cheney was the chaitman of the phere, about 50 miles high. But, while accompanying Filipino soldiers WASHINGTON — The United Europe taskforce. If released, the dcKuments NASA engineets predicted that up to fighting the Abu Sayyaf. But some States is doinfi everythini> it can to DUBLIN, Ireland — A landmark would detail contacts between corpo nine stainle.ss steel and titanium politicians say the mission violates a locate and tescue kidnapped agreement of $110 million in pay rate executives and the administta- constitutional clause, which restricts American reporter Daniel Pearl in pieces, weighing up to 100 pounds, ments to Irish children sexually abused lions energy task force. foreign combat trixips on sovereign Pakistan, hut there would he no nego could have reached the earth’s surface. by clergy for decades has been made by The announcement sets up a legal soil. President Bush said in his address tiations over captors’ demands, The Extreme Ultraviolet Explorer the Roman Catholic Chutch on showdown hc'tween an investigative that if countries do not deal with ter Secretary’ State C'olin Powell said collected images of more than 1,000 Wednesday. Sex abuse campaigners arm ot Congress, the Bush rorist activities on their soil, America and some law'inakers say the offer is Thursday. celestial objects detected in the Admini.stration and the accounting will. Robert Fitts, the U.S. charge d’af inadequate. The yroup allegedly holdinf» Pearl, extreme ultraviolet part of the spec- office. The dispute over resources has faires in the Philippines, said that The agreement w’as designed to end 38, hostage said Thursday it was tnim. The satellite was launched in made it difficult for the White House Bush was not referring to the a 10-ye,ir stniggle between the chutch extendinji the deadline hy one day for 1992 and w'as expected to be opera to distance itself from the Enron Philippines, and that the Philippine and Ireland, which is predominantly the United States to release Pakistani tional for three years, but it lasted for government and armed forces are Corp., whose executives met with Catholic, to overcome sex scandals prisoners from 'the Afghan war, or they eight. The observation ptogram ended “extremely serious” alxiut combating going back to the 1940s. Over 20 Cheney and othet energy’ task force would kill their captive. last year. terrorism. priests, brothers and nuns have already members six times last year. Powell said he has sfxiken with — As.stx:iated Press — AsstKiated Press been convicted of molesting children. — The New York Tunes Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf Much of the abuse tixsk place in state- South Pacific funded, church-run schools. The aUiut the situation and that the presi Satellite debris in Egypt IntemationallVicfs ANGELES, Philippines — The Vatican has declined to comment on dent said he woukl do everything he WASHINGTON — NASA offi fxxly of an American believed to have the deal. can. cials said Thursday that any debris South Pacific been killed by gunmen while hiking In its part of the arrangement, the Pearl, a reporter tor Tlie Wall Street that pa.s,sed through the earth’s atmos ZAMBOANGA, Philippines — with a Gennan friend near Mount Irish government has agreed to indem Journal, disiippeared in Pakistan on nify the church against furthet legal phere from the falling Extreme U.S. mxips began training Filipino PinatuK) volcano was found Thursday Jan. 23 while working’ on a story about action by victims in Ireland. Ultraviolet Explorer satellite probably soldiers Thursday to improve efforts by Philippine mxips. alleged shcx.'-K)mhet Richard Reid. Sex abuse campaigners and some crashed somewhere in Central Egypt against Muslim extremists. The open Brian Smith’s Kxly was spxitted in a — Reuters about 11:15 p.m. EST Wednesday. lawmakers said total claims by about ing cetemony was held in ZamKianga, deep ravine, near a waterfall, but res 3,000 victims to a new government- The science satellite, which is where more than 100 U.S. soldiers cuers were unable to rettieve it before run compensation fund could White House to be sued by 7,000 pounds, began plunging from have already been deployed. Thirty- sundown. It shtxild be recovered by exceed $350 million, meaning tax General Accounting Office orbit Wednesday. NASA updated its six American and 100 Filipino tnxips Friday, a police chief .said. Earlier payers w’ould cover the majority of WASHINGTON — In a letter to predicted landing site throughout the attended the ceremony. Thursday, rescuers found Sigfried the tab. the White Hou.se and QmKressional day. Earlier predictions included the In the next six weeks, an addition Whitman, who w’as injured in the Any victim who accepts money leaders Jan. 30, David M. Walker, Persian Gulf and northea.stem Brazil. al 500 Americans, including special attack Wednesday. He told police that from the fund must agree to drop legal comptroller general of the United There were no radio communicatioas forces, are scheduled to arrive for a six- one or two people fired at Smith and action against the church or stare. States and director of the accounting with the satellite and the U.S. Space month mi.ssion to train Filipino sol the bullets passed through Smith and — Ass(x:iated Press office, siiid he intended to ask a feder Qimmand Space Qintrol Center in diers who are fighting the Abu Sayyaf. hit Whitman in the leg. al judge to order Vice President Dick Qilorado Springs, Colo., which was The Abu Sayyaf is currently holding A p<.ilice chief said there are reasoas Cheney to give Qtngress the identi tracking the satellite hy radat. Official hostage a U.S. missionary couple con to belie\’e the attackers were members Briefs compiled from various news ser ties of energy industry executives who Egyptian sources denied that any nected to the al-Qaida. of the communist New People’s Army vices by Mustang Daily contributor helped the Bash administration for pieces had landed there. The Filipino trixips will be trained guerillas who operate in the area. Anne Guilford.
