Sue - happy society? Roadrunners on top "Blair Witch" is eerie One student is sick and tired of Roadrunners head into the ''Blair Witch Project” will toy ridiculous law suites — hfts? playoffs with momentum with your imagination Opinion, page 4 Sports, back page Arts & Entertainment, page 6 Thursday H ig h 80° August 5,1999 Low 53° Summer M u sia n g CALIFORNIA PO LY' E C H NIC UNIVERSITY S AN ‘LUIS OBI'SPO SLO Transit will again be free to students and staff By Erin Green to pay to riile the hus as ot January itik to paper, but we can expect to be Summer Mustang 2000. But, with the extra tundint» able to maintain businy» tor the next trotn the ^rant, tees from parkint; academic year,’‘ said Frank Lebens, Poly stiiJc'nts will not have to violations on campus, ttnd other vice president tor Administration pay to riJi. the hu> to school next sources, t'al Poly will he able to suh- and Fin,nice. year. dire the whole cost ot the buses Lebens continued by saying that A .$^0,000 «tränt from the Air through June 2000. This will .ipplyint: tor the tyrant was initiared Pollution t^)ntrol District will help increase the likelihood that students in C'ommuter Services. Jacquie L-al Poly suhsi(.li:e the cost of hiisin^t will take the bus. Paulsen, C2ommuter Services coor- stiklents in San Lius tihispo. “I’ll be iiK're inclined to use it it 1 din.itor, echoed the students’ feel- “1 ihouftht (husinp') wasn't sup- don’t have to p«ay tor it,” Stephanie inys about the subsidized businti. posc\l ti> he tree as ot winter quar­ C^iprino, a psycholotiv senior, s.iid. “I’m thrilled to death," Paulsen ter," Darci Brown, a social science Cài! Pol\ .Administration and s.lld. senior s.iij. “Pm excitc\l." Fin.nice is (.urrently working on Busing; will be subsidized tor L'al At the enJ of spriint quarter, the accepting the yr.int. Poly students, faculty, st.itt, and t^il I’l'lv community haJ expecteJ “ 1 didn’t know wlu-n we will |nit emeritus. Courtesy Photo Spears invades Paso Robles This computer science freshman bought and constructed his loft. Lofts will not be allowed in Cal Poly's dorms starting fall quarter. Come fall, dorm residents won’t be lofting around By Nanette Pietroforte the lotts adds to the s.ifcty h.iz.irvU, Summer Mustang "P.irents .iren’t exactly the best people to be piitttnt; these lotts lAirm residents may he r.iisim; the tot>ether,’’ she s.iid. roi.f this summer, but cimte fall Some siudenis are upset by the quarter, it w ill be the only thinu res- idents can “I w.is pl.inninp' “ j ff>ll off the ladder Bemnninti in i* i - tall," crop science ,hv i.,ll. U.t.s, u -fuc le lim b in g ul> my , Mised lx‘ds, and freshman year. W e took Cduistenson s;nd. frto it dowtl after that." "N.ma enV' storage units “There l^ not will not be eni'utih room in the allowed in — Meighan Wilson dorms," added dorm riMims. social science junior Christenson. “I’m “Based on ----------------------------- ' ' mn j;oinn to have safety concerns we have at this enounh room tor all my stuft." point, it would be irresponsible tor Fliers were sent out to current us to continue to allow the lotts in dorm residents apd to tall students residence halls," C'al Poly’s Assistant who will live in the ilorm. Cairrent Director ot Residential Lite and dorm residents received a flyer that Education C2arole Schaffer said. read: “Due to safety concerns; lotts, “It’s been an issue that’s been dis­ raised beds, and tree standinn stor­ cussed on college campus for a num­ age units are NOT allowed in the ber ot years," she said. residence halls beKinnintj Fall Social sciences junior Mei^han Quarter. Due to .space constraints, it Wilson said the ban on lotts is nec­ IS recommended that couches, larne essary. stereo speakers, personal furniture, Jon King/ Summer Mustang “1 fell oft the ladder while climb- etc. be left at home." Britney Spears played at California's Mid-State Fair in Paso Robles Friday night. Spears, on stage with one infi up my freshman year. We took it Biology freshman and dorm resi- other dancers, performed for a little over an hour to a sold-out audience. down after that," she said. Wilson said bad construction ot see LOFTS, page 2 c a I p o e d u 2 Thursday, August 5,1999 News Summer Mustang For parents, Poly’s childcare is well worth the long wait By Teresa W ilson Summer Mustang **Everything is a plus here. W e looked at other options and iii^home care. This system is so great C'al Piily’s ou'cainpus C'hiLlrcn’s Center helps siudenr'parents Jeal and I don^t think you can beat it,** witli their doiihle role, hut it is also a resource with a Ion” waiting list. — Bret Moore ^X''Ith facilities tor enrollment of rouj,ihly 120 children in the prof^rain biology graduate 4 p x at any j,'iven tune, the center is .