Oct. 19 marked the first of three days in the Out For Blood competition against Mt. San Antonio College, which ended in a victory for Cal Poly Pomona. By the end of the drive, CPP brought in 197 pints while Mt. SAC brought in 152 pints. The 45-pint dif- ference gives CPP a signifi- cant lead over Mt. SAC for the Out For Blood compe- tition when it resumes in April. This event started in fall of 2006, when Coordinator of the Student Health Ser- vices, Debbie Jackley, was approached by the Ameri- can Red Cross for a blood drive competition against local community college, Mt. SAC. “They talked about how in other areas of the coun- try they’ve been successful in getting blood drive com- petitions between univer- sities,” said Jackley. “We don’t have too many rivals, so they thought Mt. SAC would be good.” Last year, CPP lost the blood drive competition for the first time, 17 pints short of Mt. SAC’s 446 pints. Student Health Services made strong efforts this quarter to encourage more students to donate. CPP Student Health Ser- vices teamed up with Beta Alpha Psi, an academic fraternity for financial in- formation students and professionals, to promote this year’s Out For Blood competition. “Beta Alpha Psi has con- tributed by putting up all the posters on stakes and flyers on bulletin boards,” said Jackley. “They’ve been busy announcing it in their classes and encourag- ing people to donate.” At the blood drive, stu- dents were required to read information regard- ing blood donation while they waited to meet with a nurse. Once inside a booth, stu- dents met with a nurse to fill out a questionnaire and get a blood test to see if they were healthy enough to donate. If approved, students then went to the blood do- nation beds where a staff member of the American Red Cross drew blood. When students finished donating and their arms were bandaged, they pro- ceeded to the canteen area where free juice and snacks were provided. The Poly Post VOL. LXVI NO. 5 TUESDAY, OCTOBER 26, 2010 www.thepolypost.com CALIFORNIA STATE POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY, POMONA IN THIS IN THIS ISSUE ISSUE NEWS: Fall Career Day preview Pg.2 Pg.8 Pg.16 Pg.18 LIFESTYLE:Temper Trap concert review OPINIONS: Prop. 19 spells trouble SPORTS: Men’s soccer team blows out CSUEB WASC team gives CPP thumbs up MITCHELL SALTZMAN News Editor Todd Olson, graduate student of education, relaxes as he gets his blood pressure taken before giving blood at the Out For Blood event. Katie O’ Laughlin / e Poly Post After a three-day visit, the peer review team from WASC said the university would receive a very positive report CPP and Mt. SAC out for blood Annual blood drive competition against Mt. San Antonio College Starts up again See BLOOD/Pg. 6 Controversial propositions on the ballot California’s registered voters will once again take to the ballot boxes on Nov. 2 to decide the fate of a num- ber of crucial propositions. To help voters make more informed decisions at the ballot box, here is a summa- ry of what voting “yes” or “no” on a few controversial measures may mean for the state’s future: Proposition 25, a state Constitutional amendment initiative, and Proposition 19, the marijua- na initiative. A recent University of Southern California/Los Angeles Times poll revealed a majority of likely voters in California oppose the ballot initiative, while interviews conducted with students by the Post indicates the op- posite might be true at Cal Poly Pomona. PROPOSITION 25 If passed, Proposition 25 Propositions 25 and 19 are two specific measures that are likely to divide voters ARIEL CARMONA, JR. Staff Writer A peer review team ap- pointed by the Western As- sociation of Schools and Colleges assured Cal Poly Pomona would receive a very positive report at the conclu- sion of its three-day visit last week. The team evaluated vari- ous aspects of the univer- sity’s mission, values, and its ability to help students reach their academic goals. This peer-review is the second stage in reaccredita- tion, which is a non-gov- ernmental process of peer review needed for Cal Poly Pomona to be able to receive federal funding. The first stage was a capac- ity and preparatory review, which took place in 2008 and resulted in five recommenda- tions made to the university to be addressed before the next review. The recommendations in- cluded: • The adoption of a core set of understandings of the Teacher/Scholar model. • The establishment of a clear understanding of the duties of the CPP Administration and the Academic Senate. • The establishment and implementation of CPP’s strategic plan- ning processes. • An establishment of a workable General Education assessment plan • The submission of a written report in preparation for this visit that produces a completed campus strategic plan and pro- vides documented as- surance that general education assessment is on the way. Speaking to an audience of CPP administration and faculty, Chair of the WASC Review Team Howard Co- hen, complimented Cal Poly Pomona on its preparatory work for the visit. “We recognize that the work that you were asked to do two years ago to get to this place would have been a large amount of work in nor- mal times, but you managed to do it in times of financial turmoil,” said Cohen. Claudia Pinter-Lucke, member of the WASC Steer- ing Committee and the as- See WASC/Pg. 4 Proposition 25 will penalize state legislators for every day a state budget is late and reduce the amount of votes required to pass a budget. Photo illustration by Daniel Nguyen / e Poly Post See POT/Pg. 7 “ I wanted to save a life and be able to say to my friends that I donated. -Gordon Chang Second-year computer science student “ CECILY ARAMBULA Staff Writer
Transcript
Oct. 19 marked the fi rst of three days in the Out For Blood competition against Mt. San Antonio College, which ended in a victory for Cal Poly Pomona.
By the end of the drive, CPP brought in 197 pints while Mt. SAC brought in 152 pints. The 45-pint dif-ference gives CPP a signifi -
cant lead over Mt. SAC for the Out For Blood compe-tition when it resumes in April.
This event started in fall of 2006, when Coordinator of the Student Health Ser-vices, Debbie Jackley, was approached by the Ameri-can Red Cross for a blood drive competition against local community college, Mt. SAC.
“They talked about how in other areas of the coun-try they’ve been successful in getting blood drive com-petitions between univer-sities,” said Jackley. “We don’t have too many rivals, so they thought Mt. SAC would be good.”
Last year, CPP lost the
blood drive competition for the fi rst time, 17 pints short of Mt. SAC’s 446 pints.
Student Health Services made strong efforts this quarter to encourage more students to donate.
CPP Student Health Ser-vices teamed up with Beta Alpha Psi, an academic fraternity for fi nancial in-formation students and
professionals, to promote this year’s Out For Blood competition.
“Beta Alpha Psi has con-tributed by putting up all the posters on stakes and fl yers on bulletin boards,” said Jackley. “They’ve been busy announcing it in their classes and encourag-ing people to donate.”
At the blood drive, stu-
dents were required to read information regard-ing blood donation while they waited to meet with a nurse.
Once inside a booth, stu-dents met with a nurse to fi ll out a questionnaire and get a blood test to see if they were healthy enough to donate.
If approved, students then went to the blood do-nation beds where a staff member of the American Red Cross drew blood.
When students fi nished donating and their arms were bandaged, they pro-ceeded to the canteen area where free juice and snacks were provided.
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CALIFORNIA STATE POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY, POMONA
IN THISIN THISISSUEISSUE
NEWS: Fall Career Day preview
Pg.2 Pg.8 Pg.16 Pg.18
LIFESTYLE:Temper Trap concert review
OPINIONS: Prop. 19 spells trouble
SPORTS: Men’s soccer team blows out CSUEB
WASC team gives CPP thumbs up
MITCHELL SALTZMAN
News Editor
Todd Olson, graduate student of education, relaxes as he gets his blood pressure taken before giving blood at the Out For Blood event.Katie O’ Laughlin / Th e Poly Post
After a three-day visit, the peer review team from WASC said the university would receive a very positive report
CPP and Mt. SAC out for bloodAnnual blood drive competition against Mt. San Antonio College Starts up again
See BLOOD/Pg. 6
Controversial propositions on the ballot
California’s registered voters will once again take to the ballot boxes on Nov. 2 to decide the fate of a num-ber of crucial propositions.
To help voters make more informed decisions at the ballot box, here is a summa-ry of what voting “yes” or
“no” on a few controversial measures may mean for the state’s future: Proposition 25, a state Constitutional amendment initiative, and Proposition 19, the marijua-na initiative.
A recent University of Southern California/Los Angeles Times poll revealed a majority of likely voters in California oppose the ballot initiative, while interviews conducted with students by the Post indicates the op-posite might be true at Cal Poly Pomona.
PROPOSITION 25If passed, Proposition 25
Propositions 25 and 19 are two specific measures that are likely to divide voters
ARIEL CARMONA, JR.
Staff Writer
A peer review team ap-pointed by the Western As-sociation of Schools and Colleges assured Cal Poly Pomona would receive a very positive report at the conclu-sion of its three-day visit last week.
The team evaluated vari-ous aspects of the univer-sity’s mission, values, and its ability to help students reach their academic goals.
This peer-review is the second stage in reaccredita-tion, which is a non-gov-ernmental process of peer review needed for Cal Poly Pomona to be able to receive federal funding.
The fi rst stage was a capac-ity and preparatory review, which took place in 2008 and resulted in fi ve recommenda-tions made to the university to be addressed before the next review.
The recommendations in-cluded:
• The adoption of a core set of understandings of the Teacher/Scholar model.
• The establishment of a clear understanding of the duties of the CPP Administration and the Academic Senate.
• The establishment and implementation of CPP’s strategic plan-ning processes.
• An establishment of a workable General Education assessment plan
• The submission of a written report in preparation for this visit that produces a completed campus strategic plan and pro-vides documented as-surance that general education assessment is on the way.
Speaking to an audience of CPP administration and faculty, Chair of the WASC Review Team Howard Co-hen, complimented Cal Poly Pomona on its preparatory work for the visit.
“We recognize that the work that you were asked to do two years ago to get to this place would have been a large amount of work in nor-mal times, but you managed to do it in times of fi nancial turmoil,” said Cohen.
Claudia Pinter-Lucke, member of the WASC Steer-ing Committee and the as-
See WASC/Pg. 4Proposition 25 will penalize state legislators for every day a state budget is late and reduce the amount of votes required to pass a budget.
Photo illustration by Daniel Nguyen / Th e Poly Post
See POT/Pg. 7
“ I wanted to save a life and be able to say to my friends that I donated.
-Gordon ChangSecond-year computer science student
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CECILY ARAMBULA
Staff Writer
On Sept. 30 California Governor Arnold Schwar-zenegger vetoed Senate Bill 330, which would amend the Public Records Act to require private entities within the California State University system, including the Cal Poly Pomona Foundation, to submit budgets and gains from government donors and volunteers.
Schwarzenegger said in a statement to the media that he believes because of the way the bill is worded now, it will protect some donors but will not grant others the level of privacy they deserve.
Schwarzenegger’s state-ment went on to say that because of the risk of pub-lic scrutiny, the bill poses a threat to the private funds most schools receive. As a result, Schwarzenegger can-not sign the bill.
Paul Storey, executive di-rector of Cal Poly Pomona Foundation Inc., explained how the bill would have little effect on the CPP Founda-tion.
“The Foundation is pretty transparent as it is,” said Sto-rey. “We have a 20-member board with students, faculty and staff. If you look on our websites, you can see our an-nual reports, board meetings, agendas and so on.”
David Prenovost, the chief fi nancial offi cer of Founda-tion Financial services said
being a public-benefi t cor-poration as opposed to a pri-vate foundation makes them transparent.
“We’re not a private foun-dation so everything is avail-able,” said Prenovost. “Our tax returns are on a global website called GuideStar and of course we put our tax re-turns on our website.”
Public record of the CPP Foundation is accessible to anyone, but the issue of do-nors is still a concern for Sto-rey.
“The main concerns the
CSU had with the bill was with donors,” said Storey. “Even though there was some protection in the bill, the CSU wanted to make sure that donors were protected because they didn’t want the concern that they couldn’t get some of the donations that we need to help the uni-versity.”
The CSU did propose a middle ground on the bill that would completely pro-tect donors, but the bill’s au-thor, California State Senator
Fall Career Day, which welcomes more than 50 employers seeking new em-ployees, will be held Oct. 27 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Bronco Commons.
Some of the companies expected to be present in-clude: Automatic Data Processing, Banfi eld Pet Hospital, California Sci-ence Center, Hyatt Regency Century Plaza, Los Angeles Unifi ed School District and The Boeing Company.
On Thursday Oct. 28, the Engineering and Hi-Tech Job Fair will also take place at the Bronco Com-mons from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Employers that will be present include: BAE Sys-tems Composite Structures, County of Riverside Trans-portation, Southern Califor-nia Edison, The Aerospace Corporation, Union Pacifi c Railroad and more.
The Career Center has hosted events in preparation for Fall Career Day and the Engineering and Hi-Tech Job Fair. Today, Resuma-niac is taking place at the Career Center, where em-ployers will be critiquing resumes to make them more presentable.