U.S. journalists will stay in Pakistan despite threats
By David Shaw ' Dubill said his newspaper has three LOS ANGELES TIMES journalists in Pakistan — two of whom will be returning to the United (WIRE) WASHINGTON — States on scheduled home leaves this IX'spire threats to American journal week. “They w ill K* replaced there as ists made by the Pakistani kidnappers the news dictates and as logistics of The Wall Street journal reporter make possible,” he said. Daniel Pearl, executives at major CHher news organizations said they U.S. news organizations said also are moving reporters in and out Wednesday that they have no plans of Pakistan in accordance with previ to pull their reporters or phiUi>gra- ous plans, although Martin Baron, phers out of the country’. Most said, editor of The Eioston GloK*, said, however, that they have reinforced "We have a reporter who’s been earlier warnings to their journalists in .scheduled to come out Friday ... and the region to exerci.se extreme cau the reporter who is supposed to tion and to take no unnecessary risks. teplace her will wait a few days in “1 just talked with Kith the people London to see how things develop.” we have there, and 1 reiterated what In an e-mail sent Wednesday to we alw’ays say — that no story’ is several U.S. news organizations, a worth putting yourself in grave dan group that previously identified itself ger,” said Colin McMahon, foreign as “The National Movement for the PLUS a very . ^ W editor of the Chicago Tribune. “1 Restoration of Pakistani Sovereignty,” special guest know the attraction of going out on a threatened to execute Pearl “within limb for a story ... but it doesn’t do 24 hours” if the United States did not you any gixid it you’re kidnapped and release all Pakistanis taken into its you can’t file the story.” custody during the war in McMahon .said it’s difficult to Afghanistan. The group accused Pearl Februiry' know how large or widespread the of spying for Mossad — the Israeli group issuing the threats is, and what intelligence agency — and said other its actual intent and capabilities are, U.S. journalists in Pakistan also .ire but he said its actions so far w’on’t spies. Saturday 16UI@ the Cal Poly Rec Center change the newspaper’s coverage. .Any U.S. journ.ilists who do nor Other editors agreed. leave the country within three days Advance Ger^ral Admission tickets go on sale Friday, Febfljary 1 st at 10AM at all VALLITIX Outlets “There are rimes when it's danger will be “targeted,” the e-mail said. including Boo Boo Records in San Luis Obispo and Grover Beach, Roemer’s in Santa Maria, the Mid- ous to be a journalist, but as journal Paul Steiger, managing editor of State Fairgrounds in Paso Robles and the Mustang Ticket Office on the Cal Poly Campus. Charge by ists, part of our mission — our calling The Wall Street journal, has vigor phone at 1- 888- 825-5484: on-line at VALLITIX.COM. Cal Poly Student discount at Mustang Ticket Office — is an obligation to report the goixl ously denied that Pearl is a spy, and only. All ages welcome. For information call Central Coast Media Group at (805) 786-2570 or VALLITIX at and the bad and the dangerous,” said other news executives have issued 1 -888-825-5484. Produced by Otter Productions, Inc. and ASI Events. Sponsored by New Times. Bob Dubill, executive editor of USA Today. see PAKISTAN, page 7 4 Friday, February 1,2002 Cinema Mustang Daily Stash 'Mothman' back with the mothballs
about, had proved true: the bridge film into a deeper grave of disbelief The entire movie was collapsed, cars plunging into icy was the unhelievalbe rescue of ha^-ed on ominous warn^ river water. As the camera zoomed John’s girlfriend — Sgt. Connie away from the obviously computer Parker (Laura Linney). As the ing^ in the form of meam ized image, the cars’ headlights female cop investigates the surreal ingless phone calls and loomed from the river bottom, sim happenings on her heat, she drives apparitions that the audP ilar to the original “sighting” t)f the off a brige into the water below in ence was never privileged Mt)thman that led to John’s wife’s her police jeep. But thanks to (Debra Messing) death. As discov John’s ability to hold his breath, he to see. ered later by John, the sighting and rescues her from the cold river turned out to be two red warning depths. She was the only survivor Patton) cornered John Klein lights in the middle of the street on out of the 37 who had hit the water. (Richard Gere) in his shower with which she was speeding. a rifle pointed down his nose. Since the audience was never So, 1 left the theater pondering Gordy swore that John had been gifted with a Mothman sighting on this question: Wouldn’t the water visiting him for the last two nights, the big screen, 1 wouldn’t waste the sh< . at the car batteries, killing asking to use the phone and then cash to see this flick. But if you’re th. headlights long before the cars’ disappearing. 