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Scratch here: Wam to V. sniff your way through class.^ 4 '4 " ustang www.mustangdaily.calpoly.educalpoly.edu | | ^ uà-:-' hi, High: 69° Low: 58° Baker may resurrect Poly Royal name Student speaks on By Victoria Walsh the weekend until class­ to reach the liumbers Poly Royal usetl to underage drinking MUSTANG DAILY STAFF WRITER es resumed the follow- attract. iny Monday. Baker commented that one of the under- C^pcn I lou>c 2001 coiiLl lx- its blowever the last lyiny causes for chanyiny the title is the at Sigma Chi party naim- tlU-. wcL'k to noinctliin«^ familiar to Cal official Poly Royal in strony a.ssociation the alumni has with Poly Poly alumni. By Kirsten Orsini-Meinhard and Adam Jarman 1990 led to riots near Royal. “It has a much more positive conttec- The Open House committee has suhmit- MUSTANG DAILY STAFF WRITERS CJaliforni.i and Foothill tion than just Open House,” Raker said. ted .t proposal to t'al Poly President Warren boulevards. Between Raker said he isn’t worried about rhe pos­ Baker that could permantely nive Open Thursday and Saturday, Another student has brouyht forth alleyations sibility of riotiny returmny. He said there ayainst Siyma tdii fraternity — this time reyardiny lll'U^e the title ol “Poly Royal." The switch 127 arrests were made used to be many outside students cominy underaye drinkiny at a winter quarter party. comes in time tor the centennial celebration WARREN BAKER: and 15 police officers into town from Chico, Santa Barbara or In a statement made to LIniversity Police, city and ot the traditional Poly Royal. Cal Poly President were injured. The Santa C21ara. Even hiyh schoolers catne out reyional planniny freshman Francisco Sanchez, 18, Agricultural business senior leremy Ellis arrests ranyed from fail­ claimed Siyma CJhi members threatened him to remain slid rhe yoal is to briny back the tradition ure to resist to assault with a deadly weapon. hir the event, and he said it yot out of silent after drinkiny too much at their fraternity party Call Poly once had. "There was nothiny like The same schedule used duriny Open control. on Feb. 11. It in the nation, and what better year than its House, which started in 1994, will continue:, “But now, in reyards to chanyiny the Siyma Chi is currently under investiyation by centennial celebration.'” Ellis said. includiny an opportunity for prospective and name, we’ve raised the level of expectation judicial Affairs and is beiny prosecuted by the San Luis Althouyh it will be called Poly Royal, incominy students to tour the campu> on of our students. 1 really^don’t think it’s much Ohis|s<) County District Attorney because of alleyations tione of Its oriyinal format will be revived. In Eriday and check out the club?, and sur- of an is.sue,” he said. of haziny and selliny alcohol to a minor. the p.isi, administrators canceled classes the roundiny community duriny the weekend. The Open House committee will uieet Fraternity members (di.id McMills, Jeffrey Parr, Thursday and Eriday before Poly Royal Elli>. said that because of the current for­ with Raker next week to approve the n;ime Tliomas Griffith and Siyma C.4u President (Parson weekend. Festivities cotitinued throuyhout mat of C^pen House it wouKl rake some time chanye and finalize details. Kalin are Iviny charyeil with nine ouints of haziny and one count of selliny alcohol to a minor. These illeya- tions were brouyht b\ a member of the Siym.i f hi Fall Sorority tourney supports healthy hearts 1 9 9 9 plcdye class who u.is dismisses.! bv the fraurnity Sanchez’s inciJeni could possibly be used to suppon this case. “(Sanchez) is yoiny to be a witnes, lor sure. ” said ( 'hrist.ipher 1'iienou, attoiius lot the ,ill» '_'ed \'K tim pressiny charye ay.iin't Siytiiat'lu. Sanchez s.ud lu h.isnt decided if he will testily in this case. • « ( 'al Pe'ly I'niversitv Pidiee C.'hiel Te»nv .-\eilts saul K- V the c.ise h is been forw.irded to the district .ittom e\’s office and could not comment .ibout its st.itus. The dis­ trict attorney was unavailable for comment. Accordiny to Sanchez’s statement, he drank teui much at the party .ind became sick after rcturniny to

••■‘i r . £ Sequoia Hall l iter that niyht. CJenirdinator of Student r; IVvelopment T.ikasht .Abiko called University l\4ice V V » ■ see SANCHEZ, page 2 \ Cal Poly halts • K free printing 5^1 By Monica McHugh MUSTANG DAILY STAFF WRITFR

