DoriiLE Ol^lMON S p o r t s If Ft Decide wtiether or not to hop on the Get up to dote on all the club Bitin, Prop 227 school bus! And read why tit­ sfxjrts on campus. illation is too much for some students. mustangdaily.calpoiy.edu r / Page 8 check it out today. Pages 4 & 5 C A L O R N l> A P O L Y T E C H N 1C U NI V E R S It Y SAN I U I S O B Í S P O Musiang Daily MAY 6, 1998 VOLUME LXII, No. 113 -WEDNESDAY Freak tornado wreaks havoc Women s Center orgiinizes ly An^y Costofnok Take Back the Night this Doily Staff Wntaf Rachel Friesner's Midwestern riKits prt'pared her for the worst of tornadoes. The nutritional sci­ week, hosts event series ence junior never thought, how­ ever. she'd have to put her prepa­ ly ChrisliM Uwtsr edly follows or harasses another ration to the test in San Luis Daly Staff Wntcr person. Stalking is a first-degree Obispo. misdemeanor. Friesner awoke around 6 a.m. Stalking is the focus of Cal “It is really amazing to hear the Tuesday to the clamor of her Paly’s eighth annual observance of stories people have to tell about neighbor's five-foot-wide tree Take Back the Night, a series of themselves or others." said Pat crushing the roof of her garage at ex'ents designed to draw attention Harris, coordinator of women’s 48^1 Kentucky .\ve. to riolence against women programs and services. "It really Cal Poly's Women’s Center starts to get to you-when husbanch Friesner's roommate, physical » science senior Wendy MahafTy. organized the five-day and brothers talk watched from her room as a -T. affair, which will feature about the as.saults branch from the tree landed inch­ a Wednesday evening which have hap­ es from her window. keynote speaker, live pened to their sister, Several trees were dowm*d by music and booth.>i on wife or mom with yesterday’s tornado-like condi­ campus. The series will tears in their eyes " tions in the residential area culminate Thursday Phaneuf said «he between California and Slack night with a candle-lit was inspired to get streets. walk through Farmer's involved with the The Office of Emergency Market in downtown event after la«t year's Services classified the storm as a San Luis ( Hiispo. 6 a c ^ Take Back the Night level F-l tornado. It was clocked “1 think it IS one of She hi»pes exeryone at 80 mph by Kentucky Avenue the most important the wall get involved this resident John Lindsey OflFicial events on campus year wind speeds for an F -l tornado because we can actually NIGHT “I can't imagine are between 73 mph and 112 take back the streets anyone not support­ mph. according to KSBY meteo­ and the riolenct*.’ said ing Take Back the rologist Sharon Graves Oo^ chaHo bf Sfe«« Sdkienemop W'hitney Phaneuf. journalism Night.” Phaneuf said “It is a way sophomore and Take Back The to tell students on campus that, Graves added' “We think this Tomodo-like winds eorfy Tuesdoy morning uprooted this tree ond ihrusi it into IS all El Niho-related ' Night coordinator. *.A lot of people sadly, you can’t go out at night by the side of o house on KenHicky Street tVean temperature at Diablo on the committee, including me. yourself without worrying about Canyon reached 61 degrees The tornado swiped a path without electricity. Most cus­ ha\-e personal issues in\-olved " your safety Tuesday, she said, indicating that starting at the CHP building on tomers regained power within Stalking is more rampant than "Mo«t college campu.«es partici­ El Nino's effects are still present California, across Hwy. 101. and hours. By 10:4a a m.. PG&E had some may think, affecting both pate in thL« day.” Phaneuf contin­ KSBY measured 1.16 inches along Stafford and Kentucky repaired all damaged lines men and women on campus ued “It is great to know on this of ram from the storm. streets Mahaffs' said she saw three According to the Women’s Center, day. all ox-er the country, people San Luis Obispo hasn't seen a The trees severed power lines, stalking occurs when any person tornado this severe since 19.*»tt. leaving 3..V10 Ptr&E customers See TOIINAOO poge 6 willfully, maliciously and repeat­ See TBTN poge 6 ASI runoff vote today Poly saidents fight for a place to live Students line up at was a mad All voting to take place in U.U. rush for the lists People tised locations to the top floor realty offices to find a Dilv Staff were cutting in of the Unix-ersity I ’nion. near Students haxe another house in SLO next fall line and it was Chuma.