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El Corral reinventing itself M issing By Wendy Conti Summer Mustang ''t A The director ot F.l Cîrr.il Bookstore, Fr.uik Cîwley, knows the value attrac student tive présentâtiott, and he is pleased with the store’s new look after heiny remodeled last summer. "It hadn’t been remosleled since it first opened in 1%7. It looked ,i little tattereil. prompts We wanted FI tà'rral to have a ^ hkI retail imane, just like all the new stores down town, ” Càiwley said, not inn that colleiê stu- detits tiH.lav .ire “more visually M>|du'.tieaied h A ' than any other j>ener.ition Ivfore theirs.’’ state bill Ultimately, the K'ttotii litte i>f FI Càm.il’s remodel ts just that: the Kntotii line. / ^ g By Shannon Pedrick “Sure, we wanted the remodel to Summer Mustang increase revenues, tiKi,” C'awley said. But he and Foundation are still waitinjj ft>r More than two years after the disappearance of C'al Poly those rising numbers. .student Kristin Smart, state legislators have approved a Since its reopeninn Sept. 1, FI Corral’s hill that would change the way colleges and universities revenues have remained about the same, investiRate violent crimes. C'awley admitted. Yet the former hiKik- '■A*'’« “ It pas.sed the as.sembly and is now on its way tii the store m.inaj>er at HeAnza College in Rovernor,” said Willie Cuerrero, a leRislative aide to Sen. Cupertino remains undaunted, pointing Mike Thompson (D-Napa Valley). out the areas where FI C'orral is thriving. Thompson helped draft the Kristin Smart C'ampus “Our stiftware sales have doubled,’’ Charies Pettrson/Summcr Mustang Safety Act ot 1998, which would allow universities to C'awley said. The art and engineering sup AT WORK: Frank Cawley, El Corral manager, is working to give the bookstore a new image. contact local l.iw enforcement as stxm as a violent crime plies are doinj» very well, t»K).’’ iKCurs on campus. The measure was approved July 27 by a Bt»th the ct)mputer department and art hiHiks. Half of El Corral’s sales come from 61-0 as.semhly vote, followitiR a )6-0 senate approval in and enyineerinj» supplies department textKxiks. Cawley understands students’ May. Gov. Pete Wilson has until Tuesday to siRia or veto received more space after the remodel. reluctance to purchase textKxiks when Former manager the measure. That additional nHun came at the exjx'nse chances are that El Corral ni^ht not buy gets his store, life “It is pretty uncommon that leRislation is approved ot other departments, like clothiny and them hack at the quarter’s end. unanimously, so this told us that the leRislation was much novels. Though El C'orral carries bestsellers “Faculty manipulate buyback. We back in the black needed," Guerrero said. — selling for percent off the hardcover don’t,” he said. “If (faculty) chixise to use' If the Rovernor approves the act, then it will ro into price, as opposed to Barnes ¿k Nobles’ it) another edititm or a completely different By Wendy Conti effect Jan. 1. pcTcent — It has cut hack a considerable Kx)k next quarter, that’s somethinji we Summer Mustang “We are confident that when the act Rets to the Rover amount ot literature .md tiction Kx>ks. In have no control over." nor, he will apjxove it," said E*.l Matovcik, Thompson’s As C'al Poly’s El (Jt>rral Btxik- their place, the "new” FI CÀirral stix;ks But often, the blame falls on the Kxik- chief ot staff. more trade and academic Kx)ks. store an>\Vay. store works to redefine itsidf as a Last tall. Smart’s parents stiHid K-fore a speci.il senate “Our primary mission is to supply C"al C'awley and his .>taff are working to miidern, convenient store, C7ourt committee to speak aKuit their dauRhter’s disappe.irance, Poly students’ education.il m.iterial in a chantje that imajje of FI Corral “try inj’ to W.irren is working; to establish his claiminRC'al Poly police huiiRled the investiRation. timely tashion and .it competitive prices," rip students off." ,According to a survey

Summer heat dominates Central Coast Fair ladies heat wave. Temperatures reached the mid-nineties every day f»)r the Cooler weekend Stefanie 114 ilegrees on Monday, and have past four days. Smith and forecast too late tc^ been more than a hundred degrees “It is really hot here, hut Pa.so Anna help many fairgoers the past week. Robles i^ just unlx'arable," (Hay said. Aguayo, both “My mom and 1 were working out Other San Luis C'fbispo residents / yv 10, share a smile during Shannon Pedrick in our vineyard (in Pas»)) and were are not complaining about the roast Sunday's CCR Summer Mustang only able to work tor aKnit two hours. ing temperatures. Those from other concert at Th IS heat is so tiring that my mom areas of ('alifornia are used to Record break inR temperatures the Mid-State almost passed out from being »nit in extreme temperatures and are not have hit San Luis Obispo County Fair. For com the sun tor tcH> long,” Hillary Clay, a plete fair cov throuRhout the week. AccordinR to slowed down by the weather. hiiKhemi.stry senior said. t - erage, see the National Weather Service, “ 1 am from Hemet, so this weather back page. Monday and Tuesday reached highs Clay has been in Paso Robles every d(x.\sn’t even seem that bad to me. It day for the past week and kx)ks for of 95 degrees, highs that have not hasn’t slowed me down at all,” Janice David Wood/ been reached in more than 65 years. ward to coming home to San Luis Kelley, an attendant of a physical Summer While it is hot in San Luis Obispo, Obispo’s relatively cool 95 degree Mustang Paso Robles is feeling the brunt of the weather. San Luis Obispo has reached See HEAT, page 2 2 Thursday, August 5,1998 Summer Mustang State FFA officers attend Poly workshop

