INSIDEBig, Big West seriesNational powerhouse comes Cal Poly, 12Indie queen: AmDiFranco performs today, 5C A L I F O R N I A P O L Y T E C H N I C S T A T E U N I V E R S I T Y , S A N L U I S O B I S P OtoHigh: 68° ^ Low: 54°w mn ^Thursday, April 20,2000¥ w w w . m u s ta n g d a i ly . c a lp o ly . e d u D A I I YNew student club offers input into ASI discussionsBy Karin DriesenMUSTANG DAILY STAFF WRITERScN’cral ( 'a l Poly ^tiklents arc tt'rmin^ a new club that they hope will inthienee iipcoinin}» student government electii)ns. Students to Improve Associated Students Inc. (SI.ASI) is working' to become an olticial .ASI club and will soon be drattint: bydaws.The L:roup i^ bein}' coordinated by lournalism junior Xavier l.anier,Three face tough ASIchair raceAll candidates have experience under their beltsBy Kirsten Orsini-MeinhardMUSTANG DAILY STAFF WRITERjournalism senior Jessica Roden, business junior Paul Havis and business senior Zack Georj^eson.“What we’re tryinjj ro build is a j r^oup ot experienced student leaders to brinj; students’ cottcerns to A SI,’’ Lanier said. “Our t;oal is not to criticize .ASI, but to make sure it works etticiently.’’Sl.ASl wants to incorporate stu- dettts from every college as well as representatives from other clubs or organizations.Roden is co-director ot (JPTV, part ot the women’s volleyball te.am and president ot the student athletic atlvisory council Block P. She especially wants to involve athletes with ASI issues.“A lot ot athletes don’t know what tioes on in ASI; they feel unin- tormed,’’ Rt>den said.Other jiroups that SIA Sl hopes to attract include agricultural cluhs, the women’s and multicultural centers, and Student Community Services.“Ideally, we want .someone from every aspect ot campus to j’ive their input,” Riklen said.The two mam functions ot SIASl will be to endorse candidates and otter legislation.“We’ll interview candidates to see how open they are to talkinjj with student leaders,” Lanier said. “We will endorse candidates who we believe will work with us, and we will fully support them with their campaij^ns.”The three candidates tor Associated Students Inc. chair ot the Kiard are reachinji out to student voters hy appealing» to their stomachs.Political science junior Eddie Drake plans to treat dorm residents to an ice cream .svK'ial, in addition to <1 barbecue ttnlay in the University Union. .Ajiriculture science junior Kris Elliott will hold a barbecue next Tuesday. And business sophomore Meli.ssa Varcak plans to have a rally on l\‘xter Lawn, complete with 25- cent hot dojjs and tnippaccinos.Additionally, all three candidates are distributing T-shirts, putting up posters and speaking to various clubs on campus.ASI chair of the board is one ot the highest pvisitions on the ASI student government ladder. The chair leads the Board of Directors meetings, has full knowledge ot parliamentary pnKedure and is often influential when important i.ssues are brought before the board.This year, all three candidates boast previous .ASI experience as B«iaril ot Directors. Drake and Elliott have both represented their respective colleges tor three years on the board. Varcak served one year as a (A)llege ot Business representative and currently holds the position ot vice chair ot the board.Unlike the presidential candidate race, there are no write-in candidates tor chair ot the board.Varcak advocates the importance ot student representation.“My ,ulvice to the student body Would be representatu'ii vote ti'r who effectively represents you,”see CHAIR, page 3jS f-/, its’’I P-'‘4i,1. ,/ j j - V hiimi•alt»*r j ■r-h'n-m‘■‘«T-4.S.-s'WAf'.it.-- J--- .Jrî'i.,.1 -'S.KARIN DRIESEN/MUSTANG DAILYPhysical education and kinesiology department head Gerald DeMers teaches classes in Crandall Pool. He has developed techniques to rescue drowning victims as well as people who have suffered injuries from diving or swimming.Professor finds aquatic healingBy Kara KnutsonMUSTANG DAILY STAFF WRITERHe has developed techniques to rescue drowning victims as well as people who have .suttered injuries from diving or swimming. He has also worked w'ith the YMCA and the American Red Cro.ss in developing their lifeguard <\nd learn-to- swim programs. And recently he received a national award tor his efforts in promoting aquatic safety.Ger.ild DeMers is the head of Call Poly’s physical education aiulkinesiology department.The Aquatic Council ot the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance presented DeMers with the Meritorious Award at its national convention in Florida during sjT-iftg break.DeMers saiil he didn’t know he was receiving the award.“It’s the highe.st award given by the council,” he .said. “It’s really an hotior to receive it because it was my peers who nominated me.”AAHPHRD IS an alliance ot sixnational associations and six district a.ssociations dedicated to promoting and supporting creative and healthy lifestyles through high- quality programs in health, physical education, recreation, dance and sports. The Aquatic Council, a branch ot AAHPERD, is the leading organization in developing aquatic safety standards and instruction programs.The alliance gives the award tor outstanding or innovative contri-see DEMERS, page 3.A.S ot Wednesday, SL^Sl is backing .Aron Deberran tor ASI president and Kris Elliott tor chair ot the board.ASI already drafts resolutions and letters to the ASI president, Lanier .said. SIASl will bring ideas representing many different people, not just one group, he added. SIA Sl will also sit in on ASI weekly meetings. C'urrent ASI President Johnsee SIASl, page 2Poly prepares for influx via Master PlanBy Christine PowellMUSTANG DAILY STAFF WRITERCall Poly’s Master Plan will addre.ss California’s pending influx ot college-bound students.Linda Dalton, vice-provost tor institutional planning at Call Poly, discus.sed this situation that will put pre.ssure on Cal Poly’s programs during Tuesday’s San Luis ClbispoCity Council ^ To combat an meeting. influx of enroll-In order to ment, planners prepare tor the ^goal. tOincreasing stu- 'f^ crease summer dent population, guarter enroll- Dalton and ^nd addother planners new freshmen said at the meet- housing that will ing that they double the cur- have certain 2,800 bedsgoals worked 6,600 beds, into the MasterPlan, Cal Poly’s vision of the future.Their primary goal is to increase summer quarter enrollment. By doing this, students will graduate taster, making nnim tor incoming freshmen.Another goal is a 17 percent increa.se in the physical capacity of housing and institutional facilities. The committee proposes new freshman housing that will more than double the current 2,800 beds to 6,600. The preliminary plans also include the destruction t)f a science building to make room for a larger facility.The plan also makes reference to a commitment of providing enhanced access to and from campus for all modes of transportation. Under this plan, the campus core would be a pedestrian-oriented environment, restricted to pedestrian, bike, and service vehicle acce.ss only.The Master Plan is based on the acadc'iuic mission of C^ al Poly, which emphasizes the principle ot “learn by doing.” The campu.s’ physical design plays a vital role in achieving the university’s missi('n.The committee is mindful of the demand ot an increasing number ot applicants ;md accommodations torsee MASTER PLAN, page 32 Thursday, April 20,2000 News Mustang DailyGreenpeace leader says trees are answerBy Monica McHughMUSTANG DAILY STAFF WRITERIn a Greenpeace presentation “Trees are the Answer," co-h)under and lon^itime leader ot Greenpeace Patrick Moore said the apparent lo^ic of saving forests hy cutting fewer trees and using less wood is actually an anti-environment proposition.“When it comes to hio-diversity conservation, there is no more sustainable primary industry than forestry,” Moore said.He spoke at the Performing Arts CAMircr’s Harman Hall Tuesday night.Moote explained how many people associate deforestation with the loss of animals' habitats.