-•Sat be^in the teachinjj; credential pro- daily. Meals and snacks are prepared forced to maintain ,i waiting list that jjiram in the fall. She is pleased with in the on-site kitchen by Cal Poly exceeds ^00 children. the care her daughter has received food science and nutrition students. These childreit wait an average of and plans on continuinti her care at Student-parents like the conve­ a year and a h.ilf to two years for eli- the center. nience of having an on-campus yihility tor enrollment. The center “1 think the care is very ffood,” option for childcare. Breast-feediny accepts children hetv\een the a^es ot Brown said. “1 like how they look at mothers are able to drop in and feed tour months to h-years-old. your kid as a whole person.” their infants. Tonya Iversen, director ot the The classrooms are broken down Recent biolo>»y j»raduate Bret Children’s Center, said the demand into infants and toddlers, transitions Moore and his wife Jesika j»ot on the is tireater than the taciliry allows, for older toddlers, preschool and center’s waiting list as soon as they hut they try to provide the best pos­ found out they were gtting to have a sible service to the Cal Poly commu­ kinderjiarten levels. Children are nity. placed in a cla.ss based on their baby. Daughter Tayler was admitted “Students have priority because developmental ai^e, versus chrono- into the program when she was 10 we are an ASI sponsored organiza­ loffical aj;e. months old. Jon King/ Summer Mustang The center also provides a sum­ tion,” Iversen said. “Rut tor tinan- While waiting, the couple Children at Poly's children's center play while their parents attend class. cial reasons we keep a balance ot mer program for school-a^»e chil­ arranged their schedule so one of faculty, staff and students.” dren. Poly Trekkers offers field trips, them could he with Tayler at all Enrollment at the center is at arts and crafts and special events on times. Both parents are very pleased least 51 percent student-parents, campus. with their daughter’s progress. Correction policy with the remaining availabilities Each class has a teacher to stu­ “Everything is a plus here,” Mustang Daily publishes corrections on its own and in its own allocated between faculty, staff and dent ratio that allows the children Moore said of his now 21 -month-old voice as soon as we are told about a mistake by anyone — our staff, some alumni. adequate adult attention and super­ daughter. “We looked at other an uninvolved reader, or an aggrieved reader — and can confirm the Speech ciimmunications i^raduate vision: infant and toddler has a options and in-home care. The sys­ correct information.This policy, however, should not be taken for a poli­ Tamara Brown t»ot on the waitin^j teacher to child ratio of l-to-3; tran­ tem is so great and 1 don’t think you cy of accommodating readers who are simply unhappy about a story list when she was four months pret;- sition l-to-4; preschool l-to-8; can beat it.” that has been published. For corrections or complaints, contact editor nant with her daughter Celeste. kinderj'arten and Poly Trekkers 1- The center has been operating for Joe Nolan at (805) 756-1796or [email protected] Now two years old. Celeste was to-10. more than 25 years, but has been in admitted into the center when she Each class also requires specific its present location for six years. was 1 5 months old. education and experience levels tor The nationally accredited For Brown, the Children’s Center teachers. Children’s Center is funded primari­ Correction .illowed her to re-enroll in school The center features hours con­ ly through ASI. The. enrollment The July 29 review of “Gimedy of Emirs" incorrecfly implied rhaf fhe play full-time. ducive to most class schedules for price varies, depending on the fami­ is produced hy the SLO Little TiTeater. The play is produced by the G;ntral Brown is currently workin« at the the student-parents, and breakfast, lies economic status and the child’s Qiast Shakespeare Fe.stival and performed at the SLO Little Theater.