Last Thursday, the Ca-reer Center put on a “How to Prepare for Career Day” workshop, presented by Raub, Bein, Frost and Asso-ciates Consulting’s Human Resource representative Lisa Tran.
RBF Consulting is a civil engineering fi rm that pro-vides consulting services
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NEWS IN BRIEFNEWS IN BRIEF
POLICE BLOTTERPOLICE BLOTTERREPORTOCT. 14, 10:02 p.m.Occurred at Red Cross Security wants to fi le a police report on someone that is trespassing on their property.Disposition: Report Taken
OTHER INCIDENTOCT. 15, 8:45 a.m.Occurred at 71. Recreation Maint. RP JIM x4138. Rattlesnake behind building.Disposition: Animal Pickup
MOTOR VEHICLE THEFTOCT 15, 2:54 p.m.Occurred at B lot. Disposition: Assisted
TRAFFIC COLLISIONOct. 16, 11:05 a.m.Occurred at K Lot. Paint transfer Chevrolet purple/black License 55PP492. Damage to Honda right near bumper. Chevrolet has a white scrape on front left side. K24.Disposition: Info Received
SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCESOct. 16, 12:02 p.m.Occurred at 211 A&B Agriscapes. Male smoking a bong in the cab of a Ford Ranger TK.Disposition: Code 14 – Return to normal duty
SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANECESOCT. 17, 2:29 p.m.Occurred at K Lot. Th r ee people throwing pumpkins over the fence.Disposition: Code 14. Return to normal duty.
SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCESOCT 18, 4:11 p.m.Occurred at University Library. Two white males in their 30’s wearing tan pants and blue shirts. Asking for money and handing out Bibles in and outside Library.Disposition: Advised/Complied
SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCESOCT. 19, 7:02 a.m.Occurred at 109. Student has female driver following her through campus. Request police offi cer to meet her in front of station.Disposition: Detained 5150.
TRAFFIC COLLISIONOCT. 19, 12:46 p.m.Occurred at Lot K. Toyota Camry and Rav 4 by soccer fi eld. Unknown injuries.Disposition: Assisted
PETTY THEFTOCT. 16, 9:14 a.m.Stolen bike at building 105. Blue Hybrid Absolute 4.0. Royal Blue. Last seen yesterday at 1500 hours. Stolen this morning. Lock cut.Disposition: Report Taken
‘Career Day’ to pack Bronco CommonsANA IBARRA
Staff Writer
Bill would have forced entities like CPP Foundation to become more transparent
BEN FRENCH
Staff Writer
An overhead view of the 2008 Fall Career Day held in the University Quad, where job-hunting students spoke with employers .
FILE - Edward Fillinger / Th e Poly Post
Photo Courtesy of gov.ca.gov
“Love – The Good, Bad & Ugly,” a two-part art exhibit created by the Violence Prevention & Women’s Resource Center and the Bronco Exhibit Gallery is on display today from noon to 1 p.m. in Ursa Major of the Bronco Student Center. The photography project exemplifi es the ideals of Domestic Violence Awareness Month.
The exhibit shows examples of positive relationships with the goal of providing hope to survivors of domestic violence. According to the website, “The mission of the ASI Bronco Student Center Art Program is to create an engaging and stimulating environment by acquiring and displaying exhibits and informative topics by living art-ists that refl ect diversity of art produced; particularly in the Los Angeles metropolitan area.” For more informa-tion or to learn how to get involved, visit asi.csupomona/gallery.
Students will have an op-portunity today to get free tips on staying healthy and “partying safely” at this year’s HEALTHfest. The B.E. S.M.A.R.T. (Better Educated Students Manag-ing Alcohol Responsibili-ties Together) event will take place from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. in University Park.
The event, hosted by Cal Poly Pomona’s Well-ness Center, will offer stu-dents free food, interactive games, bicycle registration and free health information to better academic suc-cess. For more information about the event, visit dsa.csupomona.edu.
The 7th Annual Cyber Security Fair will take place from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Thursday in the Bronco Student Center.
Before the event is held, the university’s Division of Instructional & Information Technology reviews all stu-dent projects for accuracy.
The fair will include hands-on demonstrations by experts and workshops at the new Bronco Com-mons.
The fair is free and prizes for participants include an Xbox 360.
The event is held to raise public awareness about protecting personal com-puters and is in respect of National Cyber Security Awareness Month.
For students who would
like to learn more about cy-ber security, a course will be offered from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. in Ursa Major A & B in the Bronco Student Center on Friday. The “Ul-timate Hacking Class” is offered for students only and will cost $39 for pre-registration and $50 for day of registration. A T-shirt and lunch will also be provided. For more infor-mation, visit www.csupo-mona.edu/~cyberfair.
Cyber security fair to commence Thursday
ASI welcomes student input on Rec Center
Health tips provided to better academic success
On Thursday, Nov. 4, students will have the op-portunity to give the uni-versity their input regard-ing the newly approved Recreation Center project.
Students, along with the rest of the campus com-munity, will be provided with more information about the project.
They will also be able to provide feedback as the schematic design por-tion of the project is being decided. The discussion will be facilitated by LPA Architects and Associated Students, Inc.
LPA Architects was rec-ognized in 2009 by Engi-neering News Record as the number 11 green de-sign architecture firm in the nation and is based out of Irvine, CA.
The first meeting is scheduled to take place Nov. 4, location to be an-nounced, but tentatively set for the Orion Suites of the Bronco Student Center and Dec. 2 in Ursa Minor. Both meetings will run from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Participants are wel-come to come either for the entire meeting or a portion.
Art exhibits the good, bad and ugly side of love
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See VETO/Pg. 7
Gov. vetoes transparency bill
For a brief period of time, the assembly line of lunches being served came to a halt as employees dropped to the ground and took cover. On the other side of the counter was a curious sight: students looking bemusedly at one an-other from the cover of lunch tables.
Similar scenes were recog-nized across the state as the Great California Shakeout took place at 10:21 a.m. last Thursday.
“I think it was necessary, but also embarrassing,” said Evonne Dotson, a custodial assistant, who was eating lunch at the Bronco Student Center. Dotson also said she believes Cal Poly Pomona is prepared for an earthquake.
Cal Poly Pomona students joined nearly eight million people in what is said to be the largest earthquake drill in U.S. history. The statewide drill has occurred for the past three years, and Cal Poly Po-mona has remained a partici-pant.
In conjunction with the drill, the Cal Poly Pomona Safety Alert System, which sends out phone calls, text messages and e-mails, was tested.
“We knew it was going to happen because there are [posters] all over the building, we got e-mails, text messages and phone calls,” said Kelsey Webber, a second-year animal science student.
Participants were asked
over public announcement systems to duck, cover and brace themselves for the du-ration of a minute as if they were experiencing a real earthquake. The event was created to increase earthquake preparedness among the gen-eral populace.
Some students were not sure that the drill would pre-pare the campus for a real earthquake.
“I don’t think it was any-thing new,” said Sarehkhani, a second-year English student.
However, he added that he has faith the buildings will re-main intact. Prior to the drill, he had learned about it in an e-mail.
Emergency Services Coor-dinator Debbie McFall said
faculty and staff are taught how to respond in an earth-quake so that they may guide the students to safety. She also said that it would be a teach-ing moment for the faculty.
It would seem that some faculty decided not to partake in the earthquake drill. That was the experience for The-resa Ho, a second-year zool-ogy student, whose class did not participate in the drill.
“I don’t think that the drill was that helpful,” said Ho.
She said it was important that everyone should know the correct protocol in the event of an earthquake. She also said she would be pre-pared in case of an earth-quake.
University Library Build-
ing Marshall Olufunke Oluy-emi said that many people at the library participated, and over the years, the levels of participation has grown.
Oluyemi said the increased participation was helped by having more publicity for the event. She said students need to be aware of the environ-ment in the event of an emer-gency. In the case of a disas-ter, the library has emergency provisions such as food and water.
If necessary, Cal Poly Po-mona has resources such as: water, food and shelter to provide for students during an emergency. There will also be counselors on hand to help people in shock.
McFall said even though
Cal Poly Pomona has many resources, it is important that individuals be proactive rath-er than reactive.
“We are really blessed … we have produce on the vine … beef that has already been processed,” said McFall. “What becomes important is for us to have thought it through so that we can take advantages of [the available supplies].”
In the event of an emergen-cy, if communications such as cell phones and the Internet were to go down, the campus would use radio to contact cities in the local vicinity for help and information.
Although budget cuts have sliced out course offerings at Cal Poly Pomona, students and faculty still consider the university’s ‘learn by doing’ philosophy a high priority.
“I think being prepared for the real world and getting job experience sooner is more im-portant than being educated longer,” said Andrew Miller, a fourth-year psychology stu-dent.
“Real work experience is more important than a de-gree — a piece of paper,” said Miller, adding that some of his friends who pursued a mas-ter’s degree were having dif-fi culty fi nding employment.
The Collins College of Hos-pitality Management, home to the student-run Restaurant at Kellogg Ranch as well as Kel-logg West Conference Center and Lodge, provides students with more than a glimpse of a career in their respective fi elds.
“[The Collins College] has
the most public display of ‘learn by doing,’ said Lisa Mc-Theron, director of communi-cations and external relations of the Collins College. “For example, students gain a com-prehensive idea of what it’s like to run a restaurant.”
McTheron said hospitality students also work on proj-ects that can directly affect the management of real-life busi-nesses.
One such project involved altering the drink list for the Islands restaurant chain to im-prove sales.
Referring to cuts that might affect the polytechnic ap-proach that Cal Poly Pomona garners its name from, Depart-ment Chair of Mechanical En-gineering Hassan Rejali said such sacrifi ces have not been necessary.
“The hands-on part of [our] program is essential—[we] have to have [the polytechnic approach] and make sure it is not affected as much as we can,” said Rejali.
Rejali said in the case of mechanical engineering, the department has used its own monetary resources acquired from donations, endowments and discretionary funds to prop itself up.
“The ‘learn by doing’ phi-
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What is it that people re-ally want to achieve in a lifetime?
As college students, the general idea seems simple: get through school, fi nd a great paying job, work hard, possibly retire and then die.
Maybe the chain of events isn’t so clear cut, but the general idea that most col-lege students seek well-pay-ing jobs rather than fulfi ll-ing careers is disheartening.
It makes a person wonder how many people are mak-ing a living doing what they enjoy.
How many students are nearing the end of a college education with a degree they aren’t really happy with?
It’s hard to imagine what the emotional impact would be of realizing that a whole life has been wasted chasing money.
Everyone has a dream job. In most cases, it is stig-matized by society as be-ing nothing more than what a person does when he or she is not busy with “real” work.
Whether it’s being a mu-sician, a writer, an artist or an athlete, the very idea of making a living off things people truly enjoy doing has become socially unac-ceptable.
It’s true that not everyone will be a rock star or a leg-endary painter, but it is pos-sible for a person to make a good living in the fi eld he or she enjoys.
Take Hollywood, for in-stance.
If a person’s greatest dream is to work in the en-tertainment capital of the world, it is very possible.
Getting paid millions to star in blockbuster fi lms may not be an option for most, but there are always other methods of succeed-ing.
The entire Hollywood system depends on a net-work of producers, writers, editors, assistants and a whole list of other very im-portant individuals.
This is just one example.
GREG TOUMASSIANEditor-in-Chief
Money makes the world sour
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Students statewide stop, drop and hold on
Students take cover under a desk in the University Library during the Great California Shakeout drill.Rachel Winter / Th e Poly Post
Collins College and engineering programs exemplify CPP’s ‘Learn By Doing’ philosophy
Chef Scott Rudolph instructs fourth-year Hotel and Restaurant Management students Ashlyn Katzanmeyer, left , and Aliza Karmiryan during Oktoberfest at the Restaurant at Kellogg Ranch on Oct. 9, 2009.
FILE - Marcie Heacox / Th e Poly Post
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sociate vice president of academic programs, was confi dent CPP would be ac-credited; it was only a matter of how long it would last.
“I think we could easily get the ten year [reaccredi-tation],” said Pinter-Lucke. “We’ve done a lot of work in the last two years, a lot of investments into things like increased assessment of our academic programs that are general education [and] we have a brand new university strategic plan that we didn’t have two years ago.”
Faculty and administration were not the only ones in-volved in this review process.
Last Thursday, an open fo-rum was held in the library, inviting the entire campus to meet the review team and talk about how Cal Poly Po-mona has helped them reach their academic goals.
“I’ve had great success with the general education classes that are offered here,” said Ernesto Perez, a liberal arts graduate. “After gradu-ating here, I taught for two years at Los Angeles Unifi ed School District. The Liberal Arts Department prepared me for what it takes to be a teacher out there.”
