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J Year 2000 'A By Steve Noone Mustang Daily -Í, In ;i niee ;it:.unst time to m.ike e.uupiis information s\s- / T'A J f . tems Ye.ir 2000 eompli.int, t';il Poly Inform.ition 1 e e h n o 1 o ^ v ^ Services sei'iiis SLO readies for Y2K to he winning, ■ City and County officials offer t' u r I e n t I \ advice to help residents prepare m.inv eomputer — See page 7 svstems .iround ABOVE: San Luis the world store d.iies usini: onlv two numhers to desi>.:n.iu Obispo archaeolo­ Frats and sororities the ye.ir ( 19v)S is stored .is 9S1, which m.iy c.iuse them to gist John Parker ineorreellv interpret the ye.ir2 cW .is lOeV. It’s culled the examines Chinese H îi Y2K hut;, ,ind it could potenti.illv tri^ei r n.u lonwide com­ dig into history of remnants from San Luis Obispo's puter crishes or corruption of fin.inci.il .iiul person.il inform.ition. SLO Chinatown Chinese heritage at It’s up to S.illv .Andersoti, coordin.itor of ( ';il Pole’s ITS é Cal Poly's archaeolo­ By Alexis Garbeff gy lab. BELOW: ^ 21x t.isk force, to m.ike sure the vomputer systems ih.it Mustang Daily Five tons of Chinese reuul.iie c.impus oper.ition correytiv h.indie ilutes .liter ceramics sat locked Dec. n . 1999. i-n ilvrsi'f .in A m .in Ir.itiriiitN ,iih1 in a city lot for 10 “Studetit Inform.itioti Systems, which iniliivle C'.AP- M>rnrity tr\ to p u \i. ti'ucthcr tlu-ir licr years before Parker TURK, .Admissions ,ind Records, hin.inci.il .Aid, it.t>iL‘ with .1 little help from .in ^ - and volunteers from Must inylnfo .itid Stuiletit Accoimts, should lx* fully com­ .lreh.^eolo^|^t.M Cal Poly, including pliant," she s.iid. ‘‘They were certified on IVc. U,1998 .” LaniKl.i Phi fipsilon .inJ .Alph.i Kiippa IX'lt.i y » ' ^ Ï'- *• S». Asian-interest frater­ ’’However, the university’s fin.inci.il record system, Phi ineinher'', .ilony with .in.h.ieolo^i^t John nities and soroties, which includes the o\er.ill hud<:et, is not yet compli.itit, P.irker, h.ive Nittev.l through hn'ken te;i enp>', began sifting hut should lx‘ hy the end of .April," she s,iid. “Hnerny tmiti- porcel.iin Jinner pl.ite> .itul Kittles to try to through the arti­ .i^ement systems — which refill.ite c.impus he.itin^, .itr iiiKMver wh.it life w.is like as a CTiinese m.in liv- facts. conditioning:, and some .il.irm systems — .ire controlled ^ ' hy etnhedded chips th.it ,ire not compliant those Steve Schueneman/ should he repl.iced hy the vendor hy .April I." see HISTORY, page 2 Mustang Daily see YEAR 2000, page 7 Senior monitors construction By Andy Castagnola List ThiirsJ.iy. So f.ir, Ihttiny s;ml she -■jgpi I .. Mustang Daily h.is notieeJ tio eti\ ironmetit.il proh- Sports Complex lems. project on schedule :'ai« Knnif(.T Bitliiii; m.ik«.' .1 h.ihit ol “(( amstriK t ion workers h;ive) Miiiopini: .inninJ ilirt, w.iti'r .iiiJ iivi''. been re;illy rompli.int .iml very w ill­ By Andy Castagnola .\niK\l with .1 (.liphu.iivl .iiul ,1 in'.: to do the riy;ht thin«.:," she s,n,|. Mustang Daily dK'i.kli>t, i'tu ironim nt.il (.mjinm iim: Bitiini: st.irteJ her pro)ev I on d iv Sivorts ( 'omplex eoiistruetion is senior Piitint: monitors the ellert of one of eoiistruetion. She ro;ims the the Sports (.'ompli'N ronsiriktion on riehl on i.uyet, ,ieeordint: to the pro- wtirk siU', p.ivin'.: close .ittenlion to lert imitiiieer. the en\ inmmeni. live .ire.is: w.iter,111 ., noise, iih I hio- ,Althout:h r.iin h;is del.iyed .1 tew liiiiin«.: will siihmii monthly loi:ie.i! .ind eiiltiir.il resntin.es vl.ivs of work, projeel tn.m.i^'er reiiiirts to the pidierl ' .iJminisii.ilor, Under e.iih i.iteyory, P'lltinc' Willi.im M.ieN.iir s.iid eonstruetion im a llottm .in .in J .Assoe i;iles, ,nul .1 tin.il Steve Schueneman/Mustang Daily iheeks speeitie eriteri.i. NXithin hio- h;ts lollowevi Its schedule durint: the report to her senior proieei .k I\ iser. lot:ie.il resources, lor ex.imple, she fust tuonth of work. CHECKING LEVELS: Environmental engineering senior Jennifer Bitting hell li e she ^r.ulii.iles m jiiiHv roams the Sports Complex work site observing impact on the land. Her She t.ived her first monthly report see SENIOR, page 2 see COMPLEX, page 2 senior project began the first day of construction. www.mustangdaily.calpoly.edu 2 Tuesday, March 9,19S'9 News Mustang Daily RIGHT ON: According to project man ayei William * MdcNait, con­ s i r ' struction on i tlie new ■jpoi b' > »*« ■'-li >• .. ■ <.i% if •'.omplex is going :r' -othly and ■ t - z y > - •-,.,-j I j A - » . .J-, siiould be ^ . 