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CALIFORNIA POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY SAN LUIS OBISPO M u sJANUARY t 8, 1996 a n g VOLUME D LX, No. 49a h y MONDAY City considers many options to increase parking downtown By Josie Miller director of public works. Doily Stoff Writer An alternative transportation study will also be conducted by Parking in downtown San the city. Luis Obispo may soon be less of a The new plan will attempt to nightmare for shoppers. draw more people to the • *- ’ a. - h.,: A parking management plan, revised at Thursday’s San Luis downtown shopping area, which Obispo City Council meeting, concerns some environmen­ focuses on discouraging talists. employee parking in order to open up more spaces for shop­ "Our main objective is to moke pers. the downtown accessible." Employees will be encouraged to use the Palm Street parking' Mike Splonger garage, instead of the smaller Marsh Street structure. They Chair of BIA parking committee will also be asked to consider al­ K ternative ways to get to work, “If you’re going to pursue such as riding their bikes or car­ policies that increase capacity for pooling. automobiles in the downtown The new Performing Arts Center is scheduled to open this fall and will be able to accomodate large-scale The city is also looking to in­ area, you are most certainly productions / Daily photo by Maureen McDowell crease the number of parking going to get more automobiles,” spaces downtown by building said Pat Vissard, Sierra Club more parking structures and ex­ member. “Those automobiles will panding the Marsh Street most certainly have a negative garage. A possible location for a impact on the environment.” Performing in stylenew garage is the Wells Fargo The city might pay for the Bank parking lot, which would new developments by selling sur­ By Justine Frederiksen raise funds for the construction auditorium with more than first have to be purchased by the face lots initially bought by the Doily Copy Editor of the new center. 1,300 seats. parking fund, but later deter­ “We’re trying to make it the “It can hold most any kind of city. mined inappropriate locations for magine seeing Phantom kind of place artists will want to event,” Project Manager Jim The council responded a parking structure. of the Opera, Miss Saigon perform in," Heslop said. “It’s Hoffman said. “Including even favorably to Regional Rideshare The amount of free time of­ Ior Sunset Boulevard at coming along very well — it’s a Phantom of the Opera, or Miss member Tom Fulks’ suggestion fered at the parking garages, Cal Poly. Soon, what seemed very attractive performance Saigon.” that they inventory privately- currently 90 minutes, will be impossible before could now be a place.” Hoffman agreed that the new owned lots which are rarely filled reviewed and possibly shortened reality. The majority of the $30 center will make San Luis to capacity, such as the Union to increase revenue needed to Cal Poly’s new Performing million to build the new facihty Obispo a new hot spot for the Bank lot, to see if it would be build the new structures. The Arts Center is set to open its was provided by the California performing arts. possible to make some spaces city will also review the parking doors this fall. When it does, the State University system, and a “We now have the best, or public. These spaces would be meter and citation rates every campus will have the facilities to small percentage was provided some of the best, acoustics on metered with the revenue split two years, and will adjust them accommodate and attract large- by the city of San Luis Obispo. the West Coast,” he said. between the business and the as needed. scale productions and The FPAC contributed close to In addition to the expanded city. The city formulated this plan performances that it could not half of this money. The majority performance space, the center Any other parking that is with input from the Business Im­ before. of that money, Heslop said, was plans to offer an extensive food added will probably be on the provement Association. “It will be the major donated by private community and beverage service. The Cal peripheral areas of downtown in “Our main objective is to performing place between San members. Poly Foundation will be the order to improve the pedestrian make the downtown accessible,” Franci.sco and Los Angeles,” said The center has many primary food service provider for character of the commercial area. said Mike Splanger, chair of the Myra Heslop, executive director specialized areas and rooms, the center. It will be fairly close to the BIA parking committee. “We of the Foundation for the including the main