Michael Biagi, the newly appointed director of park-
ing and transportation, also spoke at the open forum to share how there are even student learning outcomes in the university strategic plan
related to parking and trans-portation.
“We emphasize global awareness and sustainability with rideshare programs, op-
tions for shuttles on campus that are run on compressed natural gas, encouraging peo-ple to use mass transit with a link that takes them from the metro link on to campus,” said Biagi. “We tie every-thing that we do, even with something that is as fringe-oriented as parking and trans-portation into student learn-ing outcomes.”
At the exit meeting, Cohen summarized the fi ndings of his team and assured a room of faculty and administration members that the results of their report would be good news.
“This report will be very
positive and you all should feel very good about your university,” said Cohen.
Pinter-Lucke estimated the fi nal decision of accredita-tion would arrive about fi ve months from now. In one to two months, the university will receive a report from the visiting team for an opportu-nity to make any corrections.
From there, the report will be sent to the WASC com-mission to be brought up at the next meeting where a fi -nal decision regarding CPP’s reaccreditation will be made.
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Department Chair of Aerospace Engineering, Ali Ahmadi, considers the aero-space engineering program “blessed” with $5 million of support from the United States Air Force.
“Despite the budget [being] tight, we have done remark-ably well — the hands-on ap-proach is alive and well,” he said.
Even with such support, stu-dents still feel differently.
Peter Castañon, a second-year aerospace engineering student, said labs are not being offered suffi ciently and tend to always be full.
“[I] can’t ‘learn by do-
ing’ without the opportunity of learning fi rst. Once in a lab, we learn by doing,” said Castañon.
Even so, Castañon said the elimination of furloughs this quarter has buffered Cal Poly Pomona’s polytechnic ap-proach by allowing him to at-tend the labs he can get into for the full 10 weeks and pace his projects accordingly.
“We’re trying to minimize the effects on ‘learn by do-ing’ by making it more eco-nomical,” said Frank Ewers, department chair of biological sciences. “As a department chair, [I can say] the budget this year is better than the past two years — the students have it better this year.”
First-year students enter-ing Cal Poly Pomona, such as Animal Health Science student Julie Millet, said they have not been at the university long enough to experience the extent of the ‘learn by doing’ philosophy, but hope to none-theless.
“I haven’t experienced too much, but I’ve gone down and helped with the pigs. My ma-jor really needs to be hands-on and I hope [Cal Poly Pomona] keeps it that way,” she said.
However, some students feel their curriculums are not conducive to the polytechnic approach to begin with.
Fourth-year Sociology stu-dent Clement Chan said his program did not refl ect heavily the focus on real-life experi-ence over other programs.
“I feel like [my] curricu-lum is based on readings, not actual experiences,” he said, recognizing sociology may be a diffi cult study to apply the polytechnic approach to.
Such can be the case for a few liberal arts studies where it can be diffi cult to provide stu-dents a hands-on application of their knowledge that goes beyond lectures and group dis-cussions.
Despite this, liberal arts studies still try to apply the polytechnic approach where applicable.
“I don’t feel like the ‘learn by doing’ philosophy is af-fected at all,” said Liz Bo-chove, a fourth-year psychol-ogy student. “Teachers have a lot of research opportuni-ties and classes with labs and experience help me be more prepared for graduate school, which will prepare me for my career.”
Howard Cohen, chair of the WASC review team, addresses an audience of faculty, administration and students at an open forum held in the University Library.Anthony Mendez / Th e Poly Post
“We recognize that the work that you were asked to do two years ago would have been a large amount of work in nor-mal times, but you managed to do it in times of financial turmoil.
LEARN: Backbone of CPP intact despite budget cutsContinued from page 3
Nick Ruiz, a fi ft h-year hotel and restaurant management student, prepares a meal at the Restaurant at Kellogg Ranch in this 2009 fi le photo.
FILE - Marcie Heacox / Th e Poly Post
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for land development, water resources, transportation, structures and public works.
Although RBF Consult-ing will not be present at Fall Career Day, Tran made a PowerPoint presentation that instructed students on what to expect on Career Day and how to dress the part for the event.
Tran also mentioned that she will be back at Cal Poly Pomona for the career fair in the spring.
“Cal Poly Pomona is such a great school to look for
employers, we come here all the time,” said Tran. “The students are really val-ued because they are proac-tive and usually have great internship experience.”
The workshop empha-sized the realistic expecta-tions students need to have at Career Day.
“Especially during this economy, you may not walk away with a job, but you will get great interview ex-perience, and you can gath-er business cards for future follow up,” said Tran.
She also gave advice on how to make a memorable impression on an employer and stressed the importance of asking questions.
“It’s like a date,” said Tran. “The employer and
employee have to ask each other questions to fi gure out if they like each other.”
After the presentation, students were able to meet with Tran and ask her more specifi c questions.
This was the case for fourth-year Business Ad-ministration student Har -simran Gill, who was con-cerned with the fact that U.S. citizens have an ad-vantage over non-U.S. citi-zens when it comes to get-ting hired.
“I feel that with federal restrictions and how the economy is now, it is going to be harder fi nding a job,” said Gill. “Hopefully Ca-reer Day can help me fi nd an internship that can lead to a job later on.”
Shirleen Susanti, a fourth-year hotel and restaurant management student, left the workshop ready and confi dent for Fall Career Day.
“The workshop really helped,” said Susanti. “I feel better prepared, and I took some pointers on the importance of making a lasting impression at career day.”
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Students and employers come together at last year’s Fall Career Day held in the University Quad.FILE - Paul Rosales / Th e Poly Post
“Cal Poly is such a great school to look for employment.
-Lisa TranRBF Consulting Human Resources
Representative
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Many CPP students came to the blood drive on all three days for various rea-sons.
“I wanted to save a life and be able to say to my friends that I donated,” said Gordon Chang, a second-year computer science stu-dent. “If I’m late to class, I can just say ‘I donated blood.’”
Other students at the blood drive decided to do-nate solely with the inten-tions of helping others.
“I think it’s really impor-tant [to donate] because if you have the opportunity to help people, why not? Es-
pecially if you’re already healthy,” said Michael San-chez, a fi fth-year kinesiolo-gy student who has donated numerous times before.
Some students donated for more personal reasons.
“I donated because my mom takes blood transfu-sions, so I feel like I want-ed to help people out,” said Regina Solorio, a fi rst-year liberal studies student.
The American Red Cross has a list of requirements, and some students were turned away for not meet-ing weight limits.
A donor must be at least 17 years of age, weigh at
least 110 pounds and be in good health, which will ul-timately be determined by the Red Cross staff.
Herminia Fletes, a fourth-year international business and marketing student, has not been able to donate blood in the past due to health requirements.
“I’ve tried to donate be-
fore, but I wasn’ t able to because my iron was low ,” said Fletes.
After fi nally being ap-proved to donate last week, Fletes said, “I just wanted to help out and give back.”
Eric Breslau, a fi rst-year psychology student, was one of the students who did not donate.
“I came with my friend as a spontaneous thing, but it just didn’ t feel right,” said Breslau.
Other options are avail-able for those who are not able or choose not to do-nate.
“I realize not everyone is available to donate,” said Jackley. “There’s a long list of criteria that would de-fer you from donating. If they can’t donate, there are ways to help out in terms of talking up the idea [of do-nating] with their friends or volunteering at a blood drive.”
The American Red Cross
holds blood drives on cam-pus throughout the fall, win-ter and spring quarters. The total pints collected during blood drives in October and April determine the winner of the competition.
“All of us could someday be in the position to need blood,” said Jackley . “If you consider one pint could potentially save up to three lives, that’s pretty powerful information.”
For more information, visit Cal Poly Pomona’ s Student Health Services.
Th ird-year Liberal Studies student Amanda Francis was glad to help others by donating her blood at the “Out For Blood” blood drive.Katie O’ Laughlin / Th e Poly Post
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“ I just wanted to help out and give back.
-Herminia FletesFourth-year IBM student
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would lower the vote need-ed to pass the state budget from the two-thirds to a ma-jority vote. State lawmak-ers would permanently lose salary as well as living and travel expenses for every day the budget was late.
According to the voter’s guide, every year state law-makers have to pass a budget laying out how state money will be spent. It takes a two-thirds majority vote by the State Senate and State As-sembly to pass the budget.
The Governor can veto all or part of the budget. In such a case, it takes a two-thirds vote in each house for law-makers to override a veto and undo changes by the Governor.
Given lawmakers have seldom passed a budget on time in the past 30 years, when a budget is not in place on July 1, paychecks for state offi ceholders are delayed and then paid in full once a budget eventually is passed.
The California Teachers Association is one organiza-tion supporting Proposition 25.
CTA Spokesperson Frank Wells said Proposition 25 would benefi t K-12 and higher education.
“We have a late state bud-get every year.” Wells said, speaking in favor of Propo-sition 25. “It affects schools because they can’t plan ahead. We are one of only three states that requires a two-thirds majority vote,”
Wells said the Proposition will penalize lawmakers.
“It’s really ridiculous that they can’t meet their consti-tutional deadline. It all boils down to politics, and it re-ally does wreak havoc with the schools because they have to err on the side of not having enough money,” said Wells.
Wells said Proposition 25 will make it too easy for one political party to control state spending.
“We have a majority of the Democrats in the legis-lature right now, but this can be addressed by things like better campaigning,” said
Wells. “It’s done that way in other states.”
Wells said that complex propositions have a tenden-cy to confuse prospective voters.
“They are kind of techni-cal and that tends to make people’s eyes glaze over,” said Wells.
According to no25yes26.com, a coalition of taxpay-ers, small businesses and en-vironmental experts, Propo-sition 25 would be harmful to local businesses who are already struggling to stay in business. The Pomona Chamber of Commerce is listed on the website oppos-ing Proposition 25.
At press time, Frank Gar-cia, executive director of the Pomona Chamber’s board of director referred ques-tions regarding Proposition 25 to Adriana Robledo, vice president of government af-fairs.
Robledo said the Cham-ber’s legislative committee makes recommendations on the propositions and the board then votes to approve those recommendations.
PROPOSITION 19If Proposition 19 passes,
it would allow anyone age 21 or older to grow or pos-sess small quantities of marijuana for personal use. State and local governments could then regulate and tax the production and sale of the drug.
According to the voter information guide, support-ers feel California is wast-ing money tracking down and jailing people whose only crime is using mari-juana. Supporters believe we should regulate and tax marijuana like alcohol, and use the money on vital ser-vices, especially given the economic shortfalls the state
has currently experienced.Alicia Santos, a third-
year theater student said she would probably vote in favor of legalizing the drug.
“Most of the people I know who do smoke pot are really responsible They smoke pot because it’s a good way to relax, they don’t see it as a drug, and it’s not a gateway drug either,” said Santos, “It’s like smoking a cigarette, and if smoking a cigarette is a gateway drug, then God knows what else.”
Santos said with so many people growing the drug, she worried it might be hard for the government to con-trol it, but she believes the positives outweigh the po-tential drawbacks.
“They could put fund-ing back into schools or more medical research or green technology,” she said. “There’s so many things they could do with that tax money, the problem is how are they going to control all the suppliers so that they can tax it and how do we know that it’s not going to be an-other corrupt bureaucracy where people are getting kick backs for growing.”
Dana Robertson, a third-year civil engineering stu-dent disagreed.
“I think there’s always going to be budget problems and just fi nding a new thing to tax isn’t going to solve it,” said Robertson. “I would rather not have something like that legal in the state of California.”
“The number of underage drinkers is like a phenom-enal number and I think the same thing might happen with marijuana, I think a lot more people would use it,” he said.
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Leland Yee, refused the pro-posal.
A sum total of $5.3 million was given to CPP in dona-tions in 2009. Of this, 10 per-cent was given from organi-zations and 35 percent came from individuals other than parents and alumni.
If the donations were anon-ymous, there is a chance that some of those people would not donate again due to the risk of exposure from Senate Bill 330, had it passed.
If donors intended on do-nating the same amounts, Senate Bill 330 would cost Cal Poly Pomona millions of dollars in potential funds.
Dennis Miller, director of employment services for CPP Foundation spoke of volunteers on campus and their perception of being on-record.
“If [Senate Bill] 330 passed then it probably would have dissuaded somebody from volunteering because they
didn’t want their informa-tion disclosed,” said Miller. “For our purposes and the type of volunteers we have – usually they’re volunteers for working in the Arabian Horse Center or wherever they’re needed – I think they wouldn’t be concerned with whether or not their informa-tion was disclosed.”
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“Most of the people I know who do pot are really respon-sible.