1 guess Gordy didn’t into Richard Gere, creepy wind inhabitants gulped their last breath sounds, flashing lights and seasick like waking up at 2 a.m. to let of air? camera shots, the big screen may be strangers in shirts and ties use his Another story twist that dug the the only way to watch. w phone. The entire movie was based on ominous warnings in the form of COURTESY PHOTO/WWW.MOVIEWEB.COM meaningless phone calls and John Klein (Richard Gere) receives a strange phone call from someone apparitions that the audience was or something named Ingrid Cold. never privileged to see. I guess the production costs weren’t too bad — no special effects here — only air By Bridgette Vanherweg asters around the world. The horn-like “music” and a couple MUSTANG DAILY STAFF WRITER “Mothman," described as an 8-foot, flips of the camera to make the dark, furry creature with win^s and nausea-prone members of the audi hen a sci4i dra flowing eyes, not only knocked on ence a little pukey. matic thriller citizen’s doors, hut sucked their Ji)hn received phone calls from makes people livestock’s blood and killed their an all-knowing source that sound lau^h, it’s time watchdtigs. ed like one of those computer I to close the The Mothman even made it onto voice-changers that can give a 1 hook and put it hack on the shelf. an episode of The X-Files. What woman a man’s voice, or make it a “The Mothman Prophesies,” based media could resist this fuzzy, furry high-pitched electronic voice on a 1^75 non-fiction hook hy John man-inoth? Those red eyes proba instead. The caller knew where A. Keel, reveals the creepy hut true bly made a gorgeous caterpillar. John was, what he was thinking 11-month other-worldly invasion of Fast forward to 2002. Although and in a far-fetched attempt to a small town in West Virginia hy a the legend includes “Men in prove the point, even read lines in \ yitiantic human-like moth. Black”-like alien figures driving a random book John had opened. i \ Between November 1967 and shiny black vehicles and hiding But the scene that topped all Decemher 1968, Point Pleasant, a behind futuristic clothing and sun previous blown-out-of-proportion little hick town in West Virginia, glasses, the movie only hinted at events was the overly dramatic, COURTESY PHOTO/WWW.MOVIEWEB.COM was scene to scary sl^htin^s that these appearances when a down- closing finale. The fateful day, Sgt, Connie Parker (Laura Linney) is called to the home of Denise foretold of evil happenings and dis- home hick named Gordy (Will which the voices had warned John (Lucinda Jenney) and Cordon Smallwood (Will Patton). ‘Rung Pow’ is OK laugh at best By Ryan Bye T h e La n t h o r n ( G r a n d V a l l e y S tate U.) Gorillas Found Sniffing Glue (U-WIRE) ALLENDALE, Mich. — The new film “Kung Pow: Enter The Fist" is a hilarious send up of dubbed martial arts films of the past. Directttr-actor Steve Oedekerk (“Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls,” “Nutty Professor”) creates a unique and very funny lowbrow Got a better masterpiece that sustains for the duration of its 105 minutes. The film is actually a 1976 mar tial arts film called “Savage Killers” là but Oedekerk digitally places him self and some other characters in the film to create a brilliant mock ery of Asian cinema. 1 will admit COURTESY PHOTO/WWW.MOVIEWEB.COM that some of the sight gags used in Deadly 'Ninj'a'assassins lose a lot more than their dignity after taking the film were at times a bit much on 'The Chosen One'(Steve Oedekerk). and not very original but the real jokes come in a more subtle fashion. Pow: Enter The Fist” delivers in on “Kung Pow” and they have all For instance, a bunch of fighters that sense. Last week 1 reviewed been negative. I think going into a wtirking out start saying as they are “Orange County” which was very movie like “Kung Pow," people gesturing “One ... of us ... is wearing funny and sweet where “Kung Pow" need tt> realize that a movie like a ... push-up bra." is just a lowbrow and shamele.ss this can give only what is expected Not funny on the page but in the delight. I would compare “Kung in a spoof of martial arts films and context of dubbed cinema wcirks Pow” to something like last sum that is pure silliness that leads to very well. This is a mood kind of mer’s “Rat Race” where you can’t comic delight. It is very difficult for Come to the Mustang Daily, pick up a story movie though and not for everyone. help but laugh at the stupidity of me to imagine that this will he the idea form and drop it off in Sonia's box 1 still contest that some of the characters and scenes because funniest movie of 2002, hut it is a American cinema exists for it’s just funny. welcome start since we as audiences e.scapism from reality and “Kung So far I have read other reviews are still in Januaj^. _ r -
Mustang Daily Cinema Friday, February 1, 2002 5 'Monte Cristo' remake suited for TV, not theater
By Bryan Dickerson kicks with tunny mannerisms strike MUSTANG DAILY STAFF WRITER many all too-familiar chords. If this movie ivere a cover Jim Cavie:el (“The Thin Red song, the riffs and lyrics evin Reynolds’ interpre- Line’’) plays a wide-eyed Edmond tarion of the Alexandre Dantes living in a world of misdeal are played too flat and for^ IXinias 19th century ings and espionage while maintain mulaic to create a lasting classic “The Count of ing an innocence that borders on a impression. Monte Cristo,” shows mental disability. The result is an promise with well-executed action eventual chaffing of viewers’ sym ' Despite the whole “Karate Kid” ele .i ..... sequences,K hursts of heautiful cine pathy with his repetitive innocence ment between him and Dantes dur matography and a great story line. and naiv'ete. Thankfully, he sheds ing this in-prison, warrior-in-train- Unfortunately, these elements aren’t this image in favor of a vengeful and ing part of the film, Harris reduces enough to save this epic of love, Satanic looking count with really the cheese element significantly betrayal and revenge, and the result bad Michael Landon hair. with his subtle, convincing perfor is a film that is flat, cliche and unin Guy Pearce (“Momento,” “LA mance. Read “subtle,” something teresting. Confidential”) is a great actor and With the Hollywood brain trust this film is in short supply of. does a great job as the evil Fernand exhausting its supply of comic hook, Luis Guzman (“Boogie Nights”) Mondego — for about 10 minutes. TV sht)w and cereal boxes turned docs a gt)od job as the sidekick, com After that, he slips into a repetition movie, rehashing a classic tale like plete with Hollywood gangsta catch this one (the 