Free on-campus prmtiny is a thiny of the p.ist. DAN GONZALES/MUSTANG DAILY As of March 27, .ill bl;Kk-and-white p.iyes printed Members of Alpha Phi cheer on their team. Kappa Sigma, at this year's Slam N'Jam in the Rec Center on Wednesday. fromTwelve open-iK'ce.ss computer labs will cost 10 cents, and Cal Poly fraternities participated in the tournament to raise awareness for women's cardiac care. all color printouts will be 25 cents. “It seems like ‘the man’ is always tryiny to briny us By Karin Driesen down,” education junior C2hris Brown said. MUSTANG DAILY STAFF WRITER “Thi.s tournament not only gives us a chance to have fun and root This measure, developed and instituted by the Information Technoloyy Ser\iccs at C'al Poly, was Twelve Cal Poly fraternities helpc-d the on a sport that I love, hut really allows us to show the community enacted in an effott to reduce cost and waste of print- Alpha Phi sorority raise money and increase that the Greek system is always willing to lend a hand.'' iny. In the pa.st, the library and Qtlleye of Business awareness tor women’s cardiac care in the first combined have been spendiny $100,(300 a year on paper annual Slam N ’ Jam tournament this week. Megan Keane and ink. Tlte weeklony fundraiser revolved around a speech communication junior “The money tor this ser\’ice has Ixx'n cominy from barK'Cue on Morulay, a basketball tourna­ departments’ budyets,” said I>an Malone, interim man- ment between fraternity teams Tuesday activities and the fundraisiny effort. lend a hand,’’ said speech communication ayer for the Polycard Proyram. “They were spendiny .srt throuyh Tliursday, and a lip sync contest on Business senior Scott Garcia played on the stiphomore Meyan Keane. much money that they didn’t have enouyh to buy new Tliursday. The money raised will yo to the Phi l\'lta Theta team because he said he Alpha Phi also supports other causes, such printers." natiimal Alpha Phi Foundation, a supporter enjoys ba.sketball and thouyht it would he a as Special Olympics and AIDS Support Under the new pnilicy, new printers were installed in of women’s cardiac care. fun time. Network food drives. The sorority often helps all computer labs overspriny break and will he replaced The four teams that made it to the cham­ Much ot the money comes from each the l(Kal chapter of the American Eleart every three years. Previously, when departments had to team’s $120 entry fee and ticket sttles at the pionship yames were Lambda Chi Alpha, Association and supports research into the cover their own costs of printiny, huyiny new printers lip sync contest. Since this is the sorority’s Kappa Siyma, Siyma Alpha Epsilon and Pi cau.ses and treatment of heart di.scase in was unheard of. In fact, printers in the business huildiny first attempt at this, members stty there are Kappa Alpha. haven’t been replaced in eiyht years. women. Susan Talbott of the San Luis Ohispo still wrinkles to be ironed out. Each fraternity had tour or five Alpha Phi As it stands nxlay, all students wi.shiny to print must chapter said the .sorority has helped a yreat “Our yoal was $1,500, but we’ll ptobably coaches to help with the lip sync and to cheer have money in a C Campus Express account that can be deal over the last 10 years. make $500 to $1,000,’’ said Alpha Phi phil­ on the teams at the basketball yames. obtained at the Liyhthou.se. Money can also he deposit­ Heart disease claims more lives than all anthropy chair Michelle Yamamoto. "But “This tournament not only yives us a ed into Campus Expre.ss drop boxes but won’t be avail­ we’re doiny yood so far.’’ chance to have tun and nxit on a sport that 1 forms ot cancer combined. A woman’s able for use until the follow’iny day. Tlie events were well-attended, and every­ love but really allows us to show the commu­ chances of yettiny it are equal to tho.se of a one involved was enthusiastic about the nity that the Greek system is always williny to man by the time she is in her late 70s. see PRINTING, page 2 2 Friday, March 31,2000. News Mustang Daily