By Rory Cox “We use Cal Poly because of the next year,” Bugbee said. She added Summer Mustang quality of teachers in the agricultural ‘‘We use Cal Poly because of the quality of teach-- that FFA makes a positive difference education department,” Parker said. ers in the agricultural education department*** in the lives of students by developing College ot Agriculture fuculty, staff Glen Casey, head of the agricultur their potential for quality leadership, and students participated last week in al education and communication personal growth and career success teaching a hand-picked ^roup ot hi^h department, said Cal Poly has been — Charles Parker through agricultural education. school students lessons in etiquette, home to FFA since 1917. assistant state FFA officer The group gave a presentation yes achieving professional appearances The organization grew rapidly fol terday in one of agricultural educa and w'riting professionally. lowing World War 11, with the tion and communication profes.sor The state Future Farmers of increased need for agricultural pro addition to their year-long schedule. “Being part of the organization has Joseph Sabol’s classes. The presenta America officer team, a group of six duction. During that era, the team of The team travels to abroad to meet made us want to give back what we tion is part of six workshops the offi high school graduates, was elected to officers began touring the state, mak with that country’s FFA equivalent to have gained from the program,” cers are responsible for developing represent more than 50,000 FFA ing presentations to increase agricul make more presentations. Bugbee said. “It’s an awesome opportu during their eight days at Cal Poly. memhers from all across California. tural awareness, educate younger stu “It’s quite a responsibility for six nity to represent over 50,000 people.” The workshops cover a variety of sub The team arrived July 29 to attend a dents about farming, and do some young students. They just graduated The team of young officers lives jects, including one geared to those week of workshops on leadership and low-key recruiting. from high school in June and they are together in a house in Elk Grove, just with no interest in agrLulture. Goal public relations skills. “We consider it an honor and a putting off college for a year to do south of Sacramento. T^ie group will setting, leadership, agricultural edu “The team takes one year after plea.sure to get each new officer team this,” Casey said. spiend the majority o i their time on cation and industry education are graduation to serve FFA and visit and help them with their presenta Lindsey Bugbee, state FFA reporter, the road. Their expenses for their some other subjects. over 100 high schcxils,” said Charles tions to the high schtxd students is one of the six officers chosen from year-long commitment are paid, but Bugbee said she and three other Parker, assistant state FFA adviser. across the state,” Casey said. 63 original applicants. The applicants they do not receive any cash payment. officers are considering attending Cal The team receives eight days of The officers, Casey said, often were interviewed and the group was Parker said they will put on workshops Poly when they complete the term lessons in business etiquette, Microsoft travel in pairs when they visit narrowed down to 12, who gave a and learning conferences at more next year. PowerPoint software pre.sentations, .schcH)ls, hut go as a team to meet speech in Fresno to more than 3,000 than 100 California high schixils. “1 love the campus and San Luis self-appearance and phone and presen industry representatives and on an FFA members, who voted and chose “Our goal is to promote agriculture Obispo,” Bugbee said, “ 1 can’t wait to tation skills friMit vidunteer professors. international tour, a fairly recent the six officers to come to Cal Poly. and represent the organization for the go here.”

HEAT **l am melting* It has Student sues officers after riot continued from page 1 been getting pretty hot Later that day. Porter was treated education workshi>p said. out here lately* We are Junior claims he was violently assaulted and released from Centre Community Mark Patton, a ctmstruction work lucky enough to be STATE COLLEGE, Penn. (U- Porter said he was walking to a Ho.spital for injuries sustained from er with j ¿k P Construction in San the two alleged assaults. Luis Obi.spo, said that after living m working indoors*** WIRE) — Amid rumors of police friend’s house just before 4 a.m. when Porter also said he heard no warn the area for 20 years, he still never brutality in response to the July 12 he happened upon the East Beaver — Mark Patton ings to disperse from police officers gets used to this weather. riot, a civil suit has been filed against Avenue riot. construction worker before he was attacked and arrested. “ I am melting. It has been getting four police officers. When a line of police officers At Porter’s preliminary hearing pretty hot out here lately,” Patton The plaintiff is Seth Porter, a jour- began to charge the pei'ple involved July 22, the charges of failure to dis said. •“ We are lucky enmigh to lx‘ thinks the heat might prevent some nali.sm junior; his attorney filed the in the riot. Porter and others attempt working indoors.” people from coming out and enjoying suit,which says that his state and fed ed to flee the .scene. perse and di.sorderly conduct against Staying indix>rs is just one of the the festivities during daytime hours. eral constitutional rights were violat Porter said when he stopped to him were dropped. things that liKal health officials rec “Aftemixm traffic here is very light. ed when police officers violently catch his breath, he was sprayed with At the same preliminar>' hearing, ommend tt) K*at the heat. Sierra Vista ,At aKuit four or five, when it starts to assaulted him without apparent pepper spray by an unknown officer. Bellefonte Police [department officer Staff Nurse Penny l>augherty suggests cixil down, people start coming out of cause. He then was handcuffed and taken Shawn Weaver said he encountered people follow certain guidelines to the wtxxlworks. From what I have The civil suit is being filed against into custexly. Porter twice that evening. .ivoid any heat-rel.ited illnes.ses. heard people are waiting until later to a State College Police l\*partment While waiting in a nearby vehicle, Weaver .said he saw Porter on East “l>ink lots of liquids, avoid physical citme out to the fair,” James said. officer as well as three unknown offi Porter was allegedly struck in the College Avenue and again after he activity, wet yourself down and try to Qiunty residents can expect cixiler cers. Porter hopes to receive compen chest with a blunt instrument by a had been handcuffed. Weaver said stay as axil .is possible," Daugherty siid. tempenitures over the weekend , for a sation for punitive damages and legal State College police officer. Porter was acting disruptively at Ixith However, not everyone is carrying more enjoyable summer. San Luis co.sts. Porter’s suit declared that he was times. on with business as usual. Russ James, L^bispo and Paso Riibles are expected State Qillege Police Chief Tom not resistant or defiant in any way Porter said he did not know what the executive director for public rela to be in the mid-eighties, a dra.stic axil- King .said he could not comment on and was struck only after voicing Weaver was talking aknit and the tions at the California Mid-State Fair, down from this week’s temperatures. the civil suit. complaints aKiut his injuries. officer must have been mistaken.