17th such screen adap of bad-guy traits, constantly baring phrases: “1 say we get that guy, pop tation) is a great move. his teeth in a subdued sneer and him a couple times: Bam Bam Bam! Reynolds has a gilt for action ultimately flattening any dimension It’s done.” When in the 19th centu sequences and big sweeping-epic his character might have. ry did they have automatic hand COURTESY PHOTO/WWW.MOVIEWEB.COM styled cinematography, hut inter Dagmara Dominczyk plays guns? spersed through these qualities are Mercedes, the ultimate prize “The Count of Monte Cristo” is From left to right, Edmond Dantes (Jim Caviezel), is set to marry his some screen moments more fitting between the two warring men. She entertaining in an “I’m really tired or beloved, Mercedes (Dagmara Dominczyk). for TV. does a great job of crying, being have the flu and don’t want any The big budget, talented actors stunningly beautiful, and crying. thing to challenge or stimulate me” song, the, riffs and lyrics are played reading sheet music, sitting on stixils and a great plot are put to waste by The exception to these disap kind of way. too flat and formulaic to create a in the studio and playing with Reynolds as he constantly falls back pointing performances is Richard Over all, the film felt like it was lasting impression. It’s run si> bad, unfeeling meter. on stale Hollywood cinematic famil Harris, as a 19th century French going Kir that classic rock song redo like some guy playing “Stairway to If you want to get lost in a big, iarities to advance the story. sensei. His character, “Priest” thing, taking the core structure of Heaven” in a Ramada Inn with a tip cheesy epic better suited for televi Bad guys with bad teeth, wily, imparts the skills of both words and stimething great, and building from jar perched on his Casio, but more sion, then go see this movie. My good-natured criminals and side the sword upon his apprentice. there. But if this movie were a cover like a bunch of studio musicians advice is to wait for the rental. First string films: conventional and uncoventional picks to watch on Super Bowl Sunday
By Stephen Saito The film also happens to tell the story and you'll understand. D aily T e x a n (U .Te x a s -Au s t in ) of Lucas (Corey Haim), a bug-catch Forever tarnished by last year's ing kid just tr^'ing to get through high Chris RiK'k remake “Diwn to Earth,' (U-WIRE) AUSTIN, Texas — school alive. Adorable, small and “Heaven Can Wait,” which is actually Framont Before the game, when the dead air of clumsy, he is always overlooked. a remake of the 1950s film “Here anticipation hits your Super Bowl Ht)wever, more than bugs are on Qlines Mr. Jordan,” is probably the party, a gixxl film may be just what you Lucas' mind during the summer before best reincarnation film ever made. Of Kunq Pow: Entar tha Fbt 5:0 ( 0 ), 7:3 0. 9 :^0 need to put your guests in the right his freshman course, it's a slim category' Ui chixise mixxl. Here’s a few selectitms from our Tom Cruise in “All the Right from and “Heaven Can Wait,” which Tha Count of tflontQ Crhto0 :^5), 7:0 0 , 10:I5 staff: Moves” and most of his female fans is set against the backdrop of a single Black Hawk Down 3 ( :30), M 5, 10:00 One of the few movies that MTV would agree on that point. He has Kxxball season, certainly stands on its did right, “Varsity Blues,” captures the never worn tights since. On a quest to own as one of the funnie.st movies of Tha ITIothman Prophacia^ (¿4:15), 7.75,9.50 very essence of how Texans value their find a IcKust for his collection, Lucas the 1970s. TFie film .stars Warren high schtxil Kxitball. Varsity Kxitball bumps into Maggie, the new girl in Beatty as Jt>e Pendlettm, a second lies at the heart of many communities town (Kerri Green, “The Gixinies”). string quarterback for the then-Dis in Texas. Civic pride stems from a Unquestionably sweet and attractive, Angeles Rams, who gets killed in an Downtown Contra 7 Cinama team's win-loss record. The movie Maggie finds Lucas' company engag auttrmobile accident, only tt> discover captured all of these aspects about the ing and, as she puts it, "interesting." that he wasn't supposed to die until community as well as the rivalry Unfortunately, Lucas' feelings run nearly 50 years later. Even worse, the between parents and their children somewhat deeper than being called accident occurs on his birthday and A Beautiful mind (^:0 0 ), 7:0 0 , 10:00 over the right way to play the game, interesting. Where is the Kxnball? shortly after he is told that he's going the respect that a city has for a gcxxl ÇoôfordPark 0 :^5), 6 :^5, 9:^0 School begins again, and so dws Kx)t- to be the Rams' starter for the seastm coach, and the things that these Kxit- ball season. Lucas' nightmare quickly opener. When Pendleton arrives at Lord of tha Pingó (3:30), 7:30 ball players are willing to endure to becomes reality when Maggie finally the waystation between heaven and win the big game. A Walk to Ramambar 0 :í5). 