“The public is misinformed about the relationship between logging and the extinction of .inimals,” Moore said. “We have long ll t^s of species ihat have become extinct due to human ictn ity, but we do not know of .1 single species that has become extinct due to forestrv."He explaineil that is b'lig as land Is left alone after a foiest is destroyed, the forest will recover and all the species that were in it will return.Moore added that photographs of land co\ered with pieces of trees that have been chopped down have a tendency to upset people when actually there is nothing wrong. The trees will grow back into a beautiful new forest again. He said that people tend to link \ isiial impressions of w hat is be.uiliful and what is uglv with mor.il judgments of what is right and what IS wrong."We need to giv e the public a new ¡Mir ol eves with which to see the landscape, to get bevond the immedi- .iie v isual imj'ression ind ti> uiuler- -t.ind a little more ibout scietice, ecology .ind bio-diversitv," Moore '.lid.The intention ot forestry is tv) c.iuse reforest.ition, expl.iined Moore, not defv>rest.ition.“IVforest.ition is nv>t an evil plot. It is .something we dv» on purpose in order to feed and house the 6-billion- and-growing human population," MiHirc said.He also described that on a daily basis, each ot the 6 billion people on Earth use an average of T5 pounds of wood a day, for a total ot 3.5 billion tons per year. He added that over half the wood used everv year is not tor building things but for burning energy for cooking .ind heating in developing tropical countries.Mt i lSIASIcontinued from page 1Moff.itt believes the group is a good idea.“1 think groups like that are always helpful," Moffatt said. “Cal Poly students are involved in a lot of other things, not just student government. A lot ot times it’s hard to get students from different cross-.sec- tions to work together."He said he believes there are a lot of candidates who haven’t been involved in ASl and do not know- what they are talking about, so SIA SI might be able to giveCOURTESY PHOTO Greenpeace leader Patrick Moore spoke at the RAC Tuesday nightAbout 30 percent of wood harvested is used to manufacture pulp and paper. In response to the idea of using “alternative fibers” such as hemp, kenaf, and cotton to make paper, Moore asked the ejuestion, “VC'here are you going to grow the hemp, on Mars.'”1 le explained that tv> grv)w enough hemp to make the amount of paper needed, it would have to be grown in sv)il th.it would otherwise be used for growing trees .ind would be a home to m.iny animals.Environmentalists encourage using fewer trees and more nonrenewable fossil fuels .ind materials such as steel, concrete and plastic. Rut Moote said using less wood is .inti-environment because it would result in incteased carbon dioxide emissions .ind .1 reduction in forested kind.“From ,in envirotiment.il perspective. the correct jiolicy is to grow mote trees anil use more wood,” .Mooie said. “Gsing more wood would be good tor our he.ilth .is well as the he.illh o| the environment."“1 believe th.it if forests can recover by themselves from tot.il ,ind complete destruction, th.it with our growing kniiwledge of forest science, we c.m ensure that the forests ot this world continue to provide an abundant supply of renewable wood as well as a habitat for the thousands ot other species that depend on the forest,” Mixire said.MiHire h.is spent the last 15 years trying to separate myth from reality in the relationship between forestry and the environment. He has been the cha'irman tor the Sustainable Forestry Committee ot the Forest .Alliance of British Columbia since N91.them input.Student government adviser Rob W.ilters .said SIASI is a good idea, but not if It is only a tempiirary, elec- tion-time interest.“My only concern would be that they are people who have actually attended .some board meetings and know what they’re talking about," Walters said.SIASI plans to meet candidates and disperse information to .students at a barbecue today in the University Union at 11 a.m., “We want to meet every candidate," Lanier .said. The barbecue is a good way tor all students to learn about candidates and SIA SI, he added.N CA A confronts South Carolina flags(U-WIRE) DURHAM, N.C. — Red is not one ot Penn State’s school colors. But when they took the field against the Winthrop baseball team March 18-19, every Nittany Lion sported a red wristband in protest of the Confederate flag flying above the state capitol.That weekend, Penn State joined the growing list of sports organizations that have made some sort of statement against the Confederate flag.Tlie resistance has been slowly building since January, when the NAACP first announced the boycott. Some NCAA schools in the Philadelphia area, including Temple and Swarthmore, canceled lacrosse and tennis matches in South Carolina, and various prote.ssional and national .sports otganizations have taken action. In addition, several prominent individuals in the sporting world, like Serena Williams, Lou Holt: and Terry Bowden, have expressed their support of the boycott.■Although the South Carolina state .senate voted last week to remove the flag ftotn atoj' the .state- house, the NAACP is continuing the boycott because the bill hangs a Cotifederate flag at a motniment on statehouse grounds. Similarly, the NCA.A is awaiting the legislature’s final decision Ix'fore it changes poli-For now, NCAA officials .ire taking seriously a letter they received from the National .Association of Basketball Coaches. The letter a.sked the NCAA to move the 2002 region“W e’re supporting the removal of the flag. Since our agreement had been signed prior to this becoming an issue, we have agreed to hold it there.”Dee Toddassistant commisioner for the ACCal basketball tournament from Greenville, S.C., if the flag is still flying.Wally Renfro, public relations director for the NCAA, .sees a sports boycott as anothet chapter in the long hi.story ot sports and politics.“1 think you have to understand that sports in America are a microcosm ot society-people love their sports,” Renfro .said. “This is not the first time by a long shot that sports have been used for political puqsoses and it won’t be the la.st time. Sports is where human drama is played out and it doesn’t stop tor politics."The ACC has gotten involved, it only to a limited extent. It is urging ba.seball coaches to .stay in North Carolina hotels during the conference championships, which will be held in the border town of Rix'k 1 hll, S.C.“We’re not saying very much," >aul Dee Todd, assistant commissioner for the ACC ami director of championships. “We’re supporting the removal of the flag. Since our .igree- ment had been signed prior to this becoming an issue, we have agreed to hold it thete. We hope the issue will be resolved .smin, since we’ve scheduled it there again next ye.ir."The Blue Devils were alre.idyscheduled to stay within North Carolina and were therefore not affected by the ACC’s request. As a whole, Duke has not been actively involved with the boycott.Several Blue Devil sports teams have played in South C^arolina since the boycott, and there has been little, it any, talk ot changing the games.“1 haven’t heard anybody even mention it," .said men’s tennis coach jay Lapidus, whose teatn has played thtee matches in South Carolina this season. “I’m kind of surj)rised that any of this is even going on.”Women’s track coach Jan Samuelson-Ogilvie said that the only sports talk she has heard on the issue IS from her sister-in-law, Olympic gold medalist Joan Benoit Samuelson, who ran itt the Olympic marathon tri.ils in C^iliimbia in late Februarv.“My brother and his wife were appalled,” Samuelson-Ogilvie >aid. “Had there been more time, there won LI ha\e been .1 bigger effort made against the flag.”Many sports teams are also liK'ked into contracts with other schvHils, which couUl result in .1 forfeited g.ime if one school decides not to attend.graduation daysa special 4_^ 3y eventall June graduates April 18-21Order for graduation:Personalized Graduation Announcements• Class Rings (Graduation Days discounts)• Thank You Cards• Certificates of Appreciation• Diploma Plaques• Graduation InformationGrad Center opensMav 15' & commencement tickets.check out the G rad u atio n Sectionon our website www.Glcorralbook5tore.cam4 D A YS ONLY!A p ril 1 8 -21Tues.