Rationality is a key com-ponent to success, but there is always work to be done somewhere in almost every fi eld.
Furthermore, accepting the fact that dues will have to be paid at some point is crucial to making a dream job a reality.
While it’s true that intern-ships and networking are key, being fl exible will also make life a lot easier.
A person may dream of being a sound technician
at a live music venue, only to realize he or she is more interested in stage produc-tion. A studio musician may realize he or she has more fun working with music stu-dents.
Sometimes a person’s calling comes at a random point in his or her life.
It would be wise to listen to that inner voice and fol-low through.
Even if a person graduates with a degree that doesn’t necessarily cater to a dream
career, the knowledge and experience gained from a college education will still be benefi cial in the long run.
A person has to be willing to work hard and do it often, but the merits and rewards from working in a fi eld that he or she truly enjoys will pay off way more than any big check from a miserable job.
There was a time, not so long ago, when buying a six-cylinder muscle car was akin to being served a dinner of meat with no potatoes – outrageous.
Previous generation six-cylinder engines were incapable of providing the “oomph” and attitude necessary to be approved for muscle car status.
The American six-cyl-inder has always been the awkward middle child in most model line-ups.
Never as fuel ef ficient as its smaller four -cylin-der cousin or as power -ful as its older more au-thoritative stepbrother , the eight-cylinder , the six-cylinder engine never established a success-ful niche in the domestic auto market.
In terms of all-out per -formance, six-cylinders will never provide the same grunt as their larger eight-cylinder siblings.
Most of us have heard the old mantra, “there’ s no replacement for dis-
With groomed hair and a smile that lights up her pho-tographs, Heather Airrington may not sound like the typi-cal soccer enthusiast.
“It’s not just a man’s sport, women love to play soccer as well,” said Airrington. “People tend to think that women aren’ t knowledge-able or interested in sports. We’re not just pretty girls going to soccer games; we like to play it too.”
Airrington, a third-year apparel merchandising and management student at Cal Poly Pomona, is a top 10 fi nalist in the next 201 1 Miss LA Galaxy Contest in which she will be awarded with a crown and $1,000 prize if she wins fi rst place.
Along with the fi rst place winner, three runners-up will be awarded with a monetary prize as well.
The Miss LA Galaxy competition was estab-lished in 2002 as an attempt to add a feminine presence to the men’ s major league soccer team, Los Angeles Galaxy.
Every year , winners of the competition attend
home games and commu-nity events where they vol-unteer their time with the soccer team.
The competition is spon-sored by CoverGirl and takes place in the Home Depot Center , a sports complex in Carson, CA on Oct. 24 where it will an-nounce the top four win-ning contestants.
However, this isn’t a typ-ical pageant.
The stage portion of the competition not only in-
cludes an evening wear competition, but unlike beauty pageants like Miss America, it also includes a sportswear competition in-stead of swimsuit.
Each contestant is also required to answer trivia questions about the Los Angeles Galaxy soccer team.
“It changes the way people view pageants,” said Airrington. “It brings light on how women are involved in sports, that’ s
why I really tried out for this competition. It shows how involved I am in the community and how much I love the sport.”
Becoming the next Miss LA Galaxy is a lengthy process. Contestants were required to submit online applications, which were followed by interviews in July. Additionally, to be a finalist, contestants need to be knowledgeable about soccer and be an active member in their commu-nity.
“This is a community involvement competition made for the LA Galaxy soccer team to recognize women of the Los Angeles community who support community soccer teams,” said Airrington. “I trained kids and went to communi-ty events that helped kids on the soccer field.”
Airrington has been a soccer player and fan for most of her life; she started
playing soccer when she was five years old.
In high school, Air-rington played on the var -sity soccer team, was a scholar athlete and went to California Interscholastic Federation her junior year.
In her senior year , Air-rington was also the team captain.
“It just clicks with me,” said Airrington. “[Soccer] is more dif ficult than it may seem. It’s a very stra-tegic sport and it requires a lot of focus and hard work. Soccer teaches you how to be a good commu-nicator and a team player; you have to learn how to be direct and how to lead people.”
Friends and family have been very supportive through all of Airrington’s achievements.
“They come to the soc-cer games and make signs for me, it’s really cool. My family and friends have
been really supportive,” said Airrington.
Her mother has also been a driving force in her life.
“[My mom] works hard for what I have in my life. She’s a positive influence and I’m more driven in life because she helps me focus on what I want and not settling for less,” said Airrington.
Being in the top 10 has led to many opportunities for Airrington.
“We have met a lot of media such as ESPN De-portes and Telemundo,” said Airrington. “It gives us a background on net-working from people we have met so far . I feel like that gives us a lot of expe-rience. If you want to do journalism or communica-tions, it would be a good opportunity. Media atten-tion is probably the most we get out of it.”
After the competition, Airrington plans on fur -thering her education.
“I love sports, and am considering doing my mas-ter’s in sports management when I graduate,” said Air-rington. “This competition helped me realize what it takes to promote a soccer game and what it takes to market what happens be-hind the scenes. I love this sport and hopefully want a job in it after I graduate.”
Australian rock band The T emper T rap high-lighted a night of ill-fated highs and lows at the Fox Theater in Downtown Pomona on Friday.
The evening started out strong with the New York duo The Hundred in the Hands as the open-ing act, followed by the graceless Delphic.
The Hundred in the Hands, a psychedelic-pop duo composed of Jason Friedman and Eleanore Everdell, practically eclipsed The T emper T rap with its trance-like rhythms and dreamy dub-step vibrations.
Friedman stood in his sleek button-up attire, ag-gressively pressing his fi ngertips up and down the frets of his livid two-toned guitar, while Everdell’s slim fi gure elegantly traveled alongside the stage, keeping her keyboard at hand.
Her enchanting vocals resembled a slight blend of solo artist Holly Miranda and The Dead Weather’s Alison Mosshart. Everdell’ s face was concealed behind her chocolate-colored bangs as
she timorously moved her limbs to the bass-heavy, electro explosions.
Delphic, an alternative testosterone-fi lled dance band from Greater Manchester , England captured the stage next, but its euphoric instrumental fl are-ups felt like a superfl uous stretch. Delphic’s use of distorted guitars and a mishmash of indie-rock and dance melodies produced an awkward, yet skittish, disaster. Well, at least its threads were synchro-nized.
The headlining group The Temper Trap, a melo-dramatic fi ve-some who became famous from their hit track “Sweet Disposition,” attracted a large array of audience members who sang along to its feel-good vibes.
An ultra violet haze gradually hit the stage as the musicians became obscured in the midst of its vibrant color. With an ambitious beginning, the band opened with a fi erce instrumental duet enti-tled “Drum Song” and a ricochet of strident moans that led into the remainder of the set.
Although The T emper T rap only played for
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Aussie band rocks the Fox
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KIMBERLY HADDADStaff Writer
CPP student competes in Miss LA Galaxy
Heather Airrington, a third-year apparel merchandising and management student, is a fi nalist for the Miss LA Galaxy Contest.
Photo Courtesy of LA Galaxy
Airrington makes it as a top ten fi nalist to represent LA soccer team
Singer/guitarist Dougy Mandagi of Th e Temper Trap played in a packed theater Friday in support of the band’s latest album “Conditions.” Tiff any Roesler / Th e Poly Post
Th e Temper Trap guitarist Lorenzo Sillitto at Pomona’s Fox Th eater.
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Telemundo show FutbolMania interviews Heather Airrington.
The Cal Poly Pomona MIDI Ensemble is prepar-ing for its Nov. 22 concert by rehearsing a wide range of musical pieces, including Mozart’s “Lacrimosa” and Bob Dylan’s “All Along the Watchtower.”
The MIDI Ensemble is one of the many perform-ing arts classes available for students to take at Cal Poly Pomona.
MIDI, which stands for Musical Instrument Digi-tal Interface, is a music technology that uses digi-
tal controllers instead of traditional instruments to generate sounds. These controllers are connected to electronic sound modules that allow the musician to play a variety of different sounds from a single con-troller.
Recording and technol-ogy student, Colin McNutt, operates the soundboard for the ensemble and describes how MIDI controllers are different from non-digital counterparts.
“Most MIDI instruments are just controllers and don’t make any sound,” said McNutt. “The data
from the controller goes to a sound module that makes the sound. Normal concert bands are able to control their dynamics and hear each other while playing. Our instruments have to be sent to a mixing board.”
The controllers play like the acoustic counterparts, but the variety of sounds the module can generate makes them more versatile.
“Because of the flex-ibility of our instruments, there is very wide latitude in sound and in the parts I get to play,” said Cory Stockhoff, a professional software engineer who
plays the electronic wind instrument (EWI) with the ensemble.
“For example, my parts have ranged from soprano sax to electric guitar to oboe and more,” he said.
The ensemble’s members consist of students and vol-unteers who share a com-mon interest in performing live MIDI music.
“I got involved in this class because I needed to be enrolled in an ensemble for a corequisite of another class,” said Alyssa Mitch-ell, a music education stu-dent and ensemble vocalist. “[The MIDI Ensemble] was
the only one I could fit in my schedule. I stayed in-volved because I fell in love with it.”
Stockhoff joined the en-semble because he enjoys playing music and had accepted Professor Lori Huff’s invitation.
Huff is the MIDI Ensem-ble director and has been a long-time member of the group. She joined the group 15 years ago and played her Yamaha EWI alongside the creators of MIDI ensemble: Stan Gibb, Dave Grasmick and Dave Kopplin.
The types of MIDI in-struments used in this quar-ter’s ensemble include an electronic wind instru-ment, a digital trumpet, a mallet tap, keyboards and an electronic violin. How-ever, the sounds these
controllers can make are endless.
Huff said back then the ensemble did trumpet trios and drum trios to showcase the MIDI technology that was available.
Since the ensemble’s in-augural year, the group has grown bigger and louder, and the MIDI technology has gotten better by allow-ing musicians to do more with their controllers. These advancements have enabled the ensemble to play a wider range of mu-sic.
“I love the diversity of music that gets played,” said Jess Navarette, a com-mercial music performance student and ensemble gui-tar player. “Members are encouraged to bring in
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The live music scene at The Pomona Arts Colo-ny pumps out more than enough decibels to keep Second Street alive on the weekends, but just around the corner, sounds both musical and alien resonate on any given day through-out the week.
Panes of glass frame various synthesizers, am-plifiers and other sonic tools at the storefront of Noisebug at 252 S. Main St. in Pomona.
The independent musi-cal instrument store has been offering both the ba-sic and boutique levels of gear for more than three years.
Through the doors and onto the main floor, those used to big chains such as Guitar Center and Sam Ash will be in for a shock.
“The swap meet look wasn’t really our thing,” said Antonio Rodriquez, general manager of Noise-bug. “This is originally an art gallery and we took ad-vantage of that. Music is art, and we think like that.”
Musicians will find the spacious showroom filled with instrument displays catering to various sonic needs.
To one side of the room, shelves filled with a color-ful array of various effect pedals will catch the atten-tion of any gear geek.
From well-known companies to the home-brewed, Noisebug offers more than just the mass-produced stuff.
“We are different on a lot of levels,” said Rodriquez. “We end up stocking things that we like and when peo-ple come in and like what we stock, we usually have a lot in common. It creates
a nice synergy.”Through a hallway filled
with keyboards and drum machines and around a cor-ner into a separate room, modular synthesizers blink vibrantly to a soundtrack of extraterrestrial tones.
The racks and panels lining the room are filled with sound modules.
Whether it’s an oscilla-tor, a filter or a sequencer, these analog tools of sound are Noisebug’s forte.
Whereas a mass-pro-duced, keyboard-based
synthesizer attempts to be an all-in-one tool for mu-sicians, modular synthesis is dependent upon an indi-vidual’s needs.
The niche market is filled with handmade gear produced in low numbers.
From big workshops to the bedroom builder, Noisebug supports the smaller markets.
“On our level, you could be an independent builder out of your garage and we could cater to you, and people need that,” said Ro-
driquez.While a big brand com-
pany may provide its sig-nature sound to the masses, the homogenizing factor is something Noisebug at-tempts to get away from. Rather, the store aims to provide tools for musi-cians looking to define a new sound.
With a total of four em-ployees, the store environ-ment is less stressed than most other instrument re-tailers
“We will talk with you because we like to, but not because we are trying to sell you something,” said Rodriquez.
Store hours are 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., Tuesday through Saturday.
Call Noisebug for more information: (909) 622-2995.
Music store catches a different bug
GREG TOUMASSIAN
Editor-in-Chief
Noisebug caters to musicians looking for new experience and sounds
Antonio Rodriquez, Noisebug’s general manager, tweaks various knobs on a modular synthesizer in the store’s showroom. Greg Toumassian / Th e Poly Post
Noisebug off ers musicians both mass-produced and one-of-a-kind eff ects, amplifi ers and instru-ments.