IX-nise Smart said .she thinks if the SMART nx>m was searched as .stxm as Flores continued from page 1 was considered a suspect, police wtxild Jix^ E S sA EARLY BIRD BONUS have uncovered significant evidence. CLUB J dure tor campus police to abide by, “They found her hair in the nxmi and lets different pxilice departments after it had been cleaned," IVnise Don’t Delay...Deposit Today work in tandem." Smart said. “ 1 can only imagine what The new law, how-ever, will not they would have found had they affect mi.ssing person inve.stigations. searched his nxim s

a different clientele base. MANAGER “San Jose State is truly representa EL CORRAL continued from page 1 tive of California’s population. San continued from page 1 Jose embraces diversity, while Cal days, especially when he steps on the Poly continues to give it lip service,” that the bookstore has great cus scale. After hein|4 tired from his hook- tomer service but too high prices. Warren said. “1 love the diversity of Í . store position in 1996, Warren shed the (San Jitse) campus.” “We offer the highest prices on 75 pounds. Cal Poly’s faults notwithstanding, buyback,” Cawley said. “ It a student On top of that, he also quit smok- Warren would still prefer to live in San finds a higher offer elsewhere, El intt and earned his bachelor’s dejiree Luis Obispo. His children and 3-year Corral will give that student five dol in husine.ss mana>iement. old granddaughter remain in the area. lars. Last quarter, we gave five dollars “Gointi to .school was a way to “1 love San Luis ObLspt). It’s a great to only one student. focus myself in a positive direction,” place to live, and has a great educa “People think we’re more expen Warren said in a phone interview. tional system, too,” he said. sive than the competition. That’s not “Leaving El Corral was a catalyst for Warren and his family moved from true. all the huge changes in my life.” San Diego to San Luis Obispo in To ensure that prices stay competi Those changes include a reloca 1978, when he first began as assistant tive, every quarter El Côrral staff tion to the Ray Area. The father and director of El Corral. In 1985 he was check out prices at stores like Law’s grandfather now serves as the director promoted to director. During his time Hobby Center, Staples, and Jim’s of Spartan Shops, the bookstore at at Cal Poly, the bookstore and the Campus Camera. San Jose State University. There, “At Staples, Microsoft Office costs entire CSU system experienced diffi Chartes Peterson/Summer Mustang Warren said, he feels “appreciated cult times. $386, but here, it’ll cost you only* Carlos Ramirez, attending a PE workshop at Cal Poly, takes a break to browse and needed.” “Cal Poly had to reduce enroll $129. And that’s the full version, too. the shelves of El Corral. When asked how his new job is dif ment because of the budget cuts,” You just can’t beat our software ferent from his old one, Warren cites Warren explained. “As a result, a lot “That was my baby. 1 wanted to remodeling. prices,” Cawley said. the overall cohesiveness t)f San Jose of Cal Poly employees were down create a positive link to the commu Neverthele.ss, El Côrral is in Though El Côrral’s prices are lower State. sized. Rut 1 didn’t want to do that to nity. It’s also a public-relatiims arm t)f Warren’s past. Now, he concentrates for stmie merchandise, Caiwley still “ It’s a very functional organization, my employees. the university.” on his new job and his healthier has his work cut out for him. “ Right from the university president all the “ 1 left El Corral in good financial Warren might not recognize his lifestyle. now, our main goal is to change our way down.” shape,” Warren said. t)ld workplace anymore. Despite El “My life since El Corral has been a customers’ perceptions of us. We’re The K)okstore also serves a larger He al.st) left another legacy: Cal Poly Corral’s mt>re contemporary appear positive experience,” he .said. “ I’m trying to make the store a fun place student body than Cal Poly’s, and has ("fowntown, which opc'ned in 1993. ance, he doesn’t believe it needed the taking good care of myself.” for students and faculty to shop.”

New asteriods won^t threaten Institute calls for easy Earth, NASA scientists claim access to technology