3 . fs;‘ : d on j„i:.‘duli *> jood -'^'ath- ^.^í^ »«K" ,v ' - - >“ 3 P'-'' t-\, ■I has helped ^ <*> “ -oS,* 4-„<' . i Keep the Mk * ■ < ----------- workers mov­ ing along Eric McClure/ Mustang daily rfiiiaiVlT^-s entire site trom w ishint, law. Since contractors must tollow certain SENIOR .iW.iy into the creek. procedures to protect the environment, she COMPLEX continued from page 1 Bittint: said. said, they’re willing to read her report. continued from page 1 William MacNair. “Everything I’m saying m my report is a makes sure or.m^e lencin^i arminJ environ- Sports Complex project retlection ot how well they’re complyinji Earth work contractors are ^radinjj the site, and all other mentally sensitive areas is intact. She also manatier, meets occa­ with environmental law," she said. contmetors are j'atherinj’ and ^aininj’ aj'proval tor materials. checks trees tor .inv d.imatie to hranches. sionally with Bitting Bittinji works tor Cal Poly’s Department All materials, includint> metal, concrete and piping When checkiim tot water (.|uahty. Bitting: ind receives her month­ of Environmental Health and Satety, which pnxlucts, must he approved hy the engineers ami architects takes twD samples from Bri::olar.i O eek, ly reports. monitiws other potential health risks on K'tore they are used. one iipstre.im ftom the site .iiul the other "It’s a tjreat help hav- campus, includmji asbestos, noise level m BITTING: The architects and entiineers ensure the pnxlucts meet downstream. She then looks tor ettects ot inti an extra set ot eyes computer l.ths and water guality. Complex project. the requirements outlined in drawings. For example, the consttuction sediment iMt the creek, which on site," he said. “It Her senior project started with a request concrete has to withstand a certain amount of pressure, and runs throu^th the sue. m.ikes our joh much easier.” trom Dave Ragsdale, director ot the depart­ the dr.tinajie pipes must meet a sjx'citied thickness. Bittiny also makes sure hav hales are MacN.nr added th.it Bittinji’s reports ment, atrer she approached him tor ideas. "This periiH of time is where there is a lot of pajx'r- projserlv placed around storm drams. The increase the environmental awareness ot Bitting then scanned the Environmental work,” MacNair said. h.iles tiller out sevliment trom runotl. contractors, hec.iuse they know they're Impact Report on the Spi'rts C-omplex and After the materials are approved, huildinj> can hejiin. It wind speeds reach 20 mph lor over one heme monitored. compiled a list ot items that needed trequent hour, Bill inti m.ikes sure uradinti su>ps to "It’s helptul to the project .md helps con- checkups. Tltroujihout construction, field inspectors will test con­ prevent erosion and ,ur pollution. tr.ictors," MacN.iir said. "They slon’t h.ive to .Atter Bittinn tinishes her senit'r project crete work, soil quality and other environmental factors. In tjener.il, her m.iin concerns .ire pre- worry ahiuit reeulatory .luthorities.” in june, she said she hopes to continue “A lot of people are working as a team to ensure the w ntinii I losion ,uul storm water pollution. Bittme ''■lid she wurks closely with a snoopmi; around the Sports C^'inplex site as fin.il project is something students want. Athletics wants "V'U neeil to tind .1 w,i\ to prevent vour l.iw vei, w ho ,k1\ ises her on environmental .1 tull-tinic joh. .ind (.AssiKi.ited Students Inc.) wants," M.icNair. The five tons of artifacts sat and has helped Parker hy recalling HISTORY locked in a cargo container and what life was like in Chinatown continued from page 1 stored in a cif, corporation yard for when he was young. 10 years, until Parker decided to In California in the 1860s, one l«70s. take on the project and open a lah out of ten people was Chinese. Eating Smart On Campus “The artif.icts gave ll^ a little on C2alPoly’s campus — which runs Single tdiinese men came to more insight as to how they lived," almost entirely on volunteer wttrk.