«h auditorium completely dis­ chance to choose next year’s In the original elections last r .\SI leaders. I t iettka ttkmi organized ” week, none of the candidates T h e Dah Staff •'tar Tony receixed the 50-perrent-plus- runoff elec­ Flatos. dirtctor one x-ote that would have cata­ tions to fill It's hunting !>eason in San of property pulted them to xictory. ■ 1^' " I the posi­ Luis Obispo Cal Poly students m a n a g e m e n t Now- Dan Geis and Neel Elecrfons tions of ASI are on the prowl. loc^Clng for a for Farrell “Bubba" Murarka are compet­ P r e s id e n t place to call home for the coming Smyth. said and Chair ing to become .ASI President school year the company Amy Luker and 'Travis Hagen '9 ^ of the Board On .April 15. the property passed out 600 cTicsc bf Jar JOhntto' will face off at the polls for the management dixision of Farrell rental lists the Ru.'vof? vole is . of Directors Stodeots camped ox/t 0» farreM Smyib to oe* »ento' ksh take place Chair of the Board seat Smyth Real Estate Company first day they lodoy from 8 today from Last week. Murarka released its rental listings .About were released 'The company base decisions on references. o jn . to 4 p.m. 8 a m. to 4 received 47.9 percent of the 200 students lined up before the receives anywhere from four to R atos said votes and Gets got 43 8 per­ 10 applkatioas for each rental “Many students thought turn­ in the top Aoor p.m. office opened, hoping to be the ing nn their applications first T h e cent first to turn in an application for property. of iKe U.U. threat of Luker received 46 I percent an apartment or house Flatos said last year Farrell might help their chances any­ way. which IS w hy they camped Don't forget to rain has while Hagen garnered 46.4 “We got there at 7 a m and Smyth rented properties on a out again this year.” Ratos said bring o photo moved the percent of the votes cast there were people there with first-come. fii>t-serve basis, Ratos said he has noticed a polling About 17 percent of C«1 sleeping bags who had been which is why students camped D with you to definite increase in demand for places from IVIy’s students voted in the there since midnightsaid Elisa out to get the lists This year. their adver- original electioo Rhein, political science sopho­ Farrell Smyth will look at each more “Once the doors opened il application individually and See MOUSWG pacae 3 WEDNESDAY, MAY 6, 1998 MUSTANGDAilY Anxiety screening today in U.U Problem more common ^ f « » > a during fínals, midferms ly lat Vj(- ';** l«'> ■! irntm/ CalMW ' OÓtySlaHWnlv NEWS - - - • - The eS U svstcfTi...rcad all about it At tirm;» anxiffty drive» »tudent» 0 to Ktay up »tudying hard to get the (’uriouK abffut your California StaU' Univontity counterpart»? grarkr they want on a midUrrm. The CSC ju»t releaHed it» My»temwide 1998 “E’act»" IxKiklet, Here Few »onur Ktu- Qi ick f k c n are »ome of the highlight»: dent», howifver, • There are 2'1 CSC campu»<f». that »tn?»»<7d-<iut • 4n«irt% M rrmin» w • The CSC draw» it» »tudent» from the top third of California'» fec’ling i» a way of Ml ih r high'HchfJol graduate». life, pn*venting I .1 , (r<«m 10 • For every rir»t-time fre»hman admitUfd, two tran»fer »tu* tlu*m frrim doing a.M to ( I* m. dent» are admitted. thé'ir Iwwt. • I'ol* Om • The CSC'» »tudent» are compri»«*d of 57*pertent women and To cxmihat <lml*. 4-l-p<'rcent men. thtfoe fmÀAirmh, a anti ih r t r tm m r liia tr tam ti} t a n • Some of C SC ’» b(.*»t-known alumni are: Kevin i.’c»»tner fre<* »enrening Í» tri tt rmtrti fttt ■Fullerton), Steven Spieltxrrg (Cong Keach), Tom Hank» hifing offen»J in tr r r (Sacramento*, «-ditor-in-chief of the New York Time» John Brewer the Univeniity Wiolo ^ r'Mdtian h f toa and photo Of St»«« *Fomonai, San Franciwco Mayor Willie Brown (San Franci»co), Union Uiday from Pvychologicd Services screening in #ie U.U. con help éiose who staler from anxiety. anthropcj|ogi»t IJian F<i»»ey <San Jo»e) and KSBN commentaUir 10 a.m to 4 p.m SponMired hy Úut JiH* Morgan (Ha>'ward).