5:^5, 8 :10, 10:^5 sees him (not) in his element. And hell, a bumbling angel and his Kiss While the actual on-field action Cappie (Charlie Sheen), captain of give Pendleton the opportunity to Slackaró (2 :^5), (5:10), 7:^5, 10:15 may have been lackluster in compari the Kxxball team and an all-around come back to earth as billionaire Leo son to other Kxitball movies, “Varsity Tha RoLfal Tananbaumó 2 (:35), (5:20 ), 8:0 0, 10:35 nice guy, just happens to take more Farnsworth. Pendleton jumps at the Blues” made up for it with its memo than one glance at Maggie. Sparks opportunity and priKeeds to begin his rable cast of characters. James Van l\>r Snow Dogò 2 : (15), (^:^5), 7:15, 9:50 begin to fly, but they are not the kind new life where he started iiff his old Beek, also known as Dawson Leary on of sparks that Lucas had envisioned all one, by buying the Rams and becom Dawson's Creek, plays Jonathan summer. Before he had dismissed Kxn- ing their starting quarterback again, Moxon, the backup quarterback K*nt ball as superficial, but suddenly Kxit- even though his Kxly was meant for a Sunâot Driva-ln on going to Brown University, even ball seems to be Lucas' answer to life's 60-year-old. The script, co-written by after taking over the limelight. Before San Lub ObbfX) problems. As a result, in tnie Rudy- he became fast or furious, Paul Walker Beatty and Elaine May (“Primary esque fashion, Lucas attemps to win played Lance HarKiur, the injured Colors,” “The Birdcage”) at the the glory in order to win the girl. With starting quarterback who blew his heights of their popularity, is filled Oranqa Qountcf/Black Hawk Down 7:00 / 8:^5 all its cheerleaders and band members, knee out for the team. There was Scott with references to the absurdity of liKker-nxim shower scenes and cure Caan as Charlie Tweeder with one of Farnsworth playing Kxitball in his old wide receivers, “Lucas” is endearingly the most quotable lines in film; "A age. “Heaven Can Wait” also included entertaining in a Kx)tball kind of way. percoset, some victxlin, a couple beers a touching romance K'tween Beatty Palm Thoatar and the panties drop. Nice! Very This movie showca.ses high schtxil in and his then-real life flame Julie San Lub Obbpo nice!" its prime and romance from an origi Christie, whose relation.ship tran- Even with its predictable last sec- nal point of view. With a supporting .scends time and even different Kxlies. cast of hilariously familiar faces, such Now that the Rams are back in the imd in the endzone ending, “Varsity Amalia ^ :0 0 , M 5 Blues” turned out to be engaging, as Winona Ryder and Courtney Super Bowl, a thought inconceivable entertaining, and especially applicable Thome-Smith, “Lucas” gives nxlay's when the film was made in 1978, Innocanca ^ :1 5 to those of us who grew up in a small audience stime pleasant surprises. “Heaven Can Wait” may be as close to In tha Bedroom ¿4:0 0 , 6 :¿45, 9:15 town. It's also one of the most authen Writer-director David Seltzer a perfect choice for Kith sexes to tic films made alx>ut the sport. (“Shining Through”) devotes proper watch before this year's Super Bowl. Lontana 6 :¿45, 9:15 attention to a well-rounded plot, With its irreverent humor and a cute High school football '80s-style, 9:15 “Lucas" has it all: mullets, guys in short thoughtful characters, and even romantic subpkit thrown in for extra Donnie Darko shorts, Winona Ryder at age 15 and includes a clever metaphor between points, the film simply scores a touch- Charlie Sheen before “Hot Shots.” locusts and Lucas. Watch the movie dtiwn. 6 Friday, February 1,2002 Opinion Mustang Daily Letters to the editor High Noon at Campus Market agriculture students cheating and lack of acade disgustingly limited. However, 1 do give you Christianity should not he the only theistic and other letters about the mic competence as his argument against the credit for writing such a letter in the first place. viewpoint. Flowever, the recent debate was ecological viewpoint ot agriculture students. You see, agriculture students are people of depicted as an “Athefst vs. Christian” debate, great beef debate hirst ot all, agriculture’s excellent students action. Frankly, I’m surprised you’re still intact. hut in truth the debate was between a historian Editor, are spread throughout richly diverse majors, as In defense of the ag science student you hashed and a philosopher over whether or not the res one glance at the Cal Ptily catalog reveals. in your letter, at least she stated fact - it wasn’t urrection of Jesus Christ actually occurred. The Here 1 am, an ajj^ie, all hy myself writing this Students work hard both in classroom work and solely comprised of assumptions or ignorance. historian did not represent the local atheist letter. Surprised rhat 1 knew to put an “an” in field study All students are subjected to the Nevertheless, Justin, you’re probably a rela viewpoint, since a Chri.stian group selected him hedore a word with a vowel? 1 het it is making same rules of university academic conduct. tively smart guy. You just missed out on a little to debate. Yes, the Veritas Forum was close- st)me people very pnnid. Mr. Mason is lucky to Furthermore, attacking a whole academic asset called rea.son. You spoke of invasive minded because it only explored Christianity have food on his table, being that it comes from .schixil on the basis of one person’s observations plants, yet the entire purpose of your future and no other atheistic or theistic viewpoints. “our dear aggie triends” who have yet to show is false and demonstrates immature writing career in architecture is invasive - from the P.S. 1 am an atheist. him that they are hardworking or intelligent. Letters .should stay with the topic and not land sacrificed to generate the buildings you Even it Mr. Mason and the rest of the aggie- resort to petty false criticisms. Justin may con will construct, to the invasive ornamental Steven Batson is an industrial engineering loving people don’t realize thar they too need to sider a visit to the writing lab before writing plants that will adorn your creation. In short, freshman. eat, they must realize that they wear clothes. It another letter to the Mustang Daily. you arc no steward of the land. In addition, I takes 987 gallons ot water to make one pair tit n n guarantee that “aggies” are some ot the The truth is out there denim jeans. This is beside the corrected tact Sheila Baker is a crop science senior. hardest working students at Cal Poly - feel free that you can only get 68 pounds ot potatoes, not to drop off a resume and you can see for your Editor, 