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Astroncv Silicon Valley has left out some people mers have identified two new aster “ TKe reason theyWe interesting is that theyWe SANTA CLARA (AP) — oids headed in Earth’s direction, but very big compared to previous discoveries,** Silicon Valley companies should **We*re gathering ... neither of the mile-wide riKks is do more to extend the benefits of expected to come near this planet for to draw attention to the technology revolution to decades, N A SA scientists said — David L. Rabinowitz those who have been left out, a the digital divide,** Wednesday. JPL investigator The asteroids, named 1998 OH coalition of community, consumer and civil-rights groups said. and 1998 OR2, were detected last investigator, made followup observa Rabinowitz explained that the — Michael Betz The Greenlining Institute on month through N ASA’s Near-Earth tions of the two objects using a 24- asteroids’ paths are aimed toward Greenlining Institute Wednesday uiged high-tech com Asteroid Tracking system, using a inch telescope at JPL’s Table Earth, but in order for an asteroid to panies to train minority and low- spokesman remote-controlled telescope operated Mountain Facility in Wrightwood hit, “ the Earth has to be where the by the Air Force at the 9,000-frH>t income people, improve access to He said their orbits did not pose any asteroid orbit cros,ses Earth’s orbit and Training more minority and computers and the Internet and summit of Haleakela on the immediate hazard to Earth. However, that’s very rare.” low-income people for high-tech Kxist investment in communities. Hawaiian island of Maui. each of the asteroids is large enough Tliat shouldn’t happen for any jobs also wiuild benefit high-lech “We’re gathering ... to draw NEAT, begun in 1995, scans the to ptise a global threat. where from 10 to 100 years, he said. companies, which claim they are attention to the digital divide,” skies six nights each month when the “The reason they’re interesting is “There’s nothing about the orbits suffering from a shortage of skilled said Michael Retz, a spokesman for Air Force isn’t using the telescope to that they’re veiy big compared to pre that will make them come clo.se to workers, Greenhning Institute the San Francisco-based institute. monitor satellites. vious discoveries in the past year. the Earth before then,” he said. said. It argued that high-tech busi “ High-tech companies are critical The program recently installed They’re the nastiest ones because they So far, asteroid trackers have nesses should agree to seek out .mil new computing and data analysis pack a big punch. Tliey’re the most detected only about 125 “potentially to the solution." train underrepresented U.S. work hardware to speed up the search for hazardous if they were to hit," he siiid. hazardous” asteri>ids and comets that AKnit 50 people appeared at a ers K'fore more skilled immigr.ints riKky KnJies that potentially could Although the asteroids’ precise periiKlically pa.vs near Earth’s orbit. protest news conference outside are allowed into the country. slam into the Eiirth or come danger paths have not yet K*en determined, Scientists believe there are as many as the Santa Clara Convention The Institute said it wanted to ously close, said Steven Pravdo, the preliminar>' projc'ctions indicate 1998 2,000. Onter as a meeting on computer work out a code of corporate siK ial NEAT project manager at N ASA’s OH could get no closer than 3 million Eleanor Helin, principal investiga networking went on inside. re.sponsibility with high-tech com Jet Propulsion Laboratory in miles from E;mh — aKnit 20 times tor of NEAT, sitid the program goal is Participants said companies in panies. It said It h.id similar agree Pa.sadena. the distance from E;mh U> the mixm. to “discover and track all the poten the computer and computer-relat ments with top companies in 1998 OH was di.scovered on July 1998 OR2 could get no closer than tially dangerous asteroids ind comets ed industries lag K'hind those in other fields, including AT&iT and 19; 1998 OR2 on July 24. 1.7 million miles from Earth, Rabin long before they arc bkely to other sectors in minority hiring. Wells Fargo »Si Co. David L. Rabinowitz, a JPL co owitz said in an interview. approach Earth.”