- Fri.9 am - 4 pmEl Corral BookstoreA NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION SERVING CaL PoLY SINCE 1933W W W . e lc o rra lb o o k sta re . comMustang DailyDartmouth trustees announce changes to campus social life(U-WIRE) HANOVER, N.H. —Heavily enclorsinti recommendations made hy the January steering committee report, the Board of Trustees annt)unced Wednesday mominj' the culminatittn of the first phase of the Student Life Initiative launched in Fehruar>' 1999.Despite opposinji recommendations hy the Student Assembly and the Coed Fraternity Sorority Council, the Board threw its support behind steerinj» committee recommendations such as the removal of taps and bars from CFS basements, the continued moratorium on the formation of new single-sex selective organizatums, the discontinuation of the CFS judicial Council and the move of rush to Winter term.Tlte Board also endorsed the development of an extensive residential life system, including the ideas of clusters and possibly common hou.ses linked to each residential hall.The Trustees acknowledged the importance of centralized dining and authiirized an expanded student center, recreatit)nal center, flat-fhx)r space andrenovations on campus dining facilities, including a dining hall on North campus.Tlte administration is charged with the construction of 500 beds within five years and 600 beds within 10 years.Starting with the Class of 2005, no more than half of incoming first-year students will he hou.sed in freshmen- only residence halls. The housing system — and accompanying extensive first-year programming — will he reviewed in five years.The Board “endorses the fixrus on alcohol education and counseling” put forth hy the steering cttmmittee and the G)llege Committee on Alcolu)! and Other I9rugs.The E5oard called for a review of the D-Plan — an trspect of Dartmouth life not broached in the steering committee report and one of the only elements in ti)day’s announcement incorporating student feedbackThe Board acknowledged the faculty again in its discussion of the CFS system, citing the concerns of that group over the greek .system.CHAIRcontinued from page 1NewsVarcak .said. “Students should care the most about quality representation.”Drake said ASl needs a new focus and a chair who advocates leadership and accountability.“We need a chair who can organize, lead and he an example for all hoard members,” Drake said.Elliott said the key to an effective hoard is training.“1 want tt) he able to train the Board of Directors to he good members and through that students will see ASl work for them,” Elliott said.The election will take placeThursday, April 20,2000 3Wednesday and Thursday of next w'eek.One thing the candidates have learned is that campaign paraphernalia doesn’t come withtnit a cost.Elliott said he has spent approximately $2,000 on his campaign. Most of his funds generated from members and alumni of his fraternity. Alpha Gamma Rho.Drake .said he has also spent approximately $2,000 on his campaign. The majority of his funding came front donations hy his parents and his girlfriend’s parents.Varcak said her campaign has cost between $1,500 and $2,000 and that she has paid for everything herself.All three candidates agreed that the campaigning atmosphere has been very positive.“There's a level of respect for each candidate that I haven't seen in previous campaigns”Kris Elliottchair of the board candidate“There’s a level of respect for each candidate that I haven’t seen in previous campaigns,” Elliott said.C-.indidates for chair of the hoard and president will speak about various issues and answer the audience’s questions at a candidate forum on Tuesday at 6:50 p.m. in Chumash Auditorium.Students can logon to candidate’s Web pages through a link on the ASl Web site, www.asi.calpoly.edu.MASTER PLANcontinued from page 1graduate students. Therefore, the goals of the Master Plan are centered on expected future growth. This is referred to in the plan as“Tidal Wave II.”The plan also mentions possible environmental consequences of growth, with references to land use, residential communities and recreational and athletic facilities.The Master Plan is still in revision stages and will he open for publiccomment from May 1 until June 10. The goal is to have the final plan published on Cal Poly’s Web site hy next winter. Ftir more information visitwww.campu.sprojects.calpoly.e du , or scroll to the A to Z index under “Master Plan.”DEMERScontinued from page 1hutii)ns to the field of aquatics and service to the Aquatic Guincil. Only five people have ever received the award.D'Mers began his work 24 years ago while he was the diving coach for the University of O egon. At that time there were no deep-water rescue techniques or pmcediires to implement if one of his students was injured. The .American Red Cross had published information on shallow-water rescue procedures, hutDeMers said they didn’t work. So he developed and tested his own technique.He called it the “head-splint.” Lifeguards use a victim’s arms as a splint to stabilize the head and neck. The Red Cross technique was called the “head-chin.” DeMers said the problem with the “head-chin” was that the victim’s legs would drop down under the water instead of remaining horizont.il to it. When that happened, the lifeguard would further extend the neck to keep the victim’s head above water and consequently worsen the injury. He said the “head-splint” was better because it was simple to do and stabilized thehead and neck more effectively.People often ask DeMers why he didn’t name his technique the “DeMers’s splint.”“1 tell them that wasn’t the point,” he said. “1 knew it was a good technique, and 1 wanted agencies to adopt it. My mission is aquatic safety.” Since then, he has worked with both the YM(2A and the American Red Cross in writing their lifeguard- ing h(H>ks. He was also asked to sit on the organizations’ revision committees to review current safety and rescue procedures and to i>ffer suggestions for improvements if any were needed. He has chaired the Aquatic Council and is now the director ofl i s t e n u p c l a s s of 2 0 0 0 !someone’s gotta win an incredible trip for ten toand it might as well be you.■raduatioii countdown ‘ '.iss of 2000 netwoik •■'aduation announcoments online P|ift feg istiy •al world itiiide areer^ n t f a whole lo t morewww.eGrad2000.comenter to win a vacation for ten toeuropeincluding hotel, airfare, eurail pass, digital camera and more!egradSEGBiThe rlRht start in the real world"( D j o b t r a k .c o m“The best site lor students t grads looking for their first job ~ Forbes Mateómethe AAHPERD Instruction and Credcntialing Program. As the director, he is responsible for overseeing 1 5 different programs, including Swimming Pool Operatitrns, which establishes guidelines on how to operate a swimming facility.D'Mers started his own consulting group as well. He works as an expert witness in aquatic injuries and liabilities cases.Kinesiology senior Jennifer Henderson said DeMers is more interested in promoting public safety than himself."Anyone knows that if there’s an aquatic accident anywhere in the state and they go to ciuirt, he’s comHiring O n line Experts.g o tow w w .expertcity.com /universityAffordabl* $197SmartlaWWW im orfinpu f com1 -8 0 0 -3 6 6 -8 3 2 3ing,” she said.DeMers has continued his work in developing rescue techniques as well. For example, he worked with the U.S. Diving Coaches AsstK'iation n> create deep-water rescue procedures specifically designed for the types of injuries divers incur.Currently, DeMers is in the process of testing new procedures for rescuing multiple drowning victims at the same time, and at the convention in Florida he presented his latest research on rescue techni(.iues for injuries that occur in the surf ocean.DeMers said his No. 1 concern is water safety.“1 have a passion for what I do,” he said. “People kind of wonder how I do It all, hut when it’s a passion, it’s not work."Laptop Word-ProcessorSimpi« a PoflobI« ^ul'•Slze keyboara Weighs onty 2 pourds Holds about 100 poges of -erf ’ ype lO notes mifXjtes leHefs papers reseaxh fekJ doto. etc Then simpty plug Into comourer (or ust oc^nt with optional 'ntrared feature) press send and text »lows mto you' aoplicofior> ‘hat s it'I Compatible Upkxids d ‘'ec*’v mto ANv oppticatior I ! on virruaky ANY cornputer via USB port or optional i ' nfrored tea tjre Armts directly ‘o most printers j (Printer cables and Non-uSB cables avoi ab'e I Long Bottery Ufe jP ‘o 500 hours on 3 AA batte'ies I Rugged 3-vear warranty ijnl mitea to» rteo supper* Features plug A p ay :ne rev send Seen -.'necirer ^ev^ly'lrd seoren < ev t' o'ding-i-nyr CaiCuioto' Auti.Save .A Au'irP we' ;rt u.;pv A posre -asswora prctect.v .'es'cr speC'Oi needs Suppor-s v4W-t?TV.. ,vc.r.:ji< .:rtd ''ne ''orejed keyboard dvout' iwo-wav frans'e: ¡'.aiiob tN O A P P C 3 IN T M E N T N E C E S S A R Y !5 9 0 C é i U f o m ì a B L v t i .