hall, a “There was no choice about shops, because studies show that have to come up with a way to Performing Arts Center (FPAC). performance and rehearsal the selection of Foundation (as “most folks won’t walk more than keep this downtown area basical­ The FPAC was established to pavihon, dressing rooms and an See ARTS page 3 one block to get where they want ly an event that is worth paying to go,” said Mike McCluskey, to attend.” Car crash over holidays claims life of another Poly student By Skori CoHuaberry viving on life support for two at Cal Poly. “This fall, he finally Hoskins said Rigmaiden Daly Staff Writef days, the family decided the got to Cal Poly. I’m sure he could would take time out to help machine should be disconnected. have quit at City College or even anyone. Well-versed in com­ The roads took another life Kristi Hoskins, Rigmaiden’s quit at Hartnell, but he didn’t. puters, he would take time to over the winter holiday when Cal girlfriend and a Cal Poly student, He didn’t give up.” help friends with computer Poly student Cade Rigmaiden, was behind the family 100 per­ problems. 21, died on Dec. 15 in a car acci­ cent. Rigmaiden also illustrated his “If anyone had problems. dent. “I knew he wouldn’t want to perseverance as a comerback on Cade would listen, really listen, Rigmaiden, an agricultural live as a vegetable,” Hoskins the football team at Salinas High and then give you advice,” Hos­ business junior, was one of the said. “He was so active.” School, where he graduated from kins said. passengers in a car that Rigmaiden, a Salinas native, in 1993. A memorial service was held hydroplaned and crashed outside participated in football, track “He was never the tallest, the on Dec. 19 in Salinas, and Rig­ of Santa Maria on Dec. 13. Two and various water sports. During biggest or the fastest,” Harmon maiden was later buried in a other Cal Poly students, Jeff his free time, he enjoyed taking said. “I think that is what made private ceremony at the Garden Wallace and John Faust, were in his boat to the lake and going him an exceptional athlete.” of Memories cemetery. the car, along with a Cuesta Col­ skurfing with friends. Friends describe Rigmaiden Rigmaiden is survived by his lege student, Jim Marshall. Rig­ His fnends characterize Rig­ as fun-loving and honest. He was parents Monte and Gay Rig­ Code Rigmaiden maiden was the only fatality in maiden as someone who never also very caring, Hoskins said. maiden, and his sister Kyle Rig­ the accident. gave up on anything. Harmon described Cade Rig­ maiden, a freshman at Cal Poly. The Rigmaiden family has set The impact of the crash “First he went to Santa Bar­ maiden as a guy who always got He also has a grandmother, Artie up the Cade Rigmaiden caused Rigmaiden to be partially bara City College and then to things done but had fun while he Herron, of San Luis Obispg and a Memorial Scholarship Fund at ejected from the car, resulting in Hartnell,” said Roland Harmon, was doing it. He did not get “too grandfather, Vern Relitz, of El the First National Bank in severe head injuries. After sur­ Rigmaiden’s friend and a junior serious” about things. Sobrante. Salinas. Reacliing Us: Sports O p in io n Graphic Arts, 226 Cal Poly INSIDE TODAY'S The men's basketball team continues to upset opponets ond Shari Coffenberry is going through withdrawls since Calvin and San Luis Obispo, CA. 93407 Advertising: 756*1143 MUSTANG DAILY adds to its winning streak. Hobbes called it quits. Editorial: 756-1796 See poge 8 See page 4 Fax: 756-6784 2 MONDAY, JANUARY 8. 1996 MUSTANG DAILY New way found to ‘surf the net’ By Travis Mooney ”1 wonted to octuolly surf the 'net." Doily Staff Writer Monday Brion Smith If you were looking at Brian 48 days left in Winter quarter Smith, you’d probably see a Industrial technology senior TODAY'S WEATHER ;Mostly sunny loilfe-haired surfer with sun- knowledge of the Internet. doing their own thing,” he said. TOMORROW'S WEATHER: Worming temperatures bleached hair and freckles “For every project I’ve had at Traveling in “cyberspace” is garnered from many days spent Poly, I’ve tried to incorporate not what Smith sees as the pur­ Today's high/low: 7 0s/40 s Tomorrow's high/low: 70s/40s under the sun and in the ocean. some sort of Internet technol­ pose for VRML — not the pur­ What you wouldn’t be able to ogy,” Smith said. “I’ve done more pose he has in mind, anyway. The first Open House Club meeting is being held Jan. 18 see, however, is the fact that he with my major than most He isn’t waiting for the be­ is one of the first students to people.” haviors code to be finished, or to in Building 3 room 213 at 11 a.m.

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