2,500, from rhe water it takes to make one Editor, self. As Mr. Hank Williams, Jr. often proclaims, In “Search for absolute truth should offer ptHind of beet. But tit course, no one wants to “A country hoy can .survive!” But it 1 were you, more options” (Jan. 30), Barry Hayes raises the admit that his or her lite revtilves around agri To all the students at Cal Poly who don’t I would he more careful ot what 1 said about following questions: “Shouldn’t a consideration culture. understand agricultural practices in today’s others if you are interested in doing the same. for more religious backgrounds be considered? It’s hard ttir me tti understand how so many world: Please do not listen too triuch to the Shouldn’t all aspects he considered?” petiple live their lives thinking that “aggies” uninformed students who make generalized, Rene Brewer is an animal science senior and If 1 understand Flayes correctly, my reply is, and tanners are interitir tti them, yet they eat, uninformed statements regarding both agricul Jason Rainer is a crop science senior. “Yes!” All aspects should be considered when drink and wear clothes withtiur a thtiught to ture as an industry and agriculture students. pondering life’s most important questions. As where they actually came frtim. For the ungrate- Responding to Justin Mason’s lettet on Jan. Dr. Moreland highlighted last Tuesday night, tul, it tanners sttipped prtiducing, the wtirld 30, he says that cattle do not “... protect native Editor, what matters in reality is not whether or not a would run out ot fooel in less than 45 days plant diversity.” Mr. Mason apparently doesn’t This is to Mt. Mason: Do talk with your belief “works” for us, or whether or nr)t we are (how’s that tor a textbook tact?). So surely all realize what cattle do. When a cow eats a plant, mouth full ot ttxid! sincere in believing it, but rather, whether or the “aggies” must he cheating and lying to get it consumes the seeds also. Later, once it has not a belief is true. Now, perhaps Mr. Hayes everyday products to market at low prices so digested the seeds, it defecates, leaving the John Moiola is an agricultural systems man mis.sed L)r. Moreland’s talk on Tuesday, where that we can all afford to eat. seeds in a new area, thus encouraging plant agement senior. Moreland explored MANY aspects - perhaps So take a second to think about how agricul diversity. not all - but many aspects, including other reli ture affects you. Think before you shoot your.selt Regarding the portion of the letter directed Editor, gions (Mormonism, Buddhi.sm, etc.). in the foot and go hungry. And it Mr. Mason or toward agriculture students, it is a shame that In the most ridiculous letter to the editor in Dr. Moreland did make a case for why he anyone else cares to discuss this issue any fur he calls them all cheaters, yet gives no support quite some time, Justin Mason has reduced all believes Christian monotheism to be true. But, ther, my triends and 1 would he more than of his statement. Where are his facts to hack students in the College of Agriculture to igno Moreland also encouraged others to try to dis happy to talk it over down at Campus Market. this up? Without them, we can only assume it is a generalization that he made up - especially rant, untrustworthy and indolent cFieaters. cern the truth for themselves. After making a Andrew Bloom is an agricultural systems man considering that agricultute students are key to Ma.son admonishes professors to “separate the thorough ca.se for monotheism, Moreland agement senior. our nation’s continued survival. When certain agtihusiness students during math quizzes and offered two criteria for helping one chrxise a members of our student body realize that less tests; they will cheat if given the opportunity.” religion. Now, admittedly, last week was pri than 2 percent of the United States population Surprisingly enough, Mr. Mason, 1 happen to he marily an examination of the truth ot the Editor, is responsible for production agriculture, the an agribusiness senior who has taken a few Christian worldview. 1 mean, you need to start Even students ttom rhe College of Liberal agriculture that puts hxid in our grocery stores, math classes in my day. 1 have somehow, some with a premise at least. But that examination .Arts can quote textbooks. “At least one-halt ot perhaps they will thank, rather than deride, our way suppressed this urge to cheat that you think was open to discu.ssitm about other religions .America’s harvested agricultural land is planted agriculture students. After all, it takes a cettain all of your “dear aggie triends” harbor deep (Tuesday night for example, and every other with teed crops tor livestiK'k, and over 70 per level of intelligence to he able to yield so much down in their iniquitous, anti-environment Veritas event I attended). Hopefully last week cent ot the grain r.iised in the United States from so little. hearts. Some advice tor my dear friend, Mr. encouraged people to think critically about goes tor livestock fattening. Livestock are not So, while Mr. Mason has made stime com Mason: Next time you attempt to write a letter life’s important questions aKnit God and aKuit .in efficient method ot protein production. A ments regarding the agriculture students that to the editor, don’t make yourself seem any what is ttue. Because at the end ot the day, I do cow, tor instance, must eat 21 pounds ot protein initially make them kxik had, the sad truth is more narrow-minded and uninformed than you believe “the truth is out there.” to produce 1 pound ot edible protein. Plants are that he has really only made his own depart have to. Stereotyping is an elementary, disre tar more efficient protein converters. The pro ment kxik worse by doing so. In the future, spectful