\ At Taft 5 4 2 '9 % 0A D I R T Y C A R IS A D I R T Y S H A M E :! F A S T E D D IE 'S S E L F S E R V IC ECAR WASH1. m L L C 'H .A N til R: . N O .sc R .v rc 'n l o a m b r i s h.L W A X .SI’ R A \4. .SF’OT-f R LE RIN.SL V A C U U Mh. IN T E R IO R I RACiRANC 1 7. A R M O R -A l l.S BOW ER D R IERC A R P E T/U B H O E S TE R Y C L E A N E R 10 TOW EI..S393 MARSH STREET. NEXT IQ CERTIFIED AUTO REPAIRWE RECYCLE OURWATER4 Thursday, April 20,2000DennisJohnsonSet out to conquer all that you faceA notlu'r (.lay ukI voii in.iile ill At this very see- ond, ivaJin^; thest.- vvorJs shoukl rcattirm that viHi h.ivf (.-otit.iiK‘n.\l harruTs in your litc. Tomorrow could hrin^ a challenge to ovcrcotiic.Then a^ a^in, it mav ho a d.iv ot choosocakcdlavorod ICO cream with sttawlvrnos atid uraltam crackers wliilo walkin' ^di'wntown. sinilin; ^ and lau^litn^ with fii) wor- nos on voiir mind.But who knows what tomorrow may hrmjj;.’ A pltono call, an interview or vour he.ilth could ch.inf^e ewry- thln^ in an inst.mt.At this very second, vou are alive and well, hre.ithin^: with w.irtn hlood runtuni; in your veins.1 kttow It was not e.isy tor you to .irrive ,it this point in your life, hut vou .ire here. Thinj^s could he difteretit it you allowed lite’s proh- lems to control you.You could he placed in ,i ment.il Hist itutloti, surrounded hv padded w ills, listening; to vourselt breathe in and out, and when the lights are turned off and darktiess strikes, there vou are alone listentn^ onlv to vourselt.KtU \\>ii>omehi'\\ Vi'u ivive survived and are in vour riyht mind, with the ictivitv ol vour limhs, blessed with the ahilit\ t o ivcome eJuc.ited, to r.itionali:e thoughts aitJ laeas ,is vtui m.iteri.ilize tiu se verv thoiir i^it oThe irt ■'! v u i.trv e- iiu vit.ihle in all ot our lives. I h.i\ e learned main lessons h\ m.ikine mistakes W'li.u e.icli ,>l us learns irun our mistakes prepares us to make a I-i tter decision tne next time we re t.iced with a sum l.ir sitiiatioi,.NX hat henetits ,i tok at where i am now ’’ Th.ir is the he lutv of hli le.irnine anvl not onlv ha\ ipv the ahilitv t.> siiattej.. hut the will to ciiati ;e,\t time- we ao not even know the richt w.iv until we h.ive b e e n tin wrone wav Tr.ivcline on ,i iont: road trii' vou mit'lit run »nit ot yas u- the muidle .>t now iiere know in^ \ou c-ould have tilleJ up a' the cityV..- i,. ’ — ■■ 'V n ;< tire - .nilJ hi,iw .nit on vou car, ,ind there v»>u are on. the sule liie ro.ul. upset i- \ou ja. k the cat ur .in.! <_'o throu'ch the procès- ot repl.u in,; it.it v»ni knew li • n,ul was in the road, vou wmild n.ivi ivo'de.. It. hut in life, we are nurture ! m l t.iuc'l ' hv dr'.' iiu: o er .1 few nail., tixinu the problem UK; eettme ni^ht hack on the n ul.oi'cr iiulaii.-ns, y ni have fipishivd reavlitiL; thus col- c.. ; Another victory ^T- an.l eon.jiier wh aie\. i it i>Hi t nexth ! -..ruiuicd in the v.i!l< md he humhle it the oiivc-.u ■ it tli. mountain.Opinion Mustang DailyUJhaf are ypu in -for? breaking ar\àen+eri n gSlave labor \ -pract i ¿e s .botA) 'bovtfVou?'UIp'Indetùii public UÌÌof a n g g g iHOfe Sidtf. Hum/i'ÌAU^WLetters to the editorDennis Johnson Jr. is a journalism senior.Don't punish students for lack of parking spacesEditor,lust recently I received .1 p.irkiitu ticket iiere on c.impiis, Noyy n»>rm,illv 1 t ike lull responsibility for errors in mv p.irkin«; ludltment. hut this tune I h.ive resolved t» fieht and spe.ik out.1 have lived ir live ye.irs, .md I t yy;isn't until mv third year that I hrouiiht a car to school, so obviously n»>t h.ivinj.; ,1 car mv lirst vear vluliy t kill me. In fact. It was rel.itivelv p.iinless. So whv is It that once spritn: »lu.trter rolls around, I ,im hem»,’ t»irced t»i p.irk 15 minutes :iwav fr»>m mv ».!»»rm in tlte tar reaches .»f the Y»)semite park mt; lot .’ I have even met people vvh»> have h.td to p.irk iff ' ampus hec.iiise there were n»v spaces left inv’whi'rc!There .ire m.mv times where 1 have c»immitment.s »>ff c.impus until late at nitjht and due to the parking crunch, 1 am forced to etther |e»ipardi:e mv .s.ifety by vvalkin»: hack hv mvselt »it win»l up with .1 S20 ticket.This is oLitra'^eous. lYui't yet me wronj’, this i.s not the students’ fault 1 am placing full hi.line iin the administnition of this university. For a school that Kiasts such safety awareness, 1 am very upset that 1 sh»nild he forced into this kind »if situ.i- ti.in. If they ire »^linii t»i .illovv students tohriiiK fheir cars to sch»iol, they sh»ni!d h.iye the deceticv to n»»t oversell the p.irk- ink'! It doesn't seem that h.ird to tne t.Imd out how m.mv sp.ices there .ire behind the red brick d»irms .md onlv sell th.it amount of parking p.isses. Mv s.ifetv comes first, and it that me.ms parkmi; m the dirt .ind yettmn .1 ticket, so lx- it.But 1 am ’^omk to fiy;ht every stnj.;l<-‘ ticket that I ^vt.Angela Barley is a landscape architecture senior.Nation is watening how Reed case is handledEditor,I’m a computer science student at C^ hi»i State Liniversity. T in t’s pretty far from Cal r»)ly, so It miizht seem »kLI that I'm writing. NX’ell, w»trd yets amund. Like m.my colleue Students and other concerned indi-vidu.ils around the country, 1 h.ive taken .in intense interest m the case of j. P.iul Ixeed.In case those deciding his f.ite .iren’t ,iw;ire, I yv.int to m.ike it clear th.it tins c;ise is hemk yv.itched. Cdoselv. Bv lots of people - all over C.ililormi.i and .ill over America.^ome ot them are hrtyht kids, computer yvhizzes, the kind of ptospective freshmen vou yvant to impress with vour open- minded embrace of technoKiky .md intellectual freedom. I submit lh.it they will not he impressed hv harsh treatment of .1 kid yvho .iccidentally stepped on the wr»»nt’ side of a ret;ul.iiion that d»'esn’t vet exist.In f.ict, thev’ll probably lx- scared away.The world is watching. 1 trust you will make tlie rtuht decisi.in.Patrick Quealy is a computer science student at Ohio State University.Letter policyColumns, cartoons and letters reflect the views of their authors and do not necessarily reflect those of Mustang Daily.Mustang Daily reserves the right to edit letters for grammar, profanities and length. Please limit length to 350 words.Mustang Daily encourages comments on editorial policy and university affairs. Letters should be typewritten and signed with major and class standing. Preference is given to e-mailed letters.They can be mailed, faxed, delivered or e-mailed to opinion(®m ustangdaily.calpoly.eduDAILYG ra p h ic A rts B u ild in g , S u ite 226 Cal P o ly San Lu is O b is p o San Lu is O b is p o , CA 9 3 4 0 7Thursday, April 2 0 ,2 0 0 0 Volum e LX IV ,N o .116 O 2000 M ustang DailyE d ito r ia l ♦ (805) 756-1796 A d v e r t is in g ♦ (805) 756-1143 Fax ♦ (805) 756-6784rTìustanqdaìIy.calpoly.edu editor^m ustangdally.ca lpo ly.eduP rin te d b y U n iv e rs ity G ra p h ic S ystem sAndy Castagnola editor in chief Joe Nolan managing editor Alexis Garbeff news editor Katherine von Stein features editors Adam Russo sports editor Matt Sterling assistant sports editor Andrea Parker opinion editor Ryan Miller assistant opinion editor Whitney Phaneuf arts editor Steve Geringer entertainment editor Brian Anderson new media director Shelly Curry, Courtney Harris,Melissa McFarland copy editors Victoria Siebenberg,Dan Gonzales photo editorsCraig Nanaumi graphics editor Brett Johnson illustrator Diane Flores faculty adviser A.J.Schuermann business manager Alan Juan information technology Claude Loftus circulation Ryan Becker production manager Jenny Ferrari national ad director Trent Nahas, Kate Dugas,Sierra Slade, Tony Yu ad designers Kate Dugas, Lindsey Wilcox, Will Elkins,Kim Tahsuda, Jill Wieda, Carolyn Thomas,Nick McClure ad repsShannon Brunelle classified ad manager“Last time / checked, I uas childless.”Mustang Daily Thursday, April 20,2000 5innnentIndividual, onj^inai, fiiisty and independent. Her nul i^c combines stnil, folk, punk and blues to create a sound uniquely her own. She defines the idea of “all {juts, no " 's Ani DiFranco.DiFranco arrives at Cal Poly today in support ot her new album. “To the Teeth.”Asstxriated Students Inc. Events is one the sponsors K>r the show, and the oriianizatimt that brintjs concerts t»> Cal Poly.ASI Events adviser Piana Cozzi said ASI is thrilled about having .Am.