Greg Toumassian / Th e Poly Post
“The swap meet look wasn’t really our thing.
-Antonio Rodriquezgeneral manager of Noisebug
“Unique class offers chance to play thru MIDI KIRK HEMANSCorrespondent
See MIDI/Pg. 12
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placement.” Even so, modern six-cylinders are a far cry from the gutless fuel guzzlers that preced-ed them.
The horsepower of the average passenger car has increased 112 percent since the 1980s and re-cent six-cylinder engines can account for much of this statistic.
Ford and Chevrolet both offer 300-plus horsepow-er, naturally aspirated, six-cylinder engines in the Mustang and Camaro.
The 2010 V6 Mustang can sprint to 60 miles per hour in a mere 5.1 seconds – that is almost identical to the 2010 V8 Mustang GT and just as fast as Chrysler’s Chal-lenger R/T.
The Mustang does all of this while still achiev-ing 31 miles per gallon on the highway – let’s see the V8 car do that.
Dodge will join the par-ty in 2011 with its newly refined 3.5-liter V6 des-tined for duty in the base
Challenger. These motors may not
deliver the same intoxi-cating soundtrack as the more powerful and ex-pensive V8s but where I come from, 300-horse power isn’t too shabby.
All of these engines de-liver performance num-bers that motivate even the meanest of V8s to keep a watchful eye over their shoulders.
Not only is the balloon-ing performance of 6-cyl-inders affecting cars,
trucks are also benefit-ing from this mechanical comeback.
Ford’s new F-150 will have an option for a twin-turbo V6 boasting out-standing power output. The 3.7-liter eco-boost V6 will produce 365 horsepower and 420 foot pounds of torque.
Not only is torque out-put abundant, it peaks at an unbelievably low, diesel-like 2,500 rpm. Torque numbers like these are usually reserved
for engines of much larg-er displacement.
The eco-boost V6 en-gine out-torques any of the current light truck of-ferings of Chevrolet and Chrysler, despite the fact those trucks use substan-tially larger V8s.
Even less expected than the already ob-scene amount of pow-er is the tiny engines 11,300-pound towing limit.
The six-cylinder has finally shattered the
mold of its previously unexceptional existence. They have finally found a welcome home in be-tween the performance and utility
The timeless quest for power and speed con-tinues, however a shift to smaller more fuel-ef-ficient engines is in the stars – maybe that’s not such a bad thing.
about an hour, highlighting their 2009 album “Condi-tions” in its entirety, vocal-ist/guitarist Dougy Mandagi gave a phenomenal presen-tation with confi dence and nonchalant stage charisma.
Mandagi leaned into the microphone stand, his body draped in a black sweater and grey skinny jeans.
The band’s sexy ambi-ance fi lled the venue as they performed “Love Lost,” an appealing, hippie-like sing-along song.
Girls danced and twirled on the wooden fl oors of the crowded room while Man-dagi’s hypnotizing falsetto techniques ranged in and out of harmonies.
Drummer Toby Dundas integrated an electronic drum system with his ba-sic kit, creating spirited yet playful rhythms that smooth-ly entwined with the hectic
bass patterns of Jonathan Ahernes.
Although the set seemed a bit brief, the tracks went hand in hand and kept the au-dience in a constant motion.
The band closed out the night with “Resurrection,” the eighth track on its album.
The puree of tambourines, egg shakers and sporadic drum thrashes converted the song into an extended jam session as Mandagi received his very own snare drum.
Mandagi poured the re-mains of his water bottle over his drums, making the drum head a palpitating puddle party in the fi nale. Mandagi splattered his way through the track’s closing stages and threw his sticks into the cheering crowd.
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TEMPER TRAP: A night of highs and lowsContinued from page 8
(Top) Singer/keyboardist Eleanore Everdell of opening band Th e Hundreds in the Hands successfully started the night. (Left ) Singer/bassist James Cook of Delphic took the stage before headliner Th e Temper Trap. (Below) Singer/guitarist Dougy Mandagi sans guitar.
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their own arrangements and compositions, so each quar-ter is usually pretty unique. We’ve done everything from 80s rock, to the Duck Tales theme song to jazz improv pieces.”
Huff explained her rea-soning to let members bring in music and select the con-cert set list.
“They’re the ones who are going to put the show on,” said Huff. “It’s bet-ter for them to decide what they’re going to do rather than for me to go, ‘Okay, we’re going to do 70s rock and roll.’”
Sarah Wallin Huff, a mu-sic education alumna and volunteer ensemble violin-ist agreed.
“I love the nature of the group itself,” said Sarah, who is also Lori’s daugh-
ter-in-law. “[I like] that we can pull off so many vari-ous and diverse genres of music from across all cen-turies and cultures, and that the group embodies all cor-ners of the musical world coming together and work-ing together as a cohesive whole.”
Lori explained how the ensemble’s performances could be a guessing game for the audience as they try and figure out what sound is coming from which con-troller.
“When you think about it, you’re looking at this ensemble up there, and the drummer is not playing – but somebody is playing drums,” said Lori, describ-ing the audience’s reaction during the show. “They have something to look at
[because] they’re trying to figure out who is playing what.”
Anthony Media, a fifth-year mathematics student and MIDI ensemble drum-mer, described how he en-joyed his MIDI ensemble experience.
“It’s far different from any rock band that I’ve been in before,” said Me-dia. “It’s an eclectic mix of musicians and super fun.”
Tickets for the MIDI En-semble concert are $10 and can be purchased online at http://csupomona.tix.com or through the Music Pub-licity Office. Contact Mu-sic Publicist Teresa Kelly at (909) 869-3554 for more information.
Our world is overfl owing with food like our publica-tions are overfl owing with fl awless, photoshopped in-dividuals. Street corners are fi lled with fast-food chains, and because most people live a fast-paced lifestyle, they are forced to consume unhealthy cui-sine.
A method of dealing with this unhealthy intake is de-toxifi cation, the cleansing and elimination of toxins in your body. However, the process has a fair share of advantages and disadvan-tages.
The main justifi cations for detoxifi cation are phys-ical and mental healing.
It increases ener gy, im-proves mental clarity , clears the skin of unwanted blemishes and allows a re-spite from harmful foods that have been consumed.
Not only does detoxifi -cation assist the body with these treatments, it restores health, alleviates food ad-dictions, producing quick and visible results.
“I did the Master Cleanse for 10 days,” said Analy Garcia, a fourth-year com-munication student. “For those 10 days, I strictly drank a mixture of wa-ter, Grade B maple syrup, cayenne pepper and pure lemon juice. It was really hard, like painfully hard. I think I even cried once because I was craving so much food.”
At the end of the detoxi-fi cation, Garcia was proud of herself for losing 10 pounds and two pant sizes.
Others even noticed that her skin looked clearer.
According to Cherie Cal-bom’s “Juicing, Fasting, and Detoxing for Life,” our bodies are able to handle a certain amount of toxicity because we have immune systems and or gans de-signed to clean out many of these toxic substances.
However, once the im-mune system and or gans become overwhelmed by the huge amounts of tox-
ins we ingest, substances not broken down are stored in the intestines, gallblad-der, kidneys, liver, fat cells and skin. This toxin build-up will eventually begin affecting ener gy levels, moods, sleep and the im-mune system.
There are many detox programs on the market that focus on items to pur -chase, which can be quite expensive. However, there are other detoxing proce-dures like juicing or water fasting that are just as ef-fective and wallet-friendly.
“I didn’ t have to spend too much money , and I felt really good,” said
Garcia. “I cleaned out my colon, fl ushed my toxins and overall, felt healthier . I’ve even lost my craving for red meat and gained a great deal of energy. I was outrunning my friend who usually [outruns] me.”
Although detoxifi cation
can be a benefi cial prac-tice, it is necessary to un-derstand the entire process and be aware of its down-falls.
“I think that detoxing once every six months or so is OK,” said Sharonda Wallace, a health and nu-
trition professor. “Fasting alone is unhealthy , but a short detox of only fruits and vegetables is better , especially after the holi-days, because people tend to binge and indulge in foods that are not part of their normal routine.”
During a detox, the body may experience hunger , headaches, frequent urina-tion or withdrawals from caffeine intake. Even if these factors cause con-cern, they are a part of the body’s natural healing pro-cess.
The hardest and most important part of a detox is coming of f a fast as well as keeping the weight off while maintaining a healthy diet after the pro-gram.
“It’s been about a month and I gained two pounds
back,” said Garcia. “I kept most of the weight of f but I expected this to happen because I went from strict-ly drinking liquids back to solids.”
Once the digestive sys-tem is ready for solids again, the desire for food will be stronger than ever.
It is essential to refrain from eating too much at once because this can up-set the stomach or cause the body to go into shock.
“When you fast, you slow down your metabo-lism, forcing it into starva-tion mode, which eventu-ally makes it easier to gain weight,” said Wallace. “People don’ t understand that. Some of these diets can be very dangerous. They can throw of f your electrolytes, your sodium and potassium levels. As a result, the imbalance can lead to heart attack.”
Although a heart attack is rare, it is important for the balance of electrolytes in your body to be main-tained.
The balance of electro-lytes affects the amount of water in your body , blood pH, muscle movement and other important processes.
“People may think, ‘Yeah, I know what I’m doing,’ but at the end of the day , they are doing a lot more harm to their bod-ies than good,” said Wal-lace.
There can also be a psy-chological impact on an individual from dropping weight so quickly and gaining it back.
This can lead to feelings of failure, depression or an obsessive attitude towards weight loss.
For these reasons, it’ s important to recognize when to end a detox and to listen to the body.
“My fear is that when students take part in fast-ing, it will give them a kick start into eating disor-ders,” said Wallace. “Hon-estly, all you need to do is be cautious of your food intake and exercise at least 30 minutes a day . As col-lege students, you need the proper nutrients and the proper fitness to maintain a healthy diet. It’s simple.”
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“ I strictly drank a mixture of water, Grade B maple syrup, cayenne pepper and pure lemon juice.
-Analy Garciafourth-year communication student
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Riverside’s No Paws (No Lions) play the best kind of pop songs: brief, noisy, driv-ing and heartfelt. But in lieu of a guitar, an organ sound drives the angst — thick, swirling chords that almost drown out the frantic drumming of Rog-ers DeCoud and yelled vocals of Saw Woods.
Its latest offering, “Don’t be Afraid of Where You Live,” was originally released on CD-R and cassette. Two years later, Folktale Records has re-issued the album — this time, it’s a vinyl, one-sided LP.
But the inevitable questions about reissues arise: Is the al-bum worthy of a rerelease?
What extras, if any, have been tacked on to induce a purchase or repurchase of the album?
Having to ignore the aes-thetic merits of vinyl — over-sized in both format and art-work, and cooler than any other format — there comes to play a question of fi delity as well.
The release of the wonderful “No Ghosts” on Bridgetown Records earlier this year saw the band with an expanded lineup but recording without a live drummer.
Instead, a drum machine drove its post-punk sound, providing the songs with a ri-gidity that undercuts the emo-tion and honesty that’s at the heart of No Paws. “Don’t be
Afraid of Where You Live” brings a lot of that lost potency back.
Lyrics such as “You took pills to fall asleep that night/and dreamt of never waking” have more immediacy when accompanied by actual snare hits and drum crashes.
On the song “Hills,” the collapsing drums perfectly punctuate the aimlessness that Woods hints at: “But we have no sense of direction/All
we could think of was home” Woods yells as DeCoud re-peatedly pounds on the snare perfectly mirroring the frustra-tion in Woods’ words.
As singular as it seems, the frantic drumming of DeCoud affi rms the bellied earnestness of No Paws, one of the band’s biggest assets.
So a revisit of a less pol-ished and more intense No Paws is well worth it.
Honest emotion is hard to
fi nd in a scene with so much posturing, even in under-ground circles, so any No Paws (No Lions) release is welcome.
However, be cautioned: A release that never had much in terms of fi delity doesn’t really gain anything with its transfer to vinyl.
It’s simply now available on vinyl. But for many people, that’s perfectly all right — vi-nyl’s tangibility and coolness
more than makes up for it. A more material consolation
for the lack of fi delity is a digi-tal download of the album that comes free with the record.
All nine songs are includ-ed plus a bonus track, “The Glow,” and seven additional songs from a live set at Shamel Park in Riverside.
However, the live set is barely worth mentioning. The drums sound tinny, and the keys are devoid of life. It’s just
a nice addition for completists. “Don’t be Afraid of Where
You Live” clocks in at less than 20 minutes, hence the one-sided LP. But not having to turn over the record in order to listen to the whole track list just emphasizes how solid a listen the album is.