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Parking; situations at Cal Poly makes it so much cheaper there? have always been a hassle for me and Another okservation made while- most other students 1 know. Over my visiting was that the meter spaces were years here 1 have paid enough in the closest po.ssible parking to any of parking tickers to ct)ver almost a the buildings with the exception of quarter’s tuition. handicapjx-d spaces. Tlte main thing 1 don’t understand Other campuses 1 have visited aK)ut our parking setup are the stafi offered free 20-minute spaces for the spaces. Tlie start are getting paid to he quick errands you have to run. TK-y here while the students are paying tt) are very close to the buildings and 1 am Iv here, yet they still get the gixxl sure they come in very handy for stu parking spots. There are sti many staff dents. Why don’t we have tho.se here? spaces on campus that most of the time They could u.se some of the empty staff it ts easier to find one of them oivn spaces. than to go driving around all of the general lots. 1 don’t see that we, its paying stu I cannot count the numher of times dents, have any say in our parkitig situ I have come ti> campus just to nin a ation. 1 have seen other opinions on simple errand. I might have to dmp oft this subject in the IXiily numerous a papcT or ask a profe.s.sor aKuit a times with no outcome. 1 think it is a homework assignment - just a lO hofx-le.ss cause* and we will K- exploit minute stop. However, I proh.thly ed in this area for a long time to come. sjvtit 15 to 50 minutes lixiking for a of the stop bliKks w'ere blank and there tus clear. 1 think they put it there just 1 feel that when you are willing to 1 can just hope that I have caased oth parking space. was not a sign as I entered the lot, not K'cau-sc' of me. pay through the teeth for a service ers to think aKiut this and that mayK- 1 have followed other students to to mention that the lot was practically Another thing that bothers me are that you should get the be.st that can someone out there reading this can do their vehicles numerous times, just to empty. When 1 returned to my car the meters. 1 have used them as little as be offered. something aKnit it that I can’t. ensure I would get that space. there was a yellow envelope under my possible because they are so expensive. Recently I visited the C?alifomia In my opinion, we should K- reward Sometimes it works and other time's wijx'r that concealed a $20 fine. Very rarely is the task at hand so State University, Fresno campus to run ed for attending college and trying to they are just going to switch Kxiks in Before going to the parking important that it is financially benefi an errand for a friend. I decided 1 did Ktter ourselves, not fined for failing to their backpacks or relax until their not know my w’ay around well emxigh see a sign in our fight to find parking. ttext class. That’s when 1 get really frus enforcement office, 1 cmised the area a cial for me to use the spaces. And even though 1 am opposed to trated. Why didn’t they say they little to Kx)k for signs or something 1 Have you ever noticed that most of to park in their parking lot, so 1 chose weren’t leaving? Tltey must know what could have done wrong. Come to find the meters don’t give you the full to use the meters iastead. the whole sports complex, I have heard it is like t(» search for parking. out there was a large gray sign around amount of time for your money? So the 1 grabbed a large handful of change a nimor that it might lead to another of k’hte time 1 got a ticket for parking the comer aKiut 300 yards from the 90 minutes that are supposed to cost thinking it would be gone when I was President Baker’s projects, a parking in a start space. It was hy the stadium in entrance that declared the lot to be for $1.50 really a « t anywhere from 10 to done feeding the green box. I was structure. All 1 can say is, please hurry! a small lot. 1 was so uscxl to parking on start only. 25 cents over. .sh(x;ked to find out that half of my the other side of campus and the stop After arguing my peiint and Even when 1 do use them, 1 often money was left when the time was Shantelle Andrews is a Summer hkvks being markc'd with “Staff” in K'friending a detective the slate was notice how the staff spaces are much maxed out. At their meters you get half Mustang staff writer. But don't let her brown paint that 1 did not think the wiped clean. Tliere is now a sign at the ckiser to the building 1 neeil to visit an hour per quarter instead of the 15 title fool you, she's still not allowed to sfxit I was in was reservcxl for staff. All entrance of that lot that makes its sta- than the meters. minutes that we get 1 wonder what park in staff spaces. SLO drivers are too polite for their own good Tixiay is “ People driving who don’t A |x-rson needs to have merging, When driving diiwn the desolate- San Luis Obispo happe-ns to K- the ni'rmally drive day.’’ (Voiip» of people acceler.ition and braking .skills down canyon road, the Ix-st thing to do is hub of the p«x>r driving habit. who rareh get Kdund the wheel arc- pat. If these b.isic driving principles hit the high K-ams. The logical thing llowntown San Luis Obisp*> is the now on the road en mas.se-. C'ine might arc- not mastered, you will find your- to do is til dip the K-ams when some- worst. People still don’t get that there think that this is a rare iKturrence, sc-lf driven to the curb or worse, in the tme rounds the corner or ci>mes twer are one-way streets. but m fact it hap|x-ns quite frequently. midvlle Line of the freeway with no the hill in ytuir direction. Some dri Now the big trend is to stop imme Willie mllie merging, signals not way out vers defy li>gic. I alw.iys get “c.iptain diately for pedestrians a half bkxk cancelc-vl, and iif course, spe-ed and San Luis Obispo city driving is dif high K-ain” coming for me. (living away that have the p«nential of entss- the lack of sjx-c-d on the r»>ad can all ferent. People w ill sit in the middle of the ccHirteous high-K-am fla.sh dtx-s ing the street. Onl> in San Luis contribute to this special time the nvid and wave |x-oplc- around not phase “El Capitan.” Cfbispo will drivers K- c«Mirte»His to K-hind the wheel. them. Ver\ nice, but not gixxl. As the only two K-acons in the pedestrians. Any i>ther city, the pcxles- The pc-ople who commit these dri WTien “grandma" stops in the mid night heikl for each other, I always trian is Kxkler th.it needs to get out of ving crimes know who they are. They dle of the roavl to make a left turn in find myself blinded and having a real the way. Bad for the pedestrian, but .ire the c.irelc-ss auto owners who obvi her Caiddy to get to the pet sttire, she ly difficult time fiKusing on any dis gixxl driving habits. ously have heavy .imounts of insur dix-s not realize that the four or five tinguishable road marker to st.iy Just K aware of ytnir surroundings. ance under their Kit. c.irs K-hind her just lixked up thc-ir K-tween the lines. Gas It when yini need to go, brake 1 can never cl.iiin to h.ivc- flawless wheels to avoid hitting her rear end. This feeling is double for the guy w hen you need to stop. The K-st thing driving habits. I have h.id big-city dri In the city, grandma would K- headed who has the nifty out-of-fticus fog IS to not use these .ictions K-rween ving cxpc-nence and can safely say til the hiispital after she caused the lights that arc- always trained right in driving time. If you don’t really drive, that San Luis driving is very dcxile four-car pile-up. the line tif vision. don’t Kithci getting in the car. comparc-d to driving in LA or San Caiuntry roads can K- very hard to Tliese examples of delinquent dri Francisco, for example. navigate at night. I'frive down Price ving seem to happen intire frequently Jeff Biafore is a Summer Mustang Caty driving is a survival instinct. Canyon and see what I mean. in our fair county than anywhere else. staff writer.

S u m m e r M u s i a n g Thursday, July 6,1998 Volume LXIII,No.7 0 1998 Mustang Daily