“It’s important to diversify the concert offerings, and Am defines the idea of stimething different," Cozzi said.Building her own record omipany, Righteous Babe Records in 1990, DiFranco’s is ime of tlie few independent labels that continues to flourish with as much drive and style as she intended it to be.She has produced and recorded 11 records, at least one a year, since 1991. “Hilate" released in 1996 ranked S7 in the Billboard Top 200, an achievement unusual for an independent release.DiFranco mantains total control of all albums by refusing tffers from other recording comp.inies. She not miK coordinates the album-m.iking ¡nocess, but also ehi'nses the v over ait, her b.ind tnembeis and her tour s<^ hedule.Brill , I fiu.ird dill • tiir for K c H R r,idi< ,ind promot ei foi t.'d iv’' dio\i, en|ov-.\ni's mde| eiideni avle.V' l i I p l l l - u r e l t l i t . I a msee DIFRANCO, page R6 Thursday, April 20,2000 Mustang Daily âfertainm entRecycled art exhibit brings trash to lifeBy Jennifer BeardMUSTANG DAILY STAFF WRITERRecycled .»rt crcutcJ hy local artlst^ will take center sta^e at SLO Art Center in honor ot Earth Pay 2000.This year marks the iOth anniversary ot Earth Hay In celebration, the comity’s Earth Day .Alliance and hite^rated Waste Manai^ement .Authority are displayint; a recycled art ^how. Artists from throut;hoiit the county hrouLiht entries to compete tor eiyht prizes, ranj i^n j^ from $25 to $200, tor the best use ot recycled materials in art.Pieces tor the contest were turned in last Sunday. .Allyson Nakasone, a hoard memher ot the Earth Day Alliance, said people were turned away because ot the influx ot entries.“It was a plienotnenal success. Ilutidreds ot people showed up with entries,” Nakasone said. “We actu.tl- ly had to turn people away hecause there wasn’t enouj’h space- in the display room tor all ot them.”About 200 people brought in entries, but only about 75 were accepted. The entries contained everythinji from broken ^lass and shoppint ^bajjs to pieces from a 1950s vacuum.Eour judges spent last Sunday afternoon viewing all the entries before vlecitlin^ oti the winners. The .iccepted entries are on di>play until •Nundav at the SLL’) Art Center.The camtest ^erved to promote ,iu.iritieNN of recycling and reduce the stre.im of tra-.h ¡.ioinu to local laiullilU. The .itt nIu'W w in the annual baroque concert for six years. “You don’t have to be heavily into cla.ssical music to enjoy it.”Swanson noted that baroque concerts are a jjood place to be j^in developing a taste for a different type of music.“Some students are apprehensive of classical music, but 1 think Bach and baroque are a good way to stick your toes in the water,” Swanson said.Bartique concerts at Cal Poly have roots dating back to the 1960s, but it has only been for the last 10 years that they have become an annual event, Swanson said.The concert isn’t always a tribute, but the music department takes advantage of .special events in history to dedicate the concert to a specific composer.This year, only Bach’s work will be played at the concert, Swanson said.Highlights of the concert will include Bach’s Cantana No. 12, which features soloists Susan Azaret- Davies and Daniel Plaster.Swanson .said this particular con- tada is unique because Bach used music from it in .several other fanunis works.Swanson said an attendance of 500 to 700 is normal for the concert, which will be held in the Performing Arts Center at 8 p.m.Tickets can be purchased at the Performing Arts Ticket office and range in price from $10 to $22.Woodstock’s Delivers Pizza that’s out of this world!• r .. .äOc >rW o o d 6't'O L>0^ 1V»s J( \ A 0 N - I ^ 'AU fW CAM CAf iU ttS AAA gOiTO^ I ^ AA ^- i 'J-t-taxi iWSKP I z z w Extra Laree, Larie or Medium I one or more toppine Pizza i1000 Hifluera Street 541-4420. Darn Ualuable Coupon . ^ -» » » Z Z A Extra LargeI > topping Pizza1000 HiAuera Street 541-4420- - ( Darn Ualuable Coupon -Everybody’s got something to hide except for My MonkeyLooking for a return to some honest rock ‘n’ roll.' Then checkout what My Monkey has to offer. This three-piece rock band has been hiding out here in San Luis Obispo, playing clubs, bars and parties since it formed in early 1999.Originally called Ripe, it recently changed its name to My Monkey. So what does the name My Monkey mean?“We thought ‘Have you seen My Monkey?’ would make a good bumper sticker," vocalist and guitarist JohnFreeman said.My Monkey has been hard at work since its formation alittle over a year ago. It released a five-song demo under its old moniker of Ripe, played countless shtiws in and around the San Luis Obispo area, and had the honor of appearing at the prestigious South by Southwest Music Conference in March of 1999.The news now is that the group recently finished working on its latest CD, “Down With Humans.” My Monkey is preparing to unleash its music tm the world at a CD release party Saturday at SLO Brew. To encourage people to come, there will be no cover charge for the show. In addition, the band worked out ,i deal with SLO Brew: If ycui buy a CD, you get a free beer.The audience can expect some honest and witty lyrics from Freeman, and a deep groove laid down by drummer Kaya Shaffer and bassist Huch Platt. Their combination of three-part vocal harmonies with catchy rock riffs will have you dancing the night away.“We play music that’s fun to play, and that everybody seems to have fun listening to,” Freeman said. “We’re not virtuoso players or anything, but we don’t pretend to be. We just go out there and have a good time.”This attitude of honest, fun rock ‘n ’ roll can be heard on the new CD. The band recorded most ot the CD themselves, which gave them the opportunity to have complete control over the way it sounds.The CD relea.se party Saturday at SLO Brew starts at 9 p.m. If you can’t make that show. My Monkey will be celebrating Cinco de Mayo at Sweet Springs Saloon in Los Osos. The band will also play at Cal Poly’s Springiest May 21.For additional info, check out its Web page at www.whitedog- music.com or call the My Monkey blotline at 549-6718.Graham Haworth is a journalism senior w ho writes a weekly music co lum n featuring local bands.Off-Campus Livingnever looked so good!Fully furnished suites. Private and shared rooms available. Meal plan options of 7,14, or unlimited meals per week.Stenner Glen Student Housing is designed for Cal Poly students.Your friends are all around you, it's close to campus, and you don't have to take time out of your busy schedule to plan and prepare meals. For your added convenience, enjoy all day dining in Stenner Glen's creekside cafeteria. Lease for the academic year only. Each person signs a separate lease, so you won't get stuck with a rent increase if a roommate leaves. Roommate matching service available. Also;• Quiet Buildings• Social Activities•Fitness Center• Study Hall/TutoringRoom and board prices, including all*1X1Í T• Heated Pool •Computer Lab• Housekeeping Assistance• TV Lounge/BigSereenmajor utilities, start at J470.- ^ o S t e n n e r G l e n - ^N o w leasing for fall Tour Daily: M on-Sat 9-12 St 1-5 Sun 12-41050 Footh ill Blvd.544 4540r8 Thursday, April 20,2000 Mustang DailyTelevision gam e show challenges contestants physically, em otionallyinment(A D - Catch tish vvitli a hamhou spear, and roast rats over a tire that mi^ht also alert passinfi ships. Help another castaway track down water ~ then sabotage your own chances tor survival by calling her a stupid cow.“Outwit, outplay, outlast."That’s the motto ot a gri>up ot adventurous Americans vying tor a million bucks on this ferocious little island ott the coast ot Borneo.Sixteen back-stabbing castaways, captured on film by camera crews lurking behind palm fronds and coral reefs, are trying to outfox each other as well as vipers, poisomnis plants and other natural perils.In a bid to capitalize on America’s obsession with reality TV, CBS is throwing millions ot dollars behind “Survivor,” which is to air in 13 weekly episodes beginning May 31, at 8 p.m. The nerwork chose eight women and eight men and turned them loo.se on this lush rain-torest island.