inji senior, is one ot the many students PRINTING unhappy about heinj' torced to adjust. continued from page 1 “Now they’re making us pay tor pajser we use to print. Next they’ll Santa Clara vyant us to pay tor the air we breathe! Printing tecs will he deducted troni Needless to say, I’m outrajjed,” Younji >tudent accounts usmt: a current Cal said. Poly n't card. Students miM reniemher Through nejiotiations, ASl was able that in order to print, they must have University to get 10 tree copies per quarter tor stu­ n both their ID card and money in a dents. Campus Expre.ss account. No cash will he accepted. “Any more would deteat the pur­ Summer 2000 “Cost would yo up it we had to have pose and prevent the service from cash drawers," Malone said. heinji revenue-neutral,” said ITS chiet “Collectinf’ cash is very personnel- information officer Jerry Hanley. intensive.” As it is, a little over a cent ot the The ITS department plans to install co.st ot printinji is heinji subsidized to Challenging and engaging faculty several “reverse ATM” machines keep the price at 10 cents per copy. Affordable tuition at $150 per unit around campus where students can “The new jsolicy is purely cost- Open enrollment and easy credit transfer deposit money and receive credit on rec('verinji,” Malone said. “Every 3, 5, or 10 week sessions their in card. Tliis will lessen the penny is accounted for and yoes into Day and evening classes inconvenience ot having to trek to the the printinj,’ service.” • One year of organic chemistry or physics Liji^hthouse every time an account runs DeEerrari said, “As ASl vice presi­ in 9 weeks out ot money. dent, 1 feel there could have been other y-.--* > Business and engineering courses available Associated Students Inc. Vice tundinji; sources to make up tor w'asteful President .Aron l \ ‘Herrari said the new printinjj. But in terms ot what ITS pre­ printinfi policy will he most ditticult sented us witli, we Junt as muclr as we could tor students.” and inconvenient tor older students SESSION I: June 15 - July 21, 2000 who are heinj.i torced to make the tran­ While students may he unhappy SESSION II: July 24 -August 29, 2000 sition to payin

Henry, former pledge class president SANCHEZ .ind currently an active memlx'r, said continued from page 1 Sanchez had misinterpreted his com­ ments. “1 did not mean to threaten For more information or to receive him at all,” he said. “I have no reason who aided Sanchez and later tiled a a 2000 Summer Catalog contact us at: to threaten him. He was my triend. repi irt. 408-554-4833 Rijjht after I talked to the police, 1 S.inchez was then involved in .iid he w.is approached by has Ix'en informinj» Sanchez aKnit three Sijzin t Chi memlxTs askinjz him how Siuma Chi is handlln^; the inci­ not to spe.ik .iKuit the incident. dent. .Accordinjz to S.inchez’s st.ttement, Siyma Chi fraternity memlxrs told Sijzm.i C!hi members Chris Eiclihorn, Morris on Wednesday that Sanchez Bn,in Henry ind Jettrey P.irr told him should say he was drinkinj» on campus, not to hi,line Sij;m.i C!hi tor his iniox- not .It their party, Sanchez said. 2000 ic.it ion. In the jxlice report, Sij»ma Chi Sanchez felt thre.itened by such members .said they had hired .security POLICE OFFICER STARTING S A U R Y $41,000 (effective July 1,1999) comments. for the event. Parr told the police the “Eichitom told me th.it it was my jiuards were hired to check IlYs and JOIN LARD. TAKE A TEST. BEGIN A CAREER. MAKE A DIFFERENCE. f.iult that Siyma C'hi would lose their names from the j^uest list as they charter becau.se 1 >»ot the cops Saturday, April 1,2000 involved,” Sanchez said. see SANCHEZ, page 3 San Luis Obispo www.whipped.com . California Polytechnic State University Science Building Room No. E-27 (Free parking available in lot H-2 by the Robert E. Kennedy Library) Begin the process to join the LAPD and start a ‘‘M o re raunchy fun than a challenging and rewarding career as a police officer with the barrel of sex toys’.' Los Angeles Police Department. 1st test begins at 9:00 a.m. 2nd test begins at 1:00 p.m. 0 - FIsunt m Magazine NOTESTING FEE. NO RESERVATION REQUIRED The Police Officer written test takes approximately 2 1/2 hours to complete.

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the party with Sanchez, said ir>s were Witch Trials,” he said. “There’s a lot ut SANCHEZ not heinj» checked when he j»ot to the bias ^oin^» on. 1 was really surprised toStudents lend hands to continued from page 2 party nor was there anyone with a hear Francisco telt that way.” f^uest list. Sanchez said, “1 don’t think they Honduran community entered the party. Henry said he feels his fraternity is .should lose their charter, hut 1 don’t Jonathan Barrick, a freshman hein^ discriminated against. know what else would stop what they Mechanical Sequoia Hall resident wht) attended “I’m looking at this like the Salem do.” engineer­ StV ing senior I Teala LIFEGUARD I/II - Cotter takes the SEASONAL TEMPORARY children for a ride on San Luis Obispo County her way back to $8.82-12.4l/Hr. (DOQ) remove dirt from the work site in Honduras.

