MUS' asfG igiô LIFOKNIA POLYTECHNIC STATE UNIVEF Jé 2 0 0 7 Winery Music Volleyball to Awards feature new square off against artists, industry pros the nation’s best IN A R T S , 4 IN SPORTS, 8 Volume LXXI, Number 4 Thursday, July 19,2007 www.mustangdaily.net Campus Wanted: math, science teachers Janelle Eastridge construction • I t i MUSIANC DAllY continues Lt. Ciov.John Caramendi convened with local educators, business people » < Megan Priley and community members at a C'al Mi;SIAN(. DAIIY Poly ftiruni Tuesctiy to assess the con­ ditions of the C'entral Coasts school Those walking through the systems, claiming that if schools state­ C'al Poly campus might not realize wide do not change soon, C'alifornias there is more to be experienced economy could continue on a down­ than what meets the eye. Just one ward spiral. trip around the bustling campus As part of his Listening Tour Fo­ will leave you with a glimpse of rum, (¡.iramendi has been traveling to the changes to come. campuses throughout the California T hree major projects designed State University system since he a.s- to improve campus life started sunied the ptist of lieutenant governor construction this year alone. Ac­ in January. C'al Poly is the seventh stop cording to Facilities Informa­ on the tour, which he hopes to com­ tion Cxsordinator Pamela Eidel- plete (at least in the C'SU system) by man, each project is currently on June 2(K)8. Among those on the 11-member schedule with its deadline. panel were: Fourth-grade teacher Jai­ If you start your scenic route me CTiello, whose college-parapherna- at Mountain l.ane, it is noticeably lia-laden mom inspin.*s students, nuiny open again to trartic, with short­ È1 of whom come from migrant tami- term metered parking expected JOSH AYERS MUSTANG DAILY lies, that they too can attend college; back soon. L.t. (^v. John Caramendi, President Warren Baker and teacher Jaime C^uello discuss education, CSU fees, and jobs. James Becker, vice pmsident of Diablo C'ompleted on schedule, the C'anyon Power Plant, who addR*ssed new Housing Administration engage students at a young age in the at the elementary and middle school do I learn what the need of the cam­ the need for more technical jobs and Building replaced what used to study of science and mathematics, and levels. Most of our teachers at (these) puses am...but I am also building a nuclear engineers in an industry that to encourage them to embark upon levels do not have science or math political group to adequately invest in be an inadequate structure and is starting to pick up but whose wtirk college and university programs in the backgrounds,” Cmcker said. “We education. a temporary trailer, and consoli­ force will largely mtire within the ne.xt scientific and technological fields.” don’t need to minvent what needs to “To do so m*quim*s two things: As dated the administrative, business, dec.ide;aiul Brandon Sousa, As,stK'iated Thirty-five percent of science be done. We m'ally need to kn us on IXivid (iarth (pm*sident of the San Luis tacilities, and residential life com­ Students Inc. president. teachers and 40 percent of math teach­ implementing what we know we need Obispo C'hamber of C'oinmerce) said, ponents of the Campus Housing Claiming that the work fome of ers at the elementary level am under­ to do and move forward with it.” the business community has lost con­ Program. the hiture lies in science, technology, prepared, he said. There is a statewide (laramendi said his goals in this fidence in the education system. That With a budget of $3,748,985, engineering, and mathematics, many need for mom competent, effective tour am* twofold: He is trying to show confidence has to be m-instilled, with this new and improved building is on the panel urged for a fostering of and inspiring teachers. people that investment in education is the business Community mvognizing now open for business. these subjects in younger students. Others, such as the county’s super­ imperative and to advtxate for quality that they’m never going to get the If you continue your way “Our ability to remain glt^ally intendent of schtiols, Julian Cmcker, employees in the workplace. workers the>' need if they abandon the around the campus you will come competitive as a state depends espe­ argued for the impmvement of teach­ “The gtYal that I have is to awake education system. We have to make to the construction site of the cially on our capacity for scientific and ers almady in the field. C'alifornia to the necessity of investing the education system work, and that C\*nter for C3onstruction Man­ technological innovation,” C'al Poly “(We need to focus on) training in education,” Ciaramendi said. “As we