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In wake of the recent Monica comes this matter. My roommate president is supposed to .speak for the Lewinsky dress controversy, 1 feel it said that she does not feel that it is American people and uphold a strong, only necessary to once a^ain delve into .society’s business when it comes to moral image. The job isn’t open to just this Bill and Monica thing. For those Mr. Clinton’s .sexual appetite, an anyone, only those who hold them who are sick of hearing about this, just opinion that seems to be a popular selves firmly in a positive public light. ^ /V i J t w hear with me. one today. To all those who feel that With so many scrutinizing eyes kxiking AK)ut eight months ago, Lewinsky- way, 1 beg you to please stay home upon you every minute, you would gate struck like a storm on the next election day. think that Bill could control his urges American public, thanks to our ever- If our country’s citizens do not for another couple of years. With this curious media. StKiety has become take into account the fact that point made, I would like to pxiint out quite accustomed to news about Clinton has been the center of a few that if we had elected Bob L\)le, this Clinton’s sex life, and usually F4illary torrid affairs, a scandal such as never would have happened. dtx‘s not fit into that picture. Gennifer Whitewater and repeated lies - “ 1 So, after all my complaining 1 feel it Flowers and Paula Jones are just two of didn’t inhale,’’ then they have no only neces.sary to offer up a stilution. the women that we an familiar with. 1 right to be in voters’ booth. The decision is simple and solves the think if it is proven that Clinton did My grandfather and thousands of problem - impeachment. (1 would have a sexual relatioaship with young other Americans risked their lives to have chosen another option, but I am Lewinsky, other women will s(x>n ctime found a free, demtKratic society and to told that when you make threats like out of the wixKlworks. allow us to take advantage of every that, the Secret Service pay a little visit.) Not only because he has cheated In these past months 1 have come tight guaranteed to us; not to see our on his wife, but becau.se he has cheated to despise Clinton for his lack of nation close its eyes and covers its ears on our country. morality, his misuse of power, his lack when it comes to the values and morals If the president truly cared abxiut our of concern for the institution he rep of out leaders. nation, he could have put his own resents and his deceitfulness. True, Another popular excuse for not giv interests aside and made better use of nothing has been proven yet, with ing a damn is that our country is in tho.se frequent 15 minutes. And those “yet" being the key wi>rd. There is no gixxl standing and dtxis not need a 15 minutes add up, you know. Maybe doubt in my mind that Clinton and moral leader. Well, wake up already. Bill could have called Chelsea and Monica had a little tryst. When it comes to laws being pas.sed asked how college life was treating her, The issue that truly bothers me is and the way our country is run, most of or taken his dog what’s-his-name for a the lack of public concern when it the work falls upxin (Congress. The walk, or Kxiked into ways to swindle more funds out of taxpayers p«.x:kets. Who knows? Maybe if people our age spent le.ss dress come back (if the results are I am not saying that he is an evil Accusations of yellow journalism time worrying abxiut fights on the not covered up), maybe then we will person because he cheated on his wife. “Jerry Springer Show,” and more time What a waste of .space. After Summer Mustang should be I can only imagine what it’s like com learn the truth. Maybe then people reading “Everyone should have one ashamed that they even printed ing home to Flillary. pondering the more challenging issues, will start to take notice, and maybe of these” in the Summer Mustang I this garbage. I just think our president dixs not this country would be a better place. even start to care. Come on people, felt that this piece needed a Now I’m .sure that the editors act in a way that should be the best And maybe not. But as long as people give a damn already! response. I’m not going to comment are wrapping themselves up in representation of American people. think about these issues, then we are on the arguments made in the the first Amendment and that And it pisses me off that you people on the right track. Shannon Pedrick is a Summer piece, or even sink to the infantile the Summer Mustang is for all of do not care. W hen DNA tests of M onica’s Mustang staff writer. depths of the author. the readers, but what really hap I am however going to make a pens is that the paper Io.s.ses cred comment aKnit the integrity of the ibility with its readers. Summer Mustang and its editors. I Now, crcxlibility might not seem don’t know if they printed the arti like much, but that’s what separates cle because they needed to fill up yell»>w jiHimalism in papers such as .space or even what criteria they use the National Enquirer opposed to to dcHiide what picxe.s are accepted the Wall Street Journal. and what are not. 1 would hope in the future that When the cxlitors allow thi.s style people like Mr. Wilson wmild not of writing inii> the Mustang they in submit such toxic pollution, but I 1TB T fiK t devalue the worth of the paper ht>pe even moR' that the editixs at Medical Care. 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Guy Budd plays Wallflowers draw females the rather vulgar Smash Mouth set, Dylan stopped during the .set to Smash Mouth just as it was getting dark. chide several crowd members who Mission Plaza Harwell asked the security guards were wielding la.ser pointers around shares bill at to allow about 50 women (mostly the stage and apparently blinding By Amy Lovell to Promotions Coordinator ot the girls) to flank the stage on either the performers, a la Seinfeld’s Summer Mustang San Luis Obispo Downtown Mid-State Fair side of the baud to dance along dur George Costanza. Business Improvement Association, ing their most widely recognized “If you’re sitting next to the guy n the Mission Phua Friday night, Pete Eberle. By Jeremy Roe the weather was axiler than it song, “Walkin’ on the Sun.” who’s got the laser, give him a swift “1 don’t think the crowd was Summer Mustang The .set included their crowd- kick,” Dylan said. “ It’s not cool - 1 has been as the Guy Budd hand affected at all by the fair. We had a I pleasers, “Why Can’t We Be never knew anyone who got laid just played blues to an easy cniwd. bigger crowd than we did last week, he Wallflowers may be the Friends”, and “Can’t Get Enough of because he had one of tho.se.” “I loved it. There was a warm, actually,” said Eberle. “We’ll see creative drive behind a vari You, Baby,” but the most fun was a The audience laughed and the very receptive feeling from the what happens this week.” ety o f teenager’s web sites, T rock-revamped rendition of House laser-pointing bandits took a break crowd that made us more alive and The band was still playing after but the audience at the Mid-State of Pain’s “Jump Around.” To achieve for the rest of the show. enthusiastic," drummer Rafael 7:30 p.m. because the crowd would Fair Friday night indicated that they a Beastie-Boys-like nasal effect, Dylan made a few friends in the Martinez said. Martinez, who n’t let them stop. People were yelling can draw a crowd of all ages. Harwell pinched between his fingers crowd when the Wallflowers took a drove from Bakersfield for the gig, for more. From the seven-year-old hum said he really enjoys playing with “ 1 wish they could have played ming along with hits like “ Believers” the nostrils of guitarist Paul De Lisle shot at Smokey Robin.son’s “Tracks the group. longer,” said Eberle, “but there was and “Three Marlenas” to the couple as De Lisle took over a verse. of My Tears,” and Rod Stewart’s Lead singer and songwriter Guy Mozart festival activity going on in their fifties in front of me swaying Harwell, dressed like he was wear “Tonight’s the Night.” Budd seemed to exude a veteran of in the Mi.ssion Church, so we real and — could it be? — skanking to ing Shaq’s basketball uniform, man Many of the girls in the front few the stage appeal. His smiles and ly needed to stop.” “One Headlight,” the Wallflowers aged to squeeze in a couple of below- rows threw their bras on stage. energetic movements made him After Budd warmed up the crowd and Jakob Dylan provided the the-belt remarks about his former Dylan collected as many as he could appear happy to be performing. with his seasoned voice and wild gui diverse audience with their stock- touring partners. Third Eye Blind, and and tied them around his micro “ It was a blast— sort of a fun, tar licks, keylxiardist jix? Pilloud in-trade Top 40 tunes and a couple copycat funk-punk band Sugar Ray. phone stand. party atmiwphere,” Budd said. tix>k them all the way when he cov of surprise covers. Before the break between the “ 1 guess everyKidy in this town Compared to prior shows in the ered the classic B.B. King hit, “The Smash Mouth opened the show in bands, Harwell said, “ If 1 were a wears white,” he said. “Concerts in the Plaza” series, the Thrill is Gtme”. Paso Robles, with lead singer Steve woman, I would sleep with Jakob Not neglecting their younger crowd arrived a little later. In the The family atmosphere and Harwell, beer in hand, saying he did Dylan.” That’s all the introduction fans, they closed the set with an end however, the Plaza filled out gcK)d entertainment ensure that n’t care who he was opening for, the Wallflow'ers got. encore of their Godzilla-soundtrack nicely. attendance is good each week. “Let’s get this f- party started.” The quintet took the stage and hit, “ Heroes.” Jessica Niland, journalism People who attend the shows Transient audience members, strummed through a couple of new Smash Mouth’s Haiwell made a senior, said the music “wasn’t have a gixid time and share their who must have determined fair warm-up tunes before falling back fix)l of himself, trash-talking about what she expected blues to sound experiences w’ith others. security was lax enough to allow on their familiar “One Headlight,” other bands like they were competi like.” “ 1 live a bliKk away. My neigh- them to cram into new seats on the which got the now-full floor of the tors for a trophy, but l')ylan was tix), “At first things were slower Kir gave me a flyer listing the fliHir, settled in around the middle of Ponderosa Stage moving. uh, relaxed to think about what he than 1 expected— then it livened bands that are playing here. So, 1 up, the people started dancing and was pretty excited to come,” said that’s always tun to watch.” psychology .senior Alicia Pezo. Catch Woodstock’s Ultimate Pizza Pie! The Mid-State Fair’s draw did Friday’s show will feature the n’t impact attendance according jazz/funk jams from Shainbhala.