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jeans,” Cuenca said. In the Thursday, March 30 article, The drainage ditch was built to help Former pledge reveals Sigma Chi SCIENCE curb the moscjuito pu'hlem .ind mobi­ Hazing" it was said that Sigma Chi’s lize the water when the runs come. fall pledge class is the Alpha Zeta Tile trash mcinerati'r will encourage class.This is not to be confused with the jx'ople to care mi>re aKuit their the honors agriculture fraternity Alpha Zeta. MAJORS: environment. Prior to this iiKineritor, Supplement Direct Come Meet Genentech! Nutritional Supplement Outlet Store SI-00 OFF Save 30% -80% everyday on over 500 brandsi and 18,000 items. any S 20.00 Information and Vitamins, herbs, sports nutrition, and various specialty products. PURCHASE Preselect Session ! Stop by and start saving today! Monday, April 3.rd, 2000 j In SLO at 12338 Los Osos Valley Rd. in Bear Valley Center between SLO Toyota and Sunset Honda Phone S46-1089. Veranda, Conference Room B In Santa Maria at 2023 S. Broadway next to Family Health and Fitness. Phone 349-3833 12:00-2:00 pm

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two-week perit>d. to drive, creating the potential for hut only s*>me actually like the alco­ Better ways to spend college How many students at Cal Poly serious accidents. It alsi» pi ays a fac­ hol. Most don’t care; they just w.int would he cla.ssified as hinge drinkers? tor in starting fights K'tween friends, to get dnink. They like to drink than drinking the night away Let's do the math. Poly has approxi­ and opens the dinir for people to hecauM- it's hin; it Knisens them up mately 16,470 students. If two out of take advantage of you. and makes them m<’re stK'iahle. You’re taking 15 units and have you’d want a few drinks once a eveiA’ five students are hinge However, hinge drinking takes Ba.sed on the numK'r of parties lots of homework. Ytui also have a week, hut eight beers several times drinkers, that means 7,247 Cal Pt>ly these effects to a new level. We’re going on around my house every job, not to mention a girlfriend or a week is excessive. students drink ttxi much. looking at increased risks for heart boyfriend. By Friday you’re com­ Scenes like the one I just weekend and Cal Poly students’ That's a problem. disease and liver damage, not to pletely exhausted and all you want de.scrihed are common for college affinities for drinking, it would he mention the increa.sed risks for alco­ to do is go out, have a giuul time students. According to a Harvard Alcohol slows dtiwn your motor futile to say, “Don’t drink.” and relax. School of Public Health Study of skills and your ability to priKess hol poisoning, alcoholism and, in a However, 1 will say this; There are You cait think of no better way 128 college campu.ses, released on information and react to it. It’s high­ worst case scenario, death. more creative, less expensive, less to relax than drinking beer with March 14, 44 percent — or two out ly caloric and causes weight gain. It None of that sounds fun to me. harmful and less dangerous ways to your friends. You drink eight beers, of every five college students — are lowers your inhibitions and causes So, why do 7,247 students regularly have fun on a weekend besides and even though you had a hang­ hinge drinkers. Tlie study defined you to do things you normally chiHise to take .such chances? hinge drinking. over, you’re ready to party again the hinge drinkers as people who con­ wouldn’t do otherwi.se, like pee on 1 know several people who fit the next night. With such a busy sumed at least four to five drinks in a the side of a building in a public category of hinge drinkers. Five drinks Kara Knutson is a journalism junior .schedule, it’s understandable that row on more than one night during a place. Alcohol impairs your ability are ju.st a warm-up for most of them. and a Mustang Daily staff writer.