means it must be willing to change.” agement, expected to be com- President Warani Baker said. “This, the existing work fome, particularly go thmugh these campuses, not only see Construction, page 2 in turn, depends upon our ability to see Caramendi, page 2 Low blood supply relies on student donations Students Brooke Robertson Accidents resulting fitim too much fun- and faculty MUSTAN(; DAIIY in-the-sun add to the already demanding J donate blood need for blood by patients undergoing medi­ for the San After a push for blood donations to cover cal treatments such as organ transplants, open Luis Obispo the Fourth of July weekend. United Blood heart surgery, and cancer treatments. Blood Bank Services of the Central Coast is running crit­ W hen Baker visited summer classes to ad­ Wednesday ically low on blood supplies, and is currently vertise Wednesday’s blood drive,“every single on Mott at risk o f not having enough on its shelves to person knew someone who had cancer,” she Lawn to help see patients through the summer. said. replenish “In San Luis the blood bank relies heavily Baker has made donating blood a habit diminishing on students for donations,” said Donor Re­ since she was eligible at 17, largely because blood supply lations Specialist for United Blood Services her cousin was diagnosed with leukemia levels due to Brinn Baker, 22. and needed blood when Baker was still too the Fourth of The dependence United Blood Services young to donate. July week­ has on students is felt heavily over the sum­ An A-positive blood type. Baker currently end. mer, when the majority of student donors donates blood every 56 days, the required abandon the area just as demand for blood amount of time between donations. GRAIG MANTLE increases due to more people traveling. Wednesday’s on-campus blood drive, MU.STANG DAILY “Over the summer people have more of a which ran on Mott Lawn from 10 a.m. to tendency to be reckless and get themselves in 3 p.m., attracted 52 student and faculty do- accidents,” Baker said. see Blood drive, page 2 News editors: Sara Hamilton, Giana Magnoli mustangdailynews(a gm ail.com M u s iA N ti D a il y Thursday, July 19, 2007 www.niusitangdaily.net : N e w s : Construction Kiss the pig, help a child continued from page I Brooke Robertson cruit, train and support volunteers, pleted by .March 2lH)S. Ml'SlANl. DAin t]ASA Resource Development As of the June 2nn7 report, the , Poly (¿anyon Manager Gathy O rton said. new construction is 40.S percent Borky, a black four-pound pot­ C'ASA volunteers are enlisted to complete, “ fills new building will Alex G. Spanos $ 2 9 9 ^ , 1 1 7 bellied pig, slipped some tongue befriend children in the San Luis provide classrooms and laborato­ Stadium Complete HI2009^ to contestants at the "14th Annual Obispo county court system, and ries for the t'onstruction Man- I $^9fmjooo - Kiss the Big” contest, where three to make a “full inventory ot the ageineiit and .Architecture Depart­ ^ Completein2010. coniimmity leaders competed to child’s circumstances,” O rton said. ment," Fidelmaii said. raise money for Cknirt Appointed This includes talking to a child’s Associated with the CTMiter for Special Advocates for children neighbors, principal, therapist, i !onstructioii Management is the (C]ASA), and force other contes­ or anyone else involved with the renovation of Building 21, Eiii- tants to “kiss the pig” at Farmers’ child. gineering West. Kenovation and Market last T hursday. The volunteers are also trained detours for foot traffic will con­ C'arol Thom and Stacey Stanek to make recommendations to ju­ tinue until Decem ber 2007, so LAURF.N RABAINO mustang daily of the Thom Ciroup, Investment venile court if necessary. make sure to plan your route to and Insurance Group, raised $9,600 According to the Boly C4m- land and will consist of 619 apart­ O rton hopes the “Kiss the Big” fall classes ahead o f time. in community donations for yon Web site, phase one of the ment units, parking spaces, study event will not only bring in more When traveling down C'alifor- C'ASA, and, consequently, gained Boly C'anyon Village is scheduled areas, laundry units, retail space money for the organization, but nia Street, you will catch sight of the power of the pig. to open in September 2008. All and a swimming pool. more volunteers as well. the Alex (¡. Spanos Stadium. It may This was the fourth “Kiss of the roofing and windows have Once finished, the entire proj­ C'ASA is currently serving ap­ look finished from the outside, but the Big” win for the mother and been installed and work has begun ect will have 148,000 square feet proximately 2(H) children, but there this Mustang Stadium Kenovation daughter team.