“This is like an extreme version of an ottice or a large family,” executive producer Mark Burnett told The .Associated Press during a two-day visit to the island, allowed only after agreeing not to talk to contestants or reveal who remained halfway into the Mx-week contest.“People are out tor themselves and onlv theniNelves,” .s.ud Burnett, cre- .itor ,ind producer of the “EcoChalletige” series on the Discovery Channel. “Yet all 16 people will grow a bit stronger and may discover who they really are out here.”The castaways are working together to survive, yet every third night they hold secret ballots around a “tribal council” campfire to kick out one contestant, who is escorted away by helicopter with a con.soling psychologist.One of the first men voted off the island had been overheard saying something to the effect that the only thing stupider than a woman was a cow. Big mistake.“The united women’s front got that guy off the island right away,” Burnett said. “They all mooed at him — and he was gone.”Everything is unscripted and the emotions are real. Not only are the castaways competing for $1 million, their every action will be judged by American viewers who could turn them into national celebrities.On the 21st night, during the tribal council at which the number of castaways was cut to nine, the sunburned, exhausted contestants nervously chatted with host Jeff Probst and then marched off one by one to blackball someone.“We love to see ourselves represented in reality TV,” said Probst, who mediates the tribal councils and conducts on-camera interviews. “You st.irt peeling away layer after layerf ) T A P - V O U I N T e e p .Jasmine WattsMajor: E co logy & S ys tem a tic S ystem s Class; Ju n io rVolunteer Activity: T h ro ug h beach c le an ups and tree p lan tings. E nv iron m enta l C ounc il w o rks to p rese rve the env ironm ent.Personal Quote:"I en joy m ak ing pe op le sm ile !" Congratulations Jasmine!I f y o u ’d like to m ake a d iffe rence, c o n ta c t S tu d e n t C o m m u n ity S e rv ice s a t 756-5834 o r s to p b y U U 217DIntroducing PolyCard PrintingNow in OPEN A C C E S S com puter labs on campus.• Current students recieve 10 free pages per quarter• All additional pages are 10 cents each• Use your PolyCard (Campus ID) to pay for printing• Charges deducted through the Campus Express ClubS ee p o iy c a rd .c a lp o ly .e d u fo r m o re in fo rm a tio n o r call 7 56 -2614Musty OMOO-0000and you get at the truth.”Does Hollywood ever really get at the truth?The survivors are indeed camping out on the beach beneath a makeshift hut of hand-cut rattan and palm fronds. They’re catching their own fish and stomaching field rats for protein to conquer the wilting heat and humidity.Though CBS on its Web site first promoted “Survivors” as being filmed on a “deserted” island “untouched by humans for centuries,” reports pointing out that park rangers live there and a resort is under way forced the network to concede the island is merely remote.And survivors do stand a chance of stumbling onto modern production equipment. Tons of sound and lighting equipment have been shipped in, generators keep the crew cabins and editing rooms air conditioned, and satellite TV and rock music blares beneath the neon sign at Survivor Bar.“If you were really on a deserted island, you wiiuldn’t he participating in a water torture race,” shrugged Probst. “So, it’s a cool combination of game show and psychological drama. Tliey can vote you off simply because they don’t like you or simply because you’re too good.”On the 21st night, the castaways ousted a woman wlto was by all accounts one of the most likable andcapable contestants. Several other women appeared stunned and jumped up to hug her before she dashed off.Probst said he was surprised at ht)w devious the contestants had become.’’When these people finally watch themselves, they’re going to be amazed at what went down here,” he said. "It’s the ultimate social experiment.”Starting out, there was a 72-year- old retired Navy SEAL, a 38-year-old female truck driver and several attractive young college students who romp around in sexy sarongs. There was Sonja, a 62-year-old musician, and Sean, a 30-year-old neurologist who no doubt will capture many female viewers.When the group is whittled down to the final pair, the last eight kicked off the island will decide who becomes the celebrity millionaire. Another half-million dollars will go to the losers, with the first runner-up taking home $100,000 and the others getting a share depending on how long they lasted.“But they’re all getting a multimil- lion-dollar experience,” said Burnett.Of 6,000 appliciints, CBS inter\’iewed 800 people. El'tty-eight were then flown to L)s Angeles for 10 days of grilling and six hours of {psychological tests. “It’s all in chix'sing {X'l'ple who are really strong to Ix'gin with,” Burnett said.DIFRANCOcontinued from page 5ical messages, but 1 love her for her music. It’s just awesome.”DiFranco played in San Luis about eight years ago at the Forum on Marsh Street.“We’ve tried to get Ani back since then, but it’s just never worked out. But after speaking; with Rightetnis Babe Records, we hope to work w'ith her every time she’s around,” Howard said.KOTR has received support from many local vendors, but Howard said it received the most support from KCPR, Cal Poly’s own radio station.KCPR disc jockey Alex Woolery said they support Ani because of het “dt)-it-yourself’ attitude.“She’s a relatively unrepresented; but she’s a good artist. She’s different,” Woolery .said.Numerous fans support DiFranco because of the statements she makes through her music, whether it be violence, abortion, gays and lesbians, and voting. Her lyrics cover all ground.Graphic design junior Geneva Bowdoin is a fan because of DiFranco’s passion and strong lyrical statements.Tickets can be bought at the Mustang Ticket Office for $22 for Cal Poly students, $26 for non-students. LYn'ts open at 7:30 p.m. and the show begins at 8:30 p.m.Monday, May 1st • Doors 6:30 PM • Show 7:30 PMRE€ CENTER at CAL POLY SAN LUIS OBISPOTickets avaUabk at all VMRtix Tidcat antltts tndwlbig tlia Mustang Ticket Office en Bit Cal Pely Campus, Bee Bee Rscerds in San Luis Obispe and Orever Beach and Reemer's in Santa Maria. Student cBseeunt avalabie at the Mustang Ticket . Office eniy.,1e eider by phene call 8S8rS25^484. Order online at wvfMV3URhL€em.t.Mustang Daily ►inion Thursday, April 20,2000 9Letter to the readerTuesday’s news article featuring Cal Poly social sciences lecturer Maliha Zullacar should have stated that she was invited to “Feminist Expo 2000” March in Washington, D.C., in recognition of the work she has done tor Afghan women.She was recognized and invited to the conference because of a project she has been involved with to find ways to assist Afghan female students who have been dented of their rights to education under the present regime in Afghanistan.Through this project she has contacted and mailed letters to hundreds of higher education institutions to receive admittance and financial .lid to Afghan females students.She sent letters to admissions offices all over the United States. As a result, she managed to obtain nine scholarships that were awarded to students.At the conference, the center of di.scussion was the issue of the Afghan woman. The total attendance at the conference reached 6,800 feminists from aroimd the world. Zulfacar gave two talks throughout the weekend: “Breaking Barriers for Women in Education” and “From Yesterday to Tomorrow — Three Generations of Afghan Women Unite and Speak Out.”Zulfacar wanted to stress that the existing regime’s gender policies under the name of Islam is misleading. Islam does not exclude women from learning or education; on the contrary, it is highly stres.sed.-Alexis Garhcff Mw.stang Daily News EditorEaster is only about Jesus’ resurrection; think about the reason you celebrate itDespite its blatant commercialization, Easter is about Jesus, not some bunny bearing eggs. It celebrates Jesus’ resurrection and victory over the grave.Many people see Easter as a holidayIIh™,, Commentarygifts,perhaps hunt for eggs and .spend time with their families. There’s nothing wrong with that. However, the focus isn’t where it should be — on Jesus.Candy baskets and egg hunts were my focus of Easter celebrations when 1 was young. As a family, we didn’t attend church for me it was just a building we drove by on the way to our house. 