Rating: 4/5
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No Paws (No Lions’) ‘Don’t be Afraid of Where You Live’ was originally released on CD-R and cassette; now, it’s been reissued on vinyl by Folktale Records with screen-printed covers.
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DERRICK TARUCLifestyle Editor
Home-made haunting gives more scares
The follow up to last year’s low-budget hit, “Paranormal Activity 2,” opens with screams blast-ing everyone’s eardrums, people jumping out of their seats and a familiar story.
In “Paranormal Activity 2,” writer Michael R. Perry explains the origins of the ghost from the previous fi lm, with a clever twist at the end.
Like its predecessor, the movie is fi lmed with hand-held cameras, giving it a realistic feel that helps the audience believe the movie was based on true events.
At times, you might get motion sickness, but soon enough, you get used to it.
In “Paranormal Activity 2,” some of the scare tac-tics used in the fi rst fi lm are
reused. The only difference is that the tactics are ampli-fi ed, giving “Paranormal Activity 2” the extra kick a sequel is suppose to have.
“Paranormal Activity 2,” directed by Tod Williams is a different director from the previous fi lm. Wil-liams recycled the model
used in the preceding fi lm: Items move around when no one is present, doors shut closed, and bodies are dragged around. As in the fi rst fi lm, the concept works, and audience mem-bers leave the screening terrifi ed of sleeping.
“Paranormal Activity 2”
follows Kristi Rey and her family on a haunting. Kristi happens to be Katie’s sis-ter, who was the main character in the fi rst part of the “Paranormal Activity” franchise.
Like any other two-part movie, watching the fi rst part is important to under-
standing some of the plot that is introduced in the sequel.
What makes “Paranormal Activity 2” a good movie and worth watching is its low budget effects. “Para-normal Activity 2” does what other horror fi lms fail to do– actually scare
people without using gory special effects, suspenseful music and fancy costumes.
Some complaints about the movie involve the sto-ryline. The plot is closely related to the fi rst fi lm. “Paranormal Activity” fol-lowed a couple document-ing their encounter with a demon, while “Paranormal Activity 2” follows a fam-ily documenting its run- in with a demon.
The writers could have could have been more cre-ative with the storyline for the sequel, instead of hav-ing the same plot with a different main character.
Also, some of the scenes are predictable, but then again, what horror fi lm out there is not predictable?
Aside from that, “Para-normal Activity 2” follows through its goal of actually scaring people. With Hal-loween just around the cor-ner, the release of the fi lm comes in perfect timing.
Low-budget horror movie “Paranormal Activity 2” recycles documentary-style of its predecessor. Photo Courtesy of Paramount Pictures
ANTHONY SOLORZANO IICorrespondent
at: formspring.me/askmeaqueschen or send an e-mail to [email protected]
“Super Meat Boy” for the Xbox Live Arcade, coming soon to the PC and WiiWare, is not a game for everybody.
It is a 2-D platformer with more than 300 levels. About 275 of those levels are some of the most diabolically diffi -cult gaming creations known to man.
At the same time, for those video game masochists who are willing to take the plunge into platformer hell, they will fi nd “Super Meat Boy” is an extremely rewarding and well designed game that packs an insane amount of value into its $10-15 price tag.
The game’ s nearly non-existent story mostly nods to the game it just so happens to share an acronym with, “Su-per Mario Brothers.” Meat Boy’s girlfriend is kidnapped by the evil Dr . Fetus, leaving our hero with no choice but to traverse through six uniquely themed worlds in an ef fort to rescue her.
The story plays out through short cutscenes at the begin-ning and end of each world that mostly serve to parody classic video games like “Street Fighter 2,” “Castleva-nia,” “Mega Man” and even “Pokémon.” Not everyone will catch all of the references in the game, but those that do will likely fi nd SMB’s sense of humor amusing and clever.
Meat Boy himself is actu-ally nothing more than a tiny red cube with a face, arms and legs that can run really
fast, leap across extraordi-narily large gaps and jump off walls. What makes the game so special despite such a lim-ited move set is how well he controls.
Everything feels perfectly natural, from Meat Boy’ s speed to how much control the player has while he’ s jumping to the way he slides up a wall after you jump into it. This level of control is an absolute necessity when you consider the obstacles that the game throws at you.
Players will frequently be demanded to guide Meat Boy through gaps that are no more than a single pixel larger than Meat Boy himself; jump from one end of the level to the oth-er and land on a platform that was previously of f-screen; and avoid lasers, missiles and lava lined walls simultane-ously.
While the levels don’ t last much longer than 15 to 20 seconds, a player can some-times take upwards of an hour to run through one without dying.
The developers played to this by implementing a re-play feature that will simul-taneously play every single failed run-through of a level. It is pretty comical to see hundreds of little Meat Boys march to their deaths all at once, with only one surviving to the end.
Players can also save re-plays and post their high scores on leaderboards.
Five of the six worlds are composed of 20 standard lev-els and a boss fi ght with the
fi nal world consisting of only fi ve levels and the fi nal boss. In order to unlock the boss of the world, players must com-plete 17 of the 20 levels, giv-ing players a bit of a break if they get completely stuck on one level.
However, that does not scratch the surface of all of the content in Super Meat Boy. Beating a level within a certain time limit unlocks that level’s dark world coun-terpart.
Dark world levels have the
same basic structure as regu-lar levels but have deviously placed saw blades and other death devices that completely change the dynamics and dif-fi culty of the level.
There are also several hid-den warp zone levels that give the player three lives and challenge them to com-plete three challenging levels themed in a retro video game style.
Players can also unlock se-cret characters that come from other popular indie games
like Commander Video from “Bit Trip” and The Kid from “I Wanna Be the Guy ,” by fi nding warp portals and completing a series of levels themed after their games.
Other playable characters include Tim from “Braid,” a knight from “Castle Crash-ers” and the alien from “Alien Hominid.” These can be un-locked by collecting hard-to-reach bandages that are sprinkled throughout various levels.
Super Meat Boy may be
one of the hardest games ever to get a full retail release, but it never feels unfair.
As long as one goes into the game prepared to die lit-erally hundreds of times on a single level, he or she will likely fi nd Super Meat Boy to be an absolute steal at its price point and one of the best games available for down-load on any platform.
Rating: 4.5/5
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Meaty indie game:
(Top) Th e hidden warp zone to unlock Th e Kid from “I Wanna Be the Guy” off ers one of the biggest chal-lenges in the game. (Bottom-left ) Super Meat Boy’s adventure covers 6 unique worlds. (Bottom-right) Meat Boy, Bandage Girl and Dr. Fetus in one of the game’s early cutscenes.
(Top) Screen Capture Courtesy of Mitchell Saltzman (Bottom) Courtesy of SuperMeatBoy.com
Xbox’s latest 2-D platformer packs in over 300 brutal levels for hardcore gamers
The McRib is Back. After nearly a year of waiting, it’s
fi nally back. Nov. 2, marks the long- awaited return of a popular culture icon – the McRib.
The sandwich’s return coinciden-tally takes place on the same day as the general election.
On a day when all Americans should be at the polls exercising their constitutional right to vote, many will almost certainly be found at the nearest McDonald’s chomp-ing on a McRib.
Voting representatives into con-gress who will aid in the manage-ment of our country is of much more importance than the return of a sandwich made from ground-up pork slathered in barbecue sauce.
With the McRib frequently van-ishing from McDonald’s menus, one particular website is dedicated to the location of the sandwich worldwide.
Kleincast.com uses Google Map’s software to track sightings of the sandwich and inform people of its location.
“The McRib Cult” consists of a mass of followers who literally wor-ship the sandwich and track its ev-ery move.
The McRib even has its own Face-book, Twitter and Wikipedia page.
Followers of the McRib chase down the sandwich not only for its delicious sweet meat but also for the satisfaction of obtaining something
that disappears so frequently.What does this obsession with the
McRib say about our culture? It portrays us as ignorant to the
important issues surrounding us. We should be more focused on matters that affect our way of life. The No-vember elections will decide which candidates take their place in our nation’s government and help solve
an estimated $26.3 billion defi cit, the gubernatorial election is espe-cially important this year.
One area heavily affected by defi -cit is the budget for public universi-ties.
College students all over Califor-nia are struggling to continue their
schooling, but budget cuts and a 5 percent increase in fees are not mak-ing things any easier.
Some students are being forced to either delay or completely cancel their hope of obtaining a college de-gree.
Our society is so heavily focused on matters dealing with pop culture that we tend to look past the issues affecting us the most.
The return of the McRib is but one example of the many obsessions our culture is concerned with than more important, more socially-relevant issues.
When there is a sandwich with a fanatical cult following, it usu-ally does not portray a society in the highest regards.
This particular situation shows that Californians care more about an imitation rib sandwich than care-fully electing leaders that will affect daily life.
The point to remember here is to place issues with importance at the top of the list.
Our culture should be noted for our attention to nationwide issues and participation in solving those concerns.
The election will be held on Nov. 2, now is as good a time as ever to get involved.
Fear not, McRibs will still be readily available after you cast your vote.
VALERIE CHENAssistant Lifestyle Editor
Sharp edges gouge on a love triangle
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Opinions
Relationships fi zzle. What might have felt like Cupid’s greatest work may fade to boring normalcy with less sparks and infatu-ation.
However, since your doubts began after he men-tioned the possibility of marriage, it could mean you have cold feet. After all, being a college student implies you are still in your youth and may not be emo-tionally ready for a lifelong commitment like marriage.
College is a time for self-actualization and fi guring out your future. With more than enough stress about classes, graduating and landing a career, it’s hard to imagine the pressure of marriage being thrown into that tremendous mix.
“Most [young adults], especially those who spent the past two years with the same partner, are wonder-ing if there is something else or someone different they could, or should be experiencing,” said Mi-chele Willingham, direc-tor of Cal Poly Pomona’s Counseling and Psycholo-gy services. “Young adult-hood is a time of explora-tion and self-discovery, and likely neither [you] nor [your] boyfriend are ready for marriage.”
In all probability, this mention of marriage fright-ened you to withdraw from him, step back and ques-tion your entire relation-ship.
Then, amid all of your doubts, along comes the best friend who you pre-viously had feelings for –feelings that never quite surfaced.
He represents something new, and moreover, an es-cape from feeling trapped.
If you were to strike up a relationship with him, the possibility of marriage would be far down the ho-rizon. Infatuation would return – a much more safe and familiar feeling than
My two-year relation-ship with my boyfriend has been amazing, but I’ve been having doubts since he mentioned us getting married. I think he should have more experiences with other people. Then, my best friend just recent-ly told me that he loves me. I used to like him, but nev-er said anything because I never thought I had a chance. Now I feel like I have to choose between one of them eventually, but I don’t know what to do or how to go about it.
Up in smoke: Propostition 19 willlead to more problems
Mary Jane, reefer, bud, weed, grass, pot and marijuana: these are all well known nicknames for the not-so-commonly named plant, cannabis sativa.
Any of these nick-names evoke images of smoke-fi lled rooms and euphoric hallucinogenic mind trips.
Whether people will legally embark on any sort of mind trip depends on the passage of Propo-sition 19.
Despite being seen as a step forward for those who believe in the ben-efi ts of marijuana, the passing of Proposition 19 would bring a deluge of problems and issues along with it.
Proposition 19 will de-cide whether marijuana will be legalized in Cali-fornia. It would allow people age 21 and older to posses, transport or process no more than one ounce of cannabis for in-dividual use. It would also allow individuals to grow as much as 25 square feet of the plant on private property.
The measure stands to bring an onslaught of challenges with it.
The largest and biggest concern is the contradic-tory nature of the measure with federal law.
The passage of Proposi-tion 19 does not change the fact that under federal law, possessing or selling any amount of marijuana remains illegal.
United States Attor-ney General Eric Holder wrote a letter earlier this month stating that even if California passes the measure, the Department
of Justice will continue to enforce federal law in all states.
In the worst case sce-nario, federal offi cials could take legal action against Californians, possibly resulting in a huge legal debacle.
This would surely be a waste of time and mon-ey; precious resources the state can’t spare.
Besides having to take it up with the feds, the proposition is very un-clear on its guidelines on regulating use, taxation and sale of the drug; it leaves much of the re-sponsibility to local gov-ernments.
This opens the door to a ridiculous amount of possible policies that each city or county may employ.
One city may tax 7 percent for the sale of marijuana, another may tax 20 percent.
Another county may strictly limit the amount of marijuana an indi-
vidual may own, another may lack any sort of reg-ulation at all.