and indecent means of making a state Michael W. Swanson is a philosophy senior. tein lost through conversion from plant to meat when writing about a subject he feels passionate ment. It also happens to he one hell of a way to couki make up almost all of the world’s present aKuit, he .should make sure that he has his facts anger all of the hardworking, diligent and hon protein deficiencies.” straight first, rather than making sweeping gen est students in the College of Agriculture. Letter policy If anyone is interested in reading more aKiut eralizations. Mustang Daily reserves the right to edit this you can take Geog 150 or go ahead and buy Laura Holt is an agribusiness senior. letters for grammar, profonities and length. rhe texthtxik just tor fun (“The Human Mosaic” John Pierson is a journalism junior and Cara Please limit length to 250 words. by Jordan-Bychkov). Peck is an animal science junior. Letters should include the writer's full Atheism is not a religion name, major and class standing. Michelle McCready is a social sciences/city and Editor, Editor, By mail: regional planning sophomore. In response to architectural engineering This is in response to Barry G. Hayes, Letters to the Editor Building 26, Room 226 senior, Justin Ma.son, who wrote on Jan. 30, I “Search for absolute truth should offer more Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo Editor, propose a deal. I won’t wotk or live in any build options,” (Jan. 30). Mr. Hayes referred to athe CA 93407 As stxm as I read Justin Mason’s letter ing you design and, in turn, you waive your ism as a religion, which is a ver>' common mis take made by many people. In Merriam (“Quoting a textbixik isn’t .so impressive,” Jan. right to fix)d. That’s right, you don’t eat. With By fax: 30), 1 brought it to the wtiting lab for evalua such ignorance abounding, this is probably the Webster’s Collegiate L^ictionary, religion is (805) 756^784 tion. The monitot pronounced it completely only way we can coexist. Otherwise, it seems defined as the service and worship of GtxJ or unsound rhetorically, logically and persuasively. you are left with two options: either find a food the supernatural. This is clearly not atheism. By e-mail: The letter begins as a rebuttal to a rebuttal of source that dtxisn’t originate from a farmet’s The term theism is the belief in gods. The pre mustangdaiiy@>hotinail.com the vegan issue, and then switches to a rabid land (gtx)d luck) or grow your own (gtxtd luck fix “a” means “without.” Therefore atheism is Do not send letters as attachments. Please denunciation of all College ot Agriculture stu again). simply without belief in gtxls. I do agree that in send the text in the body of the e-mail. dents. The writer cites ptoblems concerning Obviously, your knowledge of agriculture is the case of whether or not God(s) exists.
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By Charles Ornstein measure to date of hkxxl industry were issuing urgent calls for donors to ensure tainted products are not used in Red Cfross’ vice president of technical LOS ANGELES TIMES shortcomings after the Sept. 11 meet seasonal demands. tran.sfusii)ns. operations. attacks. In many centers, fewer than 8 per The hkxrd hanks’ response to the Officials at America’s Bkxxl Centers (WIRE) NEW YORK — After the In addition to wasted hkxxl, the cent of the September dont)rs have Sept. 11 terrorist attacks exposed deep .say they had to discard few units terrorist attacks, hlcxtd hanks discarded re|X)rt cites increased error rates in responded to telephone calls, reminder divisions in the industry, which has because their centers turned away supplies at nearly five times the usual donor screening, “donor confusicm and cards and other pleas from hkxxl cen often split on strategic and safety excess donors early on. The group is a rate and f»ave such mixed messages disenchantment,” and financial los.ses ters for repeat donations, acccirding to issues, and resulted in mixed messages consortium of independent hkxxl cen aKiut the need tor hkxxl that dona associated with collection. the repott. to donors. The Red Cross called on ters that supply another 45 percent of tions since have plummeted, an indus Karen Schcxw Lipton, chief execu “For the most part, the hkxid com donors to continually give blood the nation’s blood supply. try reptur says. tive of the American AssLKiation of munity was unable to sustain the while other centers asked them to “We have such a great communica In the three months after Sept. 11, a Bkxxl B.mks, said the conseq'.iences momentum created hy the Sept. 11 hold off. tion with all of our members,” said national sample of 25 hlixxl hanks col could be severe. tragedy,” the report said. Three days after the attacks, feder Lisa Marie Brody, the group’s director lected 191,000 more units of hkxxl “What we’re very concerned about The task force also reported that al health officials convened a meeting of government relations. “Perhaps than average, according to the is having (donors) kx)k and say, ‘You selected centers committed twice as of blood industry' leaders, hoping to that communication was not there National BI lkhI Data Resource Center. had plenty of hkxxl and you didn’t many errors as usual - in some cases, i.ssue a joint statement encouraging with the Red Cross national office But at least 111,633 — or 58 percent really need all the hkxxl for the emer failing to properly question donors donors to wait several weeks before because they take care of a lot of — of those units were discarded gency,”’ Lipton said. about their health. giving. But because of opposition from things including bkxxl. Our members because they remained unused and Much of the industry’s concern has “Although most of these errors did the Red Cross, no statement