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for liKal musicians to .show their stuff,” he said. “ It’s also giKxJ because it is so important to hear what bands sound 'k like live," he said. '0 The band Shambhala has been together two years and has played everywhere from Mothers Tavern to SLO Brew and is playing Friday at the Misskm at 5:30 p.in. as part of “The Concerts in the Plaza." “The show really helps out the bands and the students.” Sarah

Scarlata said. David Wood/Summ«r Mustang “Students get a preview of what they Grahnn Haworth spins some local can hear downtown arxl KincL get to bands on the "Local Beat." The show play f»>r a larger aixlience," she Siiid. airs Wednesdays on KCPR from 6-8 p.m. Scarlata is a memKrr of the liKal Great band Glider, who iTUived to the area that will distributed to other ctil- from Ifoston and appeared on “LtK'al lege stations all over the country, Lunch Special! Beat” Aug. 5. according to Wheeler. “We were very excited alxuit The band “C3emm Cushing A tt ro r CAM M r SM Cff doing the show. It is a very relaxed Paradox” will lx* featured on the + t a x situation where we play music and August 12 show. AMM CO rrO lM IfSf COMA • J ^ J get to hang out with (Haworth) and “ (Haworth) and (Wheeler) do a (Wheeler),” Scarlata said. great job and tend to find bands who “Our main goal is to put together are the K'.st in the area,” Scarlata i 1®® of f I I a compilation album by Fall of this said. ■ ae ac .a . year featuring the studio perfor “ I love listening to the show,” she Medium. Lartfe* Xlartfe | mances,” Haworth said. added. I or more toppiM Pizza withPurcliaseofaLriorXLniPizza! I Out-takes from the bands will “Lixal Beat” airs Wednesdays on 1000 HUD*n Sirs« S4I-4420 I j T ) 1000 Hltoera street S4I-4420 | _ not cood pair mm. fia/M i notcood wltbotlMr offan;«». 9/lS/M also be included on the compilation KCPR 91.3 from 6 to 8 p.m. 1 ^ ^ » » L _ — roarnUaluAblgCoupon ^ — J

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Van Halen rocks Mid-State Fair