This would make the regulation process con-fusing and inconsistent for law enforcement and the populous.
Some may argue the approval of Proposition 19 will bring in greatly needed money to Cali-fornia through taxation and it would free up law enforcement agencies to concentrate on other crimes.
Regardless, the state, counties and cities would need to pump money into the creation and enforce-ment of new policies to deter marijuana abuse.
Another detail to note is how will the state deter-mine how “high” is high enough?
What will be the tolerat-ed level of substance use?
How can we ensure that people who use marijuana won’t be out on the streets causing trouble or prob-lems for others?
These questions are un-addressed by the proposi-tion fails to address, and we may very well be un-prepared to handle such a drastic change in public policy.
The drug is already used by such a large num-ber of the U.S. popula-tion that it has become a common theme in main-stream media outlets.
There are stickers of the plant on the back of cars, in movies like “Pineap-ple Expr ess” and shows about it on primetime TV such as, the aptly named, “Weeds.”
“That 70’s Show” also includes moments where the characters sit in a circle passing around a marijuana joint, cracking jokes and spacing out.
So much of this type of media targets teens and young adults.
In addition to all of these issues, the sudden availability of marijua-na would make it many times easier for teens
to obtain the substance despite the fact teens al-ready show high levels of abuse.
In 2007, the National Institute on Drug Abuse found that about 2.1 mil-lion Americans used mar-ijuana for the fi rst time and 62.2 percent of those who used it were under the age of 18.
NIDA also found that more than 40 percent of high school seniors in 2008 had used marijuana at least once in their life-times.
How much easier would it be for teens to get their hands on marijuana from an older friend, family member or neighbor without them knowing?
Would people be re-quired to keep the drug under lock and key?
On top of all this, reg-ulators won’t be allowed to go into each and every private residence to en-sure appropriate use or storage of the drug.
The whole gist of regu-lation falls apart when there are so many people and plants to keep track of.
For the plant that can’t quite fi nd its place among the people of California yet, one question still re-mains: Would the adop-tion of the proposition bring positive benefi ts?
Do we need to continue wasting our time with something that would bring so much chaos and confusion to our state and community?
People should vote against Proposition 19 to avoid the messy, confus-ing legal entanglements and harms it would bring.
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the possibility of marriage.First, talk to your boy-
friend about these doubts. Explain you do not want to rush into things, and if the discussion is successful, work on maintaining a re-lationship that evolves at a slower pace.
On the other hand, say-ing he “should have more experiences with other peo-ple” sounds like an attempt to justify your potential desire to have experiences
with other people, such as your best friend.
If it is not truly related to being scared of marriage but instead about your best friend’s confession, then your boyfriend deserves to be told of this revelation.
As diffi cult as it may be to hurt someone you care about, sometimes it needs to be done.
He will be much more hurt if he is in a one-sided relationship in which his
girlfriend has someone else on her mind.
It’s hard walking away from someone. If a future with your best friend has more appeal than the past two and future years with your boyfriend, then it’s only fair to all parties involved to know the truth.
Be honest with your boy-friend, your best friend and most importantly, yourself.
Just remember: “All choices have consequenc-
es,” said Willingham. “If you do choose to date your best friend, you risk losing that friendship should dating not work out. Refer to last week’s column about ‘being friends’ after a breakup.”
Don’t hesitate to ask me a ques-chen at formspring.me/askmeaqueschen or send an email to [email protected]
Chen: cold feet or lost interest? Continued from page 16
‘The Big One,’ are we ready?
In many ways, Califor-nia’s “Great Shakeout” drill echoes the past.
Sixty years ago, school children were shown in-structional videos featur-ing “Bert the Turtle” that taught them what to do if an atomic weapon were to explode: duck and cover.
People were told to crawl under desks, tables and even brace themselves against walls while cover-ing their necks to survive a 10-megaton nuclear war-head.
If these instructions sound familiar, it’s because they are.
Despite the immense differences between an enormous earthquake and an atom bomb, both drills relatively serve the same purpose: quell public panic and provide a false sense of security before anything happens.
Although we might not be reduced to ash by “The Big One,” a currently-fic-tional earthquake in Cali-fornia registering an 8 or 9 on the Richter Scale, we should still be weary of it.
Fear is warranted; so
avoid the complacent atti-tude that “everything will be fi ne if you follow these steps” that people took dur-ing the Cold War. That is a very poor way of dealing with reality.
As silly as it sounds, peo-ple living during the Cold War era grew to believe, or at least accept, the non-sense chirped by public of-fi cials about how anything — even a newspaper — could protect them from a nuclear attack if they were covered by it.
But people weren’t stu-pid back then: Many people knew what an atom bomb would do to them, but per-haps they accepted the gov-ernment’s pseudoscience because it offered them hope and peace of mind.
Unlike an atomic attack, there’s nothing diplomacy or science can do to pre-vent an earthquake: These events happen as a conse-quence of nature, not man.
For this reason we should avoid the ‘ignorance is bliss’ route Americans took during the Cold War. If we really want to feel secure, we should be spending our money and time upgrading our buildings, preparing earthquake kits and devel-
oping emergency aid plans like those for hurricanes.
According to califor-niawatch.com, Cal Poly Pomona has fourteen seis-mically-hazardous build-ings on campus — far more than any other Califor-nia State University. The Classroom Laboratory Ad-minisration gets all of the attention, but Building 5 and the Los Olivos Dining Commons are among those deemed hazardous.
When public offi cials talk about “The Big One,” they tell us what to do as if every earthquake is the same: duck and cover.
But is it common knowl-edge what an 8.0 or 9.0 on the Richter Scale actually means?
Recall from sixth-grade Earth science that each increment on the Richter Scale denotes an expo-nentially more powerful release of energy than the previous one.
To put things into per-spective, a 0.5 magnitude is about equal to the energy released by a large hand grenade; a 4.0 is about the size of a small atomic bomb.
An 8.0 earthquake was enough to fl atten San Fran-
cisco in 1906 with approxi-mately 15 megatons of en-ergy.
An 8.8 earthquake, which releases approximately 238 megatons of energy, is about three times more powerful than the larg-est thermonuclear weapon ever detonated. One of those earthquakes struck Chile earlier this year and was so powerful it could be felt in Southern California.
Let’s be a little bit more realistic and a little more educated about the dangers around us.
Unlike “the bomb,” we know earthquakes occur all the time and are beyond our preventative control. We must be ready and that means fi nding a fi ne bal-ance between artifi cially-induced tranquility and pandemonium.
In California, the danger of an earthquake warrants far more caution, education and preparation than “duck and cover” drills and sim-ple evacuation plans.
If we’re anticipating “The Big One,” we should expect the worst and treat it as such.
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The Cal Poly Pomona women’s soccer team fought hard and succeeded against Cal State East Bay, 4-1, on Sunday, but was de-feated by No. 21 UC San Diego, 1-0, during the “Re-Pack the Stands” event on Friday.
Cal Poly Pomona is now 7-6-3 overall and 5-6-3 in CCAA play. Cal State East Bay dropped to 6-8-3 over-all and 4-8-2 in CCAA play while UC San Diego moves up to 12-2-2 overall and 10-2-2 in CCAA play.
The Broncos remain in fi fth place in the CCAA South Division while UC San Diego and Cal State East Bay remain in second and sixth, respectively.
Sunday’s match against Cal State East Bay was the seniors’ last home game.
“I think [today] went very well,” said Head Coach Isa-belle Harvey. “This was an important day. It was senior day.”
The fi rst half proved to be more diffi cult for the Broncos, as they ended the period tied 1-1 with the Pio-neers.
In the 15th minute of the game, junior forward Jenni-fer Rivera shot the ball into
the bottom left corner of the net on an across-the-top-of-the-box pass from junior forward Justine Barclay.
“I think I did well,” Ri-vera said. “I knew I had to work hard, especially for the seniors.”
Rivera’s goal for the game was to make three shots and she ended up making two.
In the second half, the Broncos boosted their level of play, scoring three more times and holding off the Pioneers from scoring any more goals.
Barclay scored the sec-ond goal in the 52nd minute on an assist from senior for-ward Valerie Strawn.
“In the second half we came back and played very well,” Harvey said. “Scor-ing three goals in the sec-ond half was a great effort by everybody.”
Rivera’s second goal took place during the second half in the 58th minute.
Her shot was a skilled punch into the left corner of the net on an assist from sophomore midfi elder Tif-fany Rogers.
“I’m happy with my per-formance and the team’s performance,” Rivera said.
Junior defender Callie Wilson made the last goal of the game, striking the
ball over the goalkeeper’s head, on an assist from ju-nior forward Carolyn Ru-bendall in the 72nd minute.
Friday night’s “Re-pack the Stands” game proved to be a tough one as the Bron-cos fought hard but lost to UC San Diego, 1-0.
“We played very well,” Harvey said. “It was unfor-tunate that we were a little bit unlucky.”
The game was scoreless throughout the fi rst half. It was not until 57 minutes into the game that the Tri-tons scored the match’s fi rst and only goal.
Strawn and Rivera at-tempted to score 21 minutes into the fi rst half, but were stopped by the Tritons’ quick defense.
“We play together,” Ri-vera said. “We work hard for each other. We support each other. It’s good experi-ence for us because we’re a young team.”
The Broncos play their fi -nal two games of the season on the road against the Cal State Dominguez Hills To-ros in Carson this Friday at 4:30 p.m. and the Cal State Los Angeles Golden Eagles on Sunday at 2 p.m.
The Toros (10-5-1, 8-5-1) are third in the CCAA South Division and the Golden Eagles (12-3, 11-3)
are fi rst.“We want to come out
strong, [and] we want to fi nish the season strong,” Rivera said. “We just want to fi nish our last games strong [because] they’re
against both rivals, Cal State Dominguez Hills and Cal State L.A. We just want to fi nish on a good note.”
With only a week to go before the reigning NCAA Div. II National Champion Cal Poly Pomona men’s basketball team plays its fi rst game against Duke University, fan apprecia-tion is reaching fever-pitch levels.
On Thursday, Nov. 4 at 4 p.m., the men’s basketball team will play the reigning Div. I National Champion Duke at Cameron Indoor Stadium in Durham, NC in an exhibition game, which will be streamed live in the Bronco Student Center.
This will be the third time in four years that Duke will play the Div. II cham-pion. Duke played 2006-07 champion Barton College and 2008-09 champion Findlay University, beating both teams,105-44 and 84-48, respectively.
However, what makes the game between Cal Poly Pomona and Duke unique, is this will be the fi rst time Duke will take on the Div. II champion as the reigning Div. I champion.
With this in mind, I want-ed to fi nd out the last time that a game between reign-ing NCAA Division Cham-pions took place.
According to Sports In-formation Director Ivan Alber, one other instance in the history of NCAA in which reigning NCAA Di-vision Champions played each other in a game was found.
It turns out the last “re-corded” game between reigning national champi-ons of Div. I and Div. II oc-curred between Ohio State (Div. I) and Evansville (Div. II).
The game was played Jan. 9, 1961 and the teams were the national champions of their respective divisions for the 1959-60 season.
In other words, it has been 50 seasons since the reigning champions have squared off in a game.
Even though it is an ex-hibition game, it is against the reigning Div. I cham-pion and the entire Cal Poly Pomona community needs to acknowledge the im-portance of this historical match-up.
With this in mind, I am calling for the campus com-munity to throw its full support for the men’s bas-ketball team and watch the game with fellow Broncos.
ERIK CARRSports Editor
A once-in-a-century event
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The Cal Poly Pomona men’s soccer team proved to be unstoppable last weekend as it shutout Cal State East Bay, 7-0, and wrecked UC San Diego’s three-game win-ning streak, 2-1.
The Broncos remain in fi fth place, despite their wins against the Cal State East Bay Pioneers and UC San Diego Tritons. However, they did improve their record, which is now 9-6-1 overall and 7-6-1 in CCAA play.
The Tritons drop to 6-6-4 overall and 6-5-3 in CCAA play while the Pioneers fall to 2-14-2 overall and 1-11-2 in CCAA play. The Tritons fell from third to fourth place in the CCAA South Division and the Pioneers, losers of eight straight, remain in sixth at the end of the weekend ac-
tion.Sunday’s game against Cal
State East Bay was the last game for seniors.
“We’re excited for sure,” said Head Coach Lance Thompson. “The big theme for us over the past few weeks is fi nishing our chances.”
Junior forward Luis Gon-zalez was on fi re with four goals and two assists, set-ting a CCAA record for most points in a match (10). Gon-zalez also tied with senior forward Tyler Reinhart’s all-time conference record for most points in a single game (4), set back in 2009.