1 treasure each one of those early Easter memories, and 1 hold no regret for being raised without church.Easter was just like Christmas when 1 was a child. 1 didn’t have to go to .school and 1 got gifts. It didn’t^ -| -r e r > A e4Ó >, -, 'g r a n d c a n y o n s e a o f c o r i f e ?Sonoran d e s e r f * b lo2 U b o r a f * o r yCOLUABIA UNIVærtE n ro ll NowIEarth Semester or Universe Semester September - December 2000 Four Summer Programs Offered A total immersion experience Environmental science in Arizona 16 Ivy League credits - Financial aid availablewww.bio2.edu - 800-992-4603 - email : a r iz o n a @ b io 2 .e d uget much better than that.When 1 was older, 1 began to look at Je.sus and became more interested in that building that we used to drive by. 1 got to know Jesus in a personal way, and 1 began to have a relation.ship with him.1 began to see that Easter and Christmas weren’t just some made- up holidays to sell greeting cards and gifts — they were made to celebrate Je.sus. They celebrated his birth and the day he rose friim the dead. The two holidays .shouldn’t be taken lightly - make sure to look at the reasons behind them.Jesus’ birth was much easier for me to understand than his resurrection. Being born to a virgin is difficult, but how' could a man who walked the earth conquer death? Jesus wasn’t jqst a man — he was also God. It was a true miracle that Jesus rose from the grave, and it de.serves to be celebrated.He proved so much by defeatingdeath. Now people can rightfully proclaim him as creator, giver of life and can .see his teachings as true. He wa.sn’t a fal.se prophet trying to influence people, like many who preceded him he was the real thing. He appeared to over 500 people in several different locations after he ro.se from the grave. That in of itself should be enough proof for people who don’t believe in the resurrection.If you don’t believe in Je.sus and what he did, why are you celebrating the holiday? Take a look at what Jesus taught attd what he stood forEaster should be a time to gather with family and to praise Jesus for ho triumph over the grave. Because of his actions, we are clo.ser to God, who created us and loves us.Make sure that is on your mind as you celebrate Easter this weekend.Matt Sterling is a journalism sophomore and assistant sports editor.Now Leasing for Fall 2000COLLEGE CHALET APARTMENTSBond & Kentucky Streets ikUNIVERSITY GARDENS APARTMENTS742-778 Boysen AvenueFor Information Cal! 543-6819isities ÌYOU ARE GRADUATING AT A MOMENTOUS POINT IN HISTORY. YOU HAVE WORKED HARD AND SUCCESS IS YOURS. ANNOUNCE YOUR ACHIEVEMENTS TO THE W ORLD.Custom announcements feature& graduate’s name, degree and major along with text for the school's commencement ceremony.EVERY GREAT ACHIEVEMENT DESERVES RECOGNITION- ORDER NOW AND ENJOY YOURS!O rde r Duri ng G rad DaysAp ri l i 8 - 21 ^El Corral Bo ok s t or e ^El CorralBookstoreA N O N P to n T 0«I.ANI7ATI those crucial two-out hits," Barringer said. “W e’ve been getting key hits at key times.”Fullerton comes into the series in a slump, with a 2-5 record in its last seven games. That slump has dropped them out of first place in the Big West Conference, and they currently sit one-half game behind Long Beach State. Cal Poly stands in fourth place, three games back of the lead.“W e’ve been a little bit unlucky, but if we were playing better in other areas, those errtirs wouldn’t have cost us the games,” Cal State Fullerton head ctiach George Horton said.Despite the récent slump, the Titans crime into SLO Stadium undefeated in con ference road games, boasting a 6-0 Big West road record.“If you go to Omaha (site of the College World Series) like they did a year ago, thenyou know how to win on the road,” Price said. “T h a t’s one of the things that makes them so special.”Horton has been impressed in Cal Poly’s recent play.“W e’re going up to play a very improved San Luis Obispo team. We expect a tough series,” he said. “We have shown that we arevulnerable. W e’ve got our work cut out for♦»us.Thursday’s pitching matchup pits Mustang Joe Sm ith against Adam Johnson, who Price touts as a probable first-round pick. Friday has George Carralejo throwing for the Titans against Tyler Fitch. In Saturday’s finale, Jared Blasdell gets the start for the Mustangs vs. Matt Sorenson.After the Fullerton series, the Mustangs travel to Palo A lto on Tuesday to face Stanford, the No. 4 ranked team according to Baseball America.“1 think if we can find a way to go 2-2 in the next four games on tnir schedule, it will take our power rating and shoot it out the roof,” Price said. “1 think going 2-2 will be good enough to put us back in N CA A playoff contention."S U P P L E M E I N X DIRECTSaves you 30% to 80% Everyday on sports nutrition, fat loss aids, vitamins, & herbsW i n $ I 0 0 . 0 0 0 O Oi n t h e ’’ t o r L i f e ' 'C 2 H n l l e i i g ; e . S t o p b y S U L I M , L M K N T / ) / R H C T F to ilay ^ f o r a f r e e v’ i c l e o OSi e n t r y f o r n t . s .B efo re ^1% A fte r* Free "Body for ' Life" V ideo> ii| i|M r ii lr i i l lMr«:i-|I l2.t:{K 1.0. 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L u mApril 18-21 VfSAFor helpful information call:San Luis Obispo County Tobacco Control Program7 8 1 - 5 5 6 4This program is made possible by funds received from the Tobacco Tax Health Protection Act ot 1988, Proposition 99. under Grant No 89-97929 with California Department ot Health Services, Tobacco Control SectionMustang Daily Sports Thursday, April 20,2000 11 ^Yanks dominate Rangers, againARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — No matter which hitter they send to the plate, the New York Yankees have the Texas Rangers’ number.Clay Bellinger hit a solo home run in the 10th inning and the Yankees completed their first three- game sweep at Texas since 1983, heating the Rangers 5-4 Wednesday for their eighth straight victory.The Yankees’ winning streak is their longest since they took nine in a row in August 1998. This string started with two victories over the Rangers last week at New York.“It’s very frustrating. We put ourselves in position to win and didn’t,’’ Texas manager Johnny Oates said. “They got a home run from a utility inticlder on an 0-2 pitch that was over his head.”Ivan Rodriguez, who was getting a day oft, hit the first pinch-hit homer ot his career. The two-run shot with two outs in the ninthinning came off Yankees closer Mariano Rivera (2-0), who had converted 27 straight save opportunities.“You never see us get down. We’re disapptiinted after the ninth, hut we’re saying let’s go, let’s get a few runs," said Bellinger, who had entered the game as a pinch-runner in the eighth. “We know’ Mo, that's not going to happen very often."After Jeff Zimmerman (0-2) got his third straight strikeout to start the 10th, Bellinger hit a drive into the left-field seats for his second career homer.“He can hit a fastball. I'm not sure that Jeff wanted him to hit that pitch,” .said Yankees manager joe Torre. “1 think he wanted to move Bell hack a little, hut he climbed the ladder and got it."In the 10th, Rivera retired David Segui on a fly hall with a runner on third to end it. He earned the victory after blowing a save for the first time since losing to Atlanta last July 16 — the same date he had allowed his last home run, to Andruw Jones.Little-used Lance Johnson got four hits for the Yankees and starter Roger Clemens pitched four-hit hall for seven-plus innings in his longest outing of the seast>n.Clemens, who hadn’t gone past the sixth inning in his first three starts, struck out five.Torre pulled Clemens after he went 2-0 on Chad Curtis leading off the eighth. Clemens had stiffness in his lower hack hut nothing that should cause him to miss his start next week against Minnesota.“Skip was concerned and was just being real cautious,” Clemens said. “1 was trying to stay in, hut as he continued to question me, 1 couldn't deny the questions and he made up his mind then."Rockets fans bid farewell to starHOUSTON (AP) — Charles Barkley said his final goodbye the way he wanted to, in uniform and on the court for the Houston RcKkets.After a dazzling 16-year career with Philadelphia, Phoenix and Houston that earned him a spot among the 50 greatest players in NBA history, Barkley brought it to a close Wednesday night on his terms.Barkley’s career was thought to have ended Dec. 8 when he ruptured a knee tendon against Philadelphia.But he wanted to walk away — rather than he carried away — in his last game, which is why Barkley decided to play in the Rockets’ season finale against Vancouver despite his knee being only about 70 percent healed.For all his flamboyance throughout his career, Barkley finished with ahumble tone.