was are trained and have experti.se in were ntT longer fresh after 42 days. been directed at the American Red not compromise the safety of the col issued. assessing and determining medical Experts say the true amount of waste Cro.ss, which supplies 45 percent of the lected units, any increase in errtir rates Red Cross officials say they were need.” was far greater, because the .sampled nation’s hkxxl and sought to st(x:kpile is cause for concern,” said the report, to concerned at the time about the po.ssi- The task force cited two lessons centers account for a third of U.S. hkxxl collected after Sept. 11 for future he presented Thursday to a hkxxl advi hility of other terrorist events in the learned from the disaster response: hkxxl collections. Also, the figures do needs. sory qimmittce to the U.S. l\'part- ensuing days and weeks. They also don’t collect more blood than can not include hkxxl discarded hy hospi For whatever reason, donors are ment of Health and Human Services. froze .some hkxxl for use in future short be u.sed, and ensure that all blood tals. feeling much less generous. I'Vmations Bkxxl hanks have several layers of ages. centers have adequate supplies on The report, penned hy a task force of plummeted quickly in the wake of the safety mechanisms — including labo Criticism of the discarded units is hand to re.spond to disasters at any hkxxl centers, is the most thorough disaster, and hy IX'cemher, hkxxl hanks ratory tests of all collected hkxxl - to 20-20 hindsight, said Alan Ross, the time.
ous security reasons. CAED “The lottery funds are certainly not enough. W eve PAKISTAN But Edward Cody, deputy foreign continued from page 1 deferred many purchases for a number of years." continueci from page 3 editor of The Washington Post, said his newspaper is about to have “even operations and equipment expendi Martin Harms more people than usual in Pakistan” similar denials about their journalists. tures represent only 6 percent of dean of the College of Architecture and Environmental Design because the newspaper’s foreign edi In an e-mail sent to the kidnapping the college’s approximately $8.5 tor is en niutc to Islamabad for a However, these funds have not make ends meet.” group Wednesday, Steiger said Pearl million budget. weekend meeting with Post reporters been nearly enough to purchase or Becau.se the college is currently is a professional journalist, with “no As long as the funds stay within in the region. maintain the equipment and facili running a $250,(XX) deficit. Harms ability to change the policies of the the college, most students do not ties necessary to the college’s mis said it is imptirtant that students U.S. government or the government Mary Braswell, deputy foreign edi mind using the funds for such labs, sion. know the fee will not simply be of Pakistan.” tor of the Los Angeles Times, said she said architecture senior Craig “The lottery funds are certainly used to pay existing debts, but to Steiger has appeared on CNN and told Times reporters in Pakistan of Chinn, chair of the College of not enough,” Harms said. “We’ve improve areas within the college. BBC radio and television in recent the kidnappers’ threat and asked Architecture and Environmental deferred many purchases for a num However, even with the fee, the days, hoping the kidnappers will see them to “make your own decision” Design Student Council. Unlike ber of years.” majority of the money will be most or hear him and agree to his request aKiut leaving.^ other colleges, such as Liberal Arts If the fee docs not pass. Kith ly spent on personnel, he said. that Pearl K' freed, unharmed. CNN sptikesman Matthew Furman and Science and Math, it will he Harms and Zweifel say that the Students will be asked to vote on In light of the threat to Pearl and echix'd several news executives, say easier to ensure that the benefits of future of the college will remain the fee increase for their individual other journalists, editors at the ing: “NoKxJy has a K*tter .sen.se of the these labs stay within the college. journal and several other news orga uncertain. Even with budget cuts on colleges on March 13 and 14. The danger than the reporters on the “It’d he different if other colleges the horizon, the college has been College of Architecture and nizations were guarded Wednesday ground. Most of our people there are used it, hut we’re all in the .same able to sustain all of its cla.sses, nei Environmental [design made public when talking aKiut the assignment seasoned war correspondents, and we college,” Chinn said. ther man knows how the college their initial propxisal for the fee of, or security precautions taken by, rely on them to exercise gixxJ judg Currently, the college as a whole will continue to Kr able to do sti. Thursday at the CFAC meeting. their staff in Pakistan. The ment. lacks adequate equipment to stay at “We’ve been struggling with the However, the administration AsstKiated Press declined to com “But we’re reminding them to K* this level, said I9ean Martin Harms. inadequacy of a lack of funding,” asked for an extension to better ment, and a spokesman for The New careful, and we’re making sure they In recent years, he said, the college Zweifel said at a Jan. 31 meeting clarify one point within the d tK U - York Times said, “We don’t wish to has been reliant on lottery funds to with the Campus Fee Advisory ment. The proposal will be re-sub discuss the specifics of corresptindent know that if they want to leave, we function. Committee. “We’ve struggled to mitted Monday. whereaKxits or movements for obvi- encourage them to do so.” Classified Advertising Graphic Arts Building, Room 226 Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, CA 93407 (805) 756-1143
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