By Mark Hartz the hack of his head. ••«flPË-'.- LEFT: Eddie Summer Mustang The roadies were eat»er to help, as Van Halen, ••• IS their job, brin^in^ out towels after ? \ right and Gary he sounds ot Van Halen have / > - '', VA sonys and usherinj» the singer back- ^ 4V< fi? Cherone, left, S' always reminded me ot my .' . . f t ' y, - , entertain stage to wipe off his head. , > C'->. ' ’ ' childhood at a)4e 9. Their i'i - the audience T The band played a good mix of old ■ 1984 album was one of the first and new songs, with Cherone asking :w Tuesday at the records 1 ever houtiht with my paper the crowd, “Are you ready to hear it Mid-State Fair. -IêÊÊs^Î route money. It was one ot those all? You don’t mind if we play some tPPt 1 Eddie records that I wore out. old .songs, do you.’” BELOW: Van Halen So when 1 heard that Van Halen The crowd of about 10,000 fans shows the was Koint» to play at the Mid-State was very receptive throughout the crowd how he Fair, I jumped at the opportunity to show, even singing the choruses of % helped re see them live. I had lost interest in some songs like “A in’t Talking ‘Kiut write the book the hand after the departure of Havid Love,” and that Pepsi commercial, er, on the electric Lee Roth, and 1 wasn’t tiu) into the 1 mean, “Right Now." •ífes.'W ^ guitar. fact that Sammy Ha^ar refused to During “ 1 Can’t Wait to Feel Your play older son^s, even one> from their Love Tonight,” t dienaie was flapping huyelv Micces.sful 1984 alhum. on stage like a de.id fish, and saunter Mark Hartz/ .And when the hand Niyned on ing around like a prostitute looking Summer Mustang tiary LdieriMie from the h.ind. for a trick. “ M6” and niHidlvd into “ Eruption.” Fútreme, 1 w.>^ .skeptical. 1 low could a “That was the gayest liH'king thing While his solo was a little long, it was tjuy who ran .iroimd the >treet> of I’ve ever seen,” said my traveling entertaining. B*i^ton sinizinj: “More Than Word'^’’ partner “ He’s like a chick, dude. All and "Hole-Hearted" ever do jump he needs is a pair of (breasts).’’ Tlie band was definitely having a kicks like Roth, or pull out a guitar Later in the show, .Alex Van Halen giHxl time on stage. Mike .Anthony, ba.ss ft. and tr.ide licks with F-ddie Van Halen did his obligatory drum solo, an player, tixik over the microphone to ■Ht. like 1 la;.:ar did? aspc'ct of riKk music that needs to be sing “SimeKidy Get Me a lAictor.” He ♦ .. Well, he couldn’t. The hand was dropped from live shows. With the hit notes so high, dogs began to yelp. 4 . , n«ht on all nijilit, even with Alex exception of Neil Peart from Rush, The band encored with a new Van Halen, the drummer, clad in ,i no one is doing anything new with an acoustic song. “Josephina,” and the neck hrace. C?herone diK'sn’t have the extended drum solo. Being a drum always crowd-pleasing “ Panama." » sta^je presence of Roth, or the ability mer myself, I understand that every [Turing “Panatna,” the band used a to play with Eddie like Flajjar. one wants a shot in the spotlight, but lot of call and response with Alex Van The show was noi>d, energetic, and a 15-minute drum solo is just Hiring. Halen scatting a few lines and Cherone even dangerous for C?herone, who Eddie Van Halen also did his own pointing the microphone at the audi threw his micn^phone stand in the guitar solo, another outdone riKk tac ence so they could scat back. It was a rtxim mirror when 1 was in the fourth ing around the stage kicking balLxins. air, yet forjiot to move as it came tic, but for the man who rewrote the perfect lead-in to their finale of “Jump.” grade when I WAS Eddie Van Halen The only problem on Wednesday down on his head. The damage: a Kxik on how to play the electric gui The last two songs were the only for a brief, shining moment, with Alex night was that the guy from Extreme deep cut in his head, blood pourinR tar, it was worth seeing. Eddie started songs off of the 1984 album, and it keeping the heat behind me, Michael was doing the flying and kicking. onto his neck and a hiy red stain ‘on with a song he wrote for his .son. tixik me all the way back to my bed- thundering next to me, and David fly It just wasn’t the satne. CCR, Doobie Bros break out the dancing bug

was amazing (Tristao) sounded exact Classic rock hands draw good ly like Fogerty," said Williams. Tristao was able to keep the audi crowd, people of all ages from ence on its feet with some of C?CR’s greatest hits: “ Proud Mary,” “ Bad all places show up to get down Mixin Rising,” “Lixli” and “Susie-Q." “CX?R put »in a spc'ctiKular sh»m'," Jaime Zuffoletto ed to give the security guards a run for said Janie C.Tark, als»i tmm Fresno. Summer Mustang their money. “We drove two hours to lx- here .ind Lead singer Pat Simmons stopped every minute was worth it. It was the t seemed like eversKxly wanted to the music just K'fore the chorus of same old CC?R we have grown to love.” see the Dixibie Brothers and Black Water and announced he did And the love just keeps on grtiw- I(?reedence t Clearwater Revisited n’t care what they security people had ing with new listeners being play, and tn.iny did. said, he wanted everyone up on their hooked everyday. AKuit 6,500 people, young and old, feet and dancing. “I only knew a little bit of the packed into the grandstand at the W ho were we to argue? .songs,” said 10-year-old Stefanie California Mid-State Fair last Saturday The Dixibie Brothers continued m .^3 Smith. “ But 1 had a lot ot fun d.incing.” evening to listen to the nx;king .sounds their set with other favorites, ending She wasn’t the only »me. of these two bands. with “Listen to the Music ” Curtis Counts of Tempelton had .And noKxly seemed disappointed. In fact, it seems as if both bands a great time dancing to the .sounds “I’ve been a fan of both bands since played everyone’s favorite songs. of CCR. they started," said Billie Poston from “ It was .such a K'autiful evening,” “1 love to listen to them, and from her wheelchair. said Memphis, Tenn. resident Amie the l»x)ks of it s»i do many other peo “That was back in the day when Williams. ple,” he said. “The best way to my dancing sIuk’S still worked. Back Williams was due to return to descriK' CCR is that they are a gen before many of these (concert gixrrs) Memphis on Friday, but decided to eration-gap-bridging ban»l. They were even born," she added. postpone her bus trip hack for a bring in people of all ages.” Poston, who drove all the way from chance to see her favorite hand, Both bands played well and Frestio to see Kith bands play, said she Creedence Clearwater Revisited. meshed well with the crowd, and David Wood/Summar Mustang had been wanting to see the bands “(CCR ) didn’t miss a single one of after hours of good music and PROUD MARY KEEPS ON TURNIN': Stu Cook, bass player for Creedence play for more than 20 years. my favorite songs, and I like a lot of dancing the bands retreated to Clearwater Revisited, rocks out at the Mid-State Fair Sunday.THe band, along “I’ve always wanted to see them them,” said Williams. “ I used to listen what Tristao said he would never with The Doobie Brothers, played for an energetic crowd of about 6,500. live,” she said. “And I am so glad 1 did, to CCR so much people would ask me iT’iss, a party. they played all of my favorite songs.” if I liked any other bands.” band, many people agreed that new- “ ! was a little wary of how they And even though the beautiful As the Doobie Brothers began Even though only two members of comer John Tristao gave the band were going to sound live without summer night had to come to an end, their semg “ Black Water" they decid the original (^CR are still in the that same old feeling. John Fogerty as the lead singer, but it at least it ended happily.