“Basketball dt>esn’t owe me anything, 1 owe everything in my life to haskethall, everything,” Barkley said. “I’m 37 years old. I’m rich beyond my wildest dreams. I have great material things. I’ve been all over the w'orld and it’s all because of haskethall.”Barkley considered playing Tueselay night at Phoenix, where he performed for four seasons and came closest to winning an NBA championship in 1993. But coach Rudy Tomjanovich didn’t want to take a chance with Barkley’s knee still less than 100 percent.“This is a sad day for me. I’ve been playing haskethall since 1 w'as nine years old and now I’m not going to lx- playing anynn)re,” Barkley said. “Tliat’s the only thing that makes me sad. 1 won’t miss the limelight.Exploration. Mysteries of the Universe. Discover what*s out there.spacM ^ om 'Houston a website. ' . •me All rtoht»InformationabSessionon the j"RéallMen" and/ ’^Real Women" ♦ P r o O T a r i^ " ^. - V / /DaYe: Tuesday, íApril 2Bth Tirne: 7-S'ptn** Place: The Women's'Center <» / y ^ Become part of these campus *^ groups that educat^the Cal ^Poly community about sexual♦ assault and helping storvivors.*7S e-2282 for more♦ information* . 22 in the Baseball America poll and has dominated the Mustaniis in recent years, winnirif» 10 straii^ht >'ames over Cal Poly. They also lead the overall series 21-1.The Mustant's see this senes as crucial in their quest tor a N CA A tournament bid. The comm ittee that selects teams looks closely at pertormances ajiainst top teatns, so this is C'al Poly’s chance to impress.“It’s the biyiiest i^ame ot the season tor us,” sophomtire Jason Barringer said. “W e’re takinj; it ijame by j’ame and we expect to be able to win two ot three."T he Mustanfis continued their outstandini; play ot late in takinf» two ot three ijames in last weekend’s series with UC2 Santa Barbara. Cal Poly has now won 14 of its last 19 games, including three straight Big Westsee BASEBALL, page 10FILE PHOTO/MUSTANG DAILYCal Poly, winners of 14 of its last 19 games, host powerhouse Titans.2000 Big West Conference Baseball StandingsConference OverallW L Pet. W LLong Beach State 13 5 .722 25 13Cal State Fullerton 11 4 .733 22 13Sacramento State 10 5 .667 16 21Cal Poly 10 8 .556 19 18UC Santa Barbara 8 ( .533 18 18Nevada 8 7 .533 24 14Pacific 2 13 .133 19 19New Mexico State 1 14 .067 16 24By Chris ArnsMUSTANG DAILY STAFF WRITERWebster’s dictionary detines a leader as one who “shows the way, in by going betore.” Not only does Cal Poly pitcher joe Smith fit that role, he excels at it, especially as the top ace on the baseball team’s starting rotation.Yet even more remarkable than Sm ith’s extraordinary leadership qualities is the fact that he began the season in the bullpen, counting on racking up appearances as a middle reliever. Instead, he’s become one ot the saving graces tor a team that has compiled a record of 20-18 (10-8 in Big West Conterence play) despite starting the season at 5-13. Smith has a personal record ot 4-2, with an ERA of 5.07.Head coach Ritch Price stressed the importance that Sm ith’s success has had on the team.“The biggest thing is that he’s soliditied our team,” Price said. “Our starting pitching had been decimated. We had thought Smith would be a setup man, and maybe set a school record for appearances. Instead, he’s become a big game starter.”The switch couldn’t have come at a better time. Starters JesseGallup and Josh Morton were struggling, and the team was having trouble getting ott to a good start.“We wanted to switch (Tyler) Fitch, (Jared) Blasdell and me, since we were throwing strikes out ot the bullpen,” Smith said. “We (the team) weren’t doing so .well, and (Price) gave us starts, and the rest is history.”At the same time. Smith was taken by surprise when he was given his new role.“1 had no idea I’d start," he said. “1 thought I’d be the guy to come out ot the pen slated to be the closer. 1 didn’t have any idea I’d be starting at all.”While Smith has settled into his new a.ssignment, his teammates have witnessed his importance to the team.“He’s been a huge part of turning the team around,” tirst base- man Steve Wood said. “He’s got the Friday role as a starting pitcher, and he’s just one ot those guys that everyone lotiks up to.”One of Sm ith’s most vital contributions has been his endurance. After last Friday’s game against UC Santa Barbara, he’d compiled 60 1/3 innings in 13 appearances this season,see SMITH, page 10Spurs may start playoffs without Tim DuncanSAN ANTONIO (AP) — Tun I'Hmcan could miss the opening of the NBA playoffs because of tom cartilage in his left knee and may undergo surgery it the injur>’ doesn't improve or wtirsens.“It's just a day-to-day, game-to- game, week-to-week sort of thing,” San Antonio Spurs coachGregg Popovich said ot his 7-f(K)t star Wednesday. “He's probably questionable for the start ot the playoffs.”The Spurs tace Phoenix this weekend in a hest-of-5 first-round series.IXincan, who was to sit out San Antonio’s regular-season finale Wednesday against the Lt)s Angeles Lakers, took part in a shtuTtaround earlier in the day after getting medical clearance to do so.Before that his physical activity had been limited to riding a stationary bicycle.Duncan injured the knee when hefell awkwardly while attempting a dunk April 11 against Sacramento. Wednesday’s game was the fourth he’s missed with the injury.An exam on Tuesday showed the tear in the lateral meniscus in his left knee is healing.But it's possible l\incan could ultimately face arthroscopic surgery.“If we do rehab and it doesn't get better or it gets worse, then they will go in.” Popovich said.Recovery time from such surgery is estimated at abiTut three weeks.In February, Duncan missed four games with a strained abdominal muscle.The Spurs, meanwhile, are getting ready for the playoffs as though Duncan, who last year led the team to its first NBA title, won't be in the lineup.“At this point we have to prepare that way because it's a possibility,”point guard Avery Johnson said.“We’re all aware of the situation. We've made changes offensively and defensively to deal with it, hopefully on a temporary basis.”The Spurs enter the playoffs with other injured players.David Robinson has a sore right knee, forward Sean Elliott has a jammed a finger on his right hand and guard Terry Porter has a bruised right shoulder.Sports Trivia Scores S chedu leYesterday s Answer: MEN'S TENNISCal Poly 1TODAY• M en 's tenn is vs. A rizona• a t A rizona• noonM ik e Tyson w as 19 w hen he becam e boxing 's youngest w o r ld cham pion.Arizona State 6B riefsC ongrats S teve C orino ! Celtics end another losing season • B aseba ll vs. CSU Fu lle rtonB O ST O N (AP) — The B o s ton C e lt ic s ended th e ir se ven th • in SLO S tad iumToday's Question:s t ra ig h t lo s in g se a so n on a h igh no te W e d n e s d a y n igh t w ith a 112-85 w in ove r the N e w York K n icks , w h o a re h ead ed to w a rd• 5 p.m.th e ir 13th c o n se cu t iv e p la y o ff a pp ea ran ce . FRIDAYW hich NHL team o rig in a lly d ra fte d Eric L indros?The K n icks , w h o a re se ed e d th ird in the Easte rn C o n fe ren ce and fa ce Toron to in the o pen in g round, re s ted key p la y e rs y e t led 56 -55 a t h a lft im e . T hey m an aged ju s t 11 p o in ts in the th ird q u a rter, a l lo w in g the C e lt ic s to ta ke an 84 -67 le ad in to the fourth .The C e lt ic s (35-47) w e re le d by Pau l P ie rce w ith 19 po in ts , K en ny A n d e rso n w ith 18 and Tony B a tt ie w ith 17. They ended th e ir• Track a n d f ie ld a t N a t 'l C o lleg ia te In v ita tio n a ls • a t A ustin , Texas• B aseba ll vs. CSU Fu lle rtonPlease submit sports trivia answer to sports@mustangdaily.calpoly.edu Please include your name. The first correct answer received via e-mail w ill• in SLO S tad ium• 5 p.m.be printed in the next issue of the paper. s e a so n w ith f iv e w in s in th e ir la s t s ix gam es.• •

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