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and he’s been outstanding. Blasdell has In Pacific, the Mustangs face a for­ edgeable and familiar with tlu BASEBALL given us two out.standing starts as midable pitching team that has a SOCCER league. continued from page 8 well.” proven ace in Steve Fi.scher. Fischer continued from page 8 “He’s looking to advance his level Tlte Mustangs’ staff will have to leads the Tigers with a 5-1 record and of coaching,” Smyth .said. “When he won Big West Player ot the bring out its best stuff against Pacific, a an ERA of 2.89. Overall, the team’s still retain amateur status. For this In another move, the Week, it was like watching Mark team that suffered tough losses against ERA is 4.15, more than two and a half reason, college students are permit­ Roadrunners announced that the two nationally ranked teams — Long runs lower than the Mustangs’. McGuire.” ted to play. Fifteen of the 26 men on team will be adding a mascot for the Beach State and Cal State Fullerton — Price acknowledged the strength of The team has also seen an improve­ the roster are college students, and upcoming season. A contest is in the in the past two weeks. The Tigers are the Tigers’ pitching staff. ment in Its starting pitching. Earlier in one, Anthony Dimech, attends Cal works to name the mascot, and the the sea.son, the rotation tell into a pat­ 17-4 against non-Big West teams, “They’re a tough matchup for us Poly. Dimech had a goal and an team is hoping to get an eager col­ tern of allowing tex) many tirst-inning including St. Mary’s, University of because they have outstanding pitch­ assist last weekend. lege student to fill the role. runs, repeatedly forcing the offen.se to Utah, and Centenary College, as well ing, so we have to pitch well, too,” he The team has hired head coach The Roadrunners will he holding mount late-inning comebacks. Recent as Long Beach State, sch(X)ls Cal Poly .said. “Our pitching has to match up Boh Wilson to lead the Roadrunners three home games at Mustang changes in bullpen have given a new has also faced this season. with theirs.” l(K)k to the Mustangs’ rotation. “We’ve faced what they’ve faced,” The Mustangs will face off against this season. Wilson takes over for Stadium, opening night, as well as “Our starting pitching has improved Price said. “TTaey’ve played six games Pacific on Friday at 7 p.m., followed by Smyth, who still retains general games May 19 and 27. Admission to since we moved Joe Smith and Jared against ranked teams. That’s really the second game on Saturday at 1 p.m. manager duties with the club. the opener is $5 for adults and $2 for Blasdell to the .starting rotation,” Price tough, and we’ve been there tcx). They The series will wrap up on Sunday at 1 Smyth described Wilson as knowl­ students. said. “We put Smith in the Friday role have played really well.” p.m. sixth person to coach and play in a T h e IB icst Vailiiuie ilini StiuKdleinit Hofiuisi.inpg'! FINAL FOUR Final Four. Fie was a guard at continued from page 8 Providence in 1987. The Gators (28-7) play a full-court style that wears down opponents. night for the national championship. Their impressive run to the Final Four NOW LEASING Michigan State (30-7), the only includes victories over fourth-seeded conference champion still playing, ha.> llliniiis, top-ranked iXike and third- won nine .straight games and has two seeded Oklahoma State. 2000 - 2001 Academic Year wins against Wisconsin in that streak. IVspite seven sophomores and The Badgers (22-1 3) are 0-3 against freshmen in the 10-man rotation, Tour Furnished Model the Spartans this season, the only loss­ Florida has plaved like a veteran team. es in their last 14 games. 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So 1 think for a lot of know if we can heat them.” these kids they really aren’t freshmen * Fixed Low Utility Rate Michigan State got this far last sea­ and sophomores.” son, lo.sing to Duke in the semifinal, North Carolina coach Bill the Spartans’ first Final Four appear­ Guthridge is in his second Final Four ance since winning it all in 1979 with in just three seasons, but the Tar Heels Magic Johnson. (22-13) did it this time as an under­ “Tlie things 1 learned from last .sea- dog. The NCAA tournament run M)ii, unfortunately, are not going to included a win over top-seeded Valencia help on the court, the hotels, getting Stanford and a regional final victoiA Student Apartments around, the practice times,” Spartans over Tul.sa. coach Tom Izzo said. “D ) 1 think it’s “As far as us being an underdog, it 555 Ramona Drive going to he an incredible difference? has been different this year," Unfortunately, no. 1 wi.sh 1 could say Guthridge said. “It’s kind i>f fun right that it was. 