“It feels good to know that I’ll be part of the record books from now on,” Gonzalez said.
An exciting fi rst half left the Broncos ahead by four goals, three of which were made within nine minutes of each other.
Gonzalez scored the Bron-
cos’ fi rst two goals within three minutes of one another in the 22nd and 24th minute.
The fi rst goal was a punch to the top right corner by Gonzalez on two assists from junior forward/midfi elder Jonathan Enns, who initiated the fi rst pass to junior mid-fi elder Sean Gurley.
The second goal was an attempt by Gurley, whose corner shot bounced off of Cal State East Bay freshman goalkeeper Bryce Bookham-er’s hands, while Gonzalez rushed in to rebound the ball and scored.
Enns made the third goal on assists by Gonzalez and Gurley.
“We’re excited about where we’re at,” Thompson said. “We’re still in the race and that’s all that matters.”
The Broncos remained just as strong in the second half,
Junior forward/midfi elder Jonathan Enns, junior midfi elder Sean Gurley and junior midfi elder/for-ward Anthony Salcedo celebrate Sunday aft er Enn’s goal, the third goal of seven scored by the Broncos.
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Bronco senior midfi elder Nathan Braunwalder dodges Cal State East Bay sophomore defender Andy Pauley’s slide tackle last Sunday.Pedro Corona / Th e Poly Post
Men’s soccer team pummels PioneersTIFFANY ROESLERCorrespondent
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Women’s soccer team beats Pioneers
Junior forward Justine Barclay battles Cal State East Bay senior defender Jasmine Stephens for posses-sion of the ball in last Sunday’s match.
The Cal Poly Pomona men’s and women’s cross-country teams competed at the Bronco Preview Meet in South El Monte last Satur-day at Legg Lake in Whittier
Narrows Regional Park. Since the CCAA Champi-
onships are only two weeks away, the top runners did not compete. This gave the rest of the team the chance to run without its usual leaders.
Head Coach Troy Johnson was happy with the perfor-
mance overall. “The team attitude was
great today,” Johnson said. “I liked how the freshman ran. I wanted them to get more competitive experience before we host conference champi-onships in a couple of weeks. They responded well.”
The Bronco Preview Meet was a small meet. Only 58 runners from seven schools ran in the women’s race and only 31 runners from fi ve schools competed in the men’s race.
The women’s team took seventh place in the women’s
6-kilometer race but had impressive showings by its younger runners.
The women were led by freshman Jessica Mendez, who came in 13th place, with a time of 23 minutes and 21.8 seconds. She was followed by freshman Natasha Coe (23:52.5) in 25th.
“Individually, I felt great,” Mendez said. “We all showed huge improvement. As a team, we all improved, three of us [set personal records]. I have very high hopes for confer-ence, and hopefully, state.”
Not far behind the lead-ers were sophomore Johanna Murray (24:23.5) in 37th place, junior Cynthia Acedo (24:43.6) in 43rd and fresh-man Lizette Macias (26:03.3) in 52nd.
“I did really well,” Mur-ray said. “It was a really fast course. A lot of the team [set personal records]. We have a very solid pack of the top fi ve girls, who all run together re-ally well.”
Later that day, the men’s team, which ran only three runners, coped well with the smaller number in the men’s 8-km race.
The team placed one runner in the top 10 and had two oth-ers grouped tightly in the back. Senior Jose Lara came in ninth place with a time of 26:32.8.
Junior Aaron Armas
(27:51.9) and sophomore Christopher Lim (31:07.7) came in 22nd and 29th, re-spectively.
“Since we only had three runners, we couldn’t qualify as a team,” Lara said. “It was an okay race. I’m happy with my time and I’m confi dent about fi nals.”
With another meet behind them, the CCAA Champi-onships are only two weeks away. Both teams are very confi dent about their present positions.
“I’m very excited about conference,” Murray said. “We have an incredibly strong top seven. We have a very good chance at state.”
If the women’s team does go all the way, it will be only the second women’s cross-country team in Cal Poly Po-mona’s history to do so. Both teams stay within reach. His-tory may be made this cross-country season.
The men’s and women’s cross-country teams return to Legg Lake in Whittier Nar-rows Regional Park on Nov. 6 where they will compete in the CCAA Championships.
The women’s 6-km race is scheduled to start at 9 a.m. The men’s 8-km race will go off at 10 a.m.
It was a roller coaster ride for the Cal Poly Pomona volleyball team last weekend, losing one match and winning another, while taking both matches to fi ve sets.
The team suffered a heartbreak-ing 3-2 loss to the Cal State Los Angeles Golden Eagles on Thurs-day and beat the Cal State Domin-guez Hills Toros, 3-2, on Saturday.
“I felt like we played as a team,” said junior right side hitter Kristin McNeese. “We had a feeling of never giving up.”
The Broncos remain in ninth place in the CCAA and are now 9-11 overall and 7-8 in CCAA play.
At weekend’s end, Cal State Dominguez Hills was 2-18 overall, 2-13 in CCAA play and remained in 11th place. Cal State Los Ange-les, despite dropping from fourth to sixth place, improved its overall record to 11-7 and its CCAA re-cord to 8-6.
The Broncos had three players with double-digit kills in the win against the Toros. McNeese led the team with 13.
The Toros charged through the fi rst set with freshman outside hit-ter Denise DeVine and freshman outside hitter Elaine Hicks lead-ing the way. The Broncos fought through, but lost 21-15.
After holding the lead for the en-tire set, the Broncos fell behind 22-23 in the second. The two teams battled it out matching point after point. In the end, however, the
Broncos won the second set.“That was a turning corner point
for us,” said Head Coach Rosie Wegrich.
Neither team was ready to give up in the third set. Cal Poly Pomo-na and Cal State Dominguez Hills went neck and neck until the end. After being tied at 21 apiece, the Broncos went on a 4-0 run for the set victory.
“It was shaky at fi rst, but we pulled it together,” said sophomore middle blocker Lindsey Poulos.
Set four went to Cal State Dominguez Hills, which went on an early 5-0 run. Despite end-ing the set with 16 block assists, a season-high record, the Broncos could not hold off the Toros, who fi nished with another 5-0 run.
“Credit to our blockers,” We-grich said. “We had to do creative blocks.”
In the deciding set, the Broncos were able to hold their lead and fi nish with a kill by McNeese.
Inconsistency was the enemy for the Broncos during Thursday’s match against the Golden Eagles.
The Broncos won every other set, with the Golden Eagles taking the fi rst, 25-13.
The Broncos took the second and fourth sets, 25-18 and 25-18, respectively, while the Golden Ea-gles took the third set, 25-12. The fi fth set decided the match and cul-minated in a 15-13 victory for the Golden Eagles.
“It was a fun match to coach, but it was an energy depleting match for me,” Wegrich said.
The fi rst set went to the Gold-
en Eagles, who fi nished with a 12-point victory.
The Broncos came back in the second. Freshman outside hit-ter Jessica Doerner and freshman middle blocker Sinead Palmer re-corded four kills apiece in the win.
During the third set, the Golden Eagles went on a 6-0 run that left the Broncos struggling to come back. The Broncos lost the set, 25-12.
The fourth set went to the Bron-cos, who recovered with the help of Poulos and Doerner. After a kill by Poulos that tied the score at 15-15, the Broncos went on to play a stronger attack and took the vic-tory.
“It gives us motivation to try harder,” Poulos said.
Though the teams were tied at two sets apiece, things changed when the Golden Eagles went on a 3-0 run. The Broncos survived two match points, but lost the match after a fi nal strike from senior out-side hitter Zuzana Cizova.
“Whatever you have to do,” We-grich said. “Be focused on the pro-cess, not the outcome.”
The Broncos will host the Cal State San Bernardino Coyotes at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday and fi n-ish off their fi nal home stand of the season, playing the 12th-place Humboldt State Lumberjacks (1-18, 1-14) and the fourth-place So-noma State Seawolves (12-7, 9-6) on Friday and Saturday, respec-tively. Both matches begin at 7:00 p.m.
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Volleyball team wins another five-set matchAMY NAVAS
Staff Writer
Sophomore middle blocker Taylr Kreutziger tips the ball Sat-urday against Toro freshman middle blocker Abbey Prusa.
WINS: Men’s soccer team still alive in playoff pictureContinued from page 18scoring three more goals. Two of the three goals were made by Gonzalez.
“I came out ready with energy since this morning,” Gonzalez said.
Goals four and fi ve were made by junior forward An-thony Salcedo during the 41st and 52nd minute of the game.
Junior midfi elder Ricardo
Reyes cross-passed to Enns on an assist to Gonzalez, who punched the ball into the far post in the 54th minute.
Friday night’s game against UC San Diego was a good win for the Broncos. Reinhart scored 10 minutes into the fi rst period on an assist from Gonzalez.
Cal Poly Pomona led UC
San Diego, 1-0, in the fi rst half of the match, possessing the advantage of seven shots over the Tritons’ six.
Gonzalez scored in the 52nd minute, on an assist by Salcedo.
“We did good overall,” Gonzalez said. “We’re fi nally stepping it up.”
The Broncos have two crit-
ical games left in their season, including an important game against Cal State Dominguez Hills this Friday at 7 p.m. in Carson and conclude the sea-son at Cal State Los Angeles on Sunday at 11:30 a.m.
The Cal State Dominguez Hills Toros (10-4-2, 8-4-2) are second place in the CCAA South Division while the Cal
State Los Angeles Golden Eagles (9-5-1, 8-5-1) are third.
“[We have] two massive games left,” Thompson said. “It’s one game at a time for us, [especially] against Cal State Dominguez Hills.”
The results of these two games will determine wheth-er the Broncos will advance
into the conference tourna-ment.
“We’re going to prepare for those games [against Cal State Dominguez Hills and Cal State Los Angeles],” Gonzalez said. “They’re do or die for us.”
[email protected] Anneli Fogt at:Sophomore Christopher Lim runs ahead of a pack of runners during the men’s 8-km race of the Bronco
Preview Meet last Saturday at Whittier Narrows Regional Park’s Legg Lake in South El Monte.
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Good fi nishes for Broncos at recent Preview Meet
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Sporting the jersey No. 23, Juan Mejia can be spotted on the soccer fi eld even when it is not soccer season; his love for the sport is just that great.
“I enjoy soccer , it’s a part of me,” said Mejia. “I just have to play [soccer].”
Mejia is a third-year kine-siology student and a center midfi elder for the Cal Poly Pomona men’s soccer team. This is Mejia’s fi rst year with the Broncos.
At Cerritos College, Mejia earned fi rst-team All-South Coast Conference honors. He had six goals and 12 as-sists, helping his team reach No. 2 in the national rank-ings.
Before Cerritos, Mejia attended Paramount High School where he scored 23 goals his senior year as a for-ward. Since he plays in the
midfi eld now , he does not score as much as he used to, but does his best in provid-ing assists.
Guanajuato, a state locat-ed in central Mexico famous for its thriving agriculture and mummy museums, is Mejia’s birthplace. He was brought to California when he was only 6 months old and although he has only gone back to visit twice, he feels a strong connection to his hometown and heritage.
It was his father who fi rst introduced Mejia to soc-cer. His father played semi-professional soccer back in Guanajuato and inspired Mejia to learn the sport by sharing exciting stories of when he played.
“My family is very sup-portive, but my dad more than anyone,” Mejia said. “He is the one that passed on to me his love for soccer.”
Mejia started running be-
hind a soccer ball at 5 years old playing in the American Youth Soccer Or ganization in Bell, where he scored his fi rst goal and learned about his potential and talent for the game.
As a true fan, Mejia not only plays the sport, but watches soccer regularly . His favorite professional teams are Spain’s FC Barce-lona and Mexico’ s Club de Fútbol América.
Besides soccer, Mejia also enjoys playing music. He is an avid bass player and also practices the accordion and guitar.
“Unlike soccer , nobody inspired me to learn these in-struments, it was something I picked up on my own,” Mejia said.
To display his musi-cal talent, Mejia formed a band with some of his close friends who enjoy playing traditional Mexican tunes
for family parties and gath-erings.
Mejia’s love for music, however, is nowhere near his love for soccer.
“Juan is really passionate about the game and you can tell because he works really hard on the fi eld,” said junior forward Wuta Beta. “Out-side the fi eld, he is a funny guy and a great friend.”
In the future, Mejia would like to combine his love for soccer and his knowledge as a kinesiology student by be-coming a high school physi-cal education teacher and a soccer coach.
“I can’ t see myself not playing soccer,” Mejia said. “So after college, I will hopefully continue playing by joining a semi-pro league, like my father once did.”
Mejia has lifelong appreciation of soccerANA IBARRAStaff Writer