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Cal Poly also Ten Iowa anil Piiriliie m.iile it to played w'ell aj^aitrst Pepperdine and took the first lirJianapolis. hr 2000, two teams from )iame of a .series a^jainst Sacramenro State last the Bip Pen Michif^.m State aird weekend before losinj: the remaininj^ two ^ames. W'Tcoir'iir made it to hrilianapolis. An overwhelming factor in the team’s improv- hr 1980, two of the teams that made in)i play has been the chan^^e in weather. The 'S' + A .s A the irational semiliiraK Iowa aird recetrt .sunshine has allowed the Mustangs to practice more often at San Luis Obispo Stadiunr, LX-LA were mrr.inked. It didir’t - I>*i> - happeir ■it'.iin until now, with located at Sinsheiiirer Park. “Tire maiir difference (in the team’s perfor- Wiseoirsin .md Ni'rth C'arolina reach' ...... 1v r - . itr^ the Fiiral Four despite not heiir^ in matree) is the weather," head coach Ritch Price c ’ :?• N . MÄ said. “Fkint; able to practice out at Sinsheiiirer has the tiiral rej^ukir'Season poll. A 'f- The 1980 Final Four was held iir been key for preparing properly." V i ' ^ /T. Market Square Arena, a huildmt; that The teanr has also relied on the bi)^ bat of first .iwaits the wrecker’s hall since the baseman Steve Wood. Tire Bi)i West Player of the ' A ' i Week for March 20 has K*en the most prolific C Al Pacers moved into (Conseco ■4^ *'*. •' > r I ^ ' » ^ m w T Fieldhouse. This will he the third Fin.il " .:•** ' Poly batter on offetrse lately, battiny .4 H ( IT iO) Four held in the RC'A lT)me and e,kh with thtee home runs and 18 RBI over the l.ist r ‘W - ■.•4,' ^ seven Ltinries. Wood had cotrnected for a home had North CJ.irolina .is one of the ^ A-V* -j.,/ Jt y_ ■■ ; ' •'‘N ^ run in three consecutive satires before the streak te.urts, ended — to S.icrametrto State in the first )iame of LXd-A reached the Final Four as a 's V lire ^erie^ 1 i>t weekeird. No. 8 si-ed in 1980. one of oirlv two “1 feel pretty ”ood .ibout how I’ve done kilely," t. airrs |. do that uirtil this year whetr ^Xíood said. "It’s mainly Ivcause ,i lot of the other North ( aroliira md 'OC'isconsin eot to t)ti\k h.u e hel|'ed out F\ervone’s been doin^ well, iF.i- l.tst weekend 'f the seas,ar. Mi w hetr lhai h.if 'iX'ir.N it eets (.out iLtiouN.’’ t''n :-.iturd.iv, Michigan '^t.it'. tF Price noted th.il Wnod'^ receiri I'erform.inci- 'iiF. to) -,i d to u aih the Fm.il Foui, reminded him ol anothti ^!uepel known I a his 1 l.'Vs VVi- -on-in, with Honda, ,i lifth olfeiisiw )'iowess. i e l. faeino N 'ith t ,'arolin.i in lire "He’s I'l.iyid very well lately.’' Price said. ■ ird itami. The winirers |i|av Moird.iv DAN GONZALFS/MUSTANG DAILY The Mustangs have won four of their last seven games and play host to Pacific tonight. see BASEBALL, page 7 see FINAL FOUR, page 7 J

The Central Coast ■% -■tí." " ^ Early siicce.ss bodes well for Roadrunners u - got off to a • " good start, Central Coast Roadrunners splitting two h.is a lot of depth with ,i strong ros- games this By Monica McHugh MUSTANG DAILY STAFF WRITER past week­ tct ,icto>> the boatd ’ end at the The Roadtuniret have beeir the .Mter sphttin): two rjames .o hosi Umbro n.itioir.il champion' twice in of the limbro Prese.ison Preseason u r - ,.. « l9Gp;ind 19^7 atrd wiiir the I S To'.irtr.imeirt at Làil Polv s Must.iiri: Tournament L^j'en C^iji in 1997 .is well. Madium last weekend, the C'entr.il at Cal Poly's “We'te .ill .ibout cU veK'pin^ pl.r, Mustang ( io isi Ro.idrunnets .ire ;;e.iriiru up ets w ho can move on. ” Smyth s.ud. Stadium. The R . 1 fot the rc'Ltul.ir se.ison Four Roadrunners h a\e ”oire i n team begins The Ro.idrunners, a loc.il miiror league play to pl.iy for major teatiis .md m.inv le,i;;ue men’s soccer te.un, will kick on May 5 vs. others ,tre scattered across the off Its season May 5 at Mustang San U nited States. Stadium vs. San Fernando Valley. Fernando. Althouj^h the Roadrunners play “It’s j^oin); to be