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Herrera, Ascencio elected ASI President, VP
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The newly elected leaders of the 2015-16 Associated Students, Inc. student government pose for a photo.
Julian Herrera and Diana
Ascencio have been elect-
ed as Cal Poly Pomona’s
Associated Students Inc.
next president and vice
president.
ASI announced the new-
ly elected 2015-2016 stu-
dent government leaders
on Friday at the University
Plaza.
Herrera, a fourth-year
communication student,
and Ascencio, a third-year
management and human
resources student, faced
stiff opposition during
this year’s election against
three other presidential and
vice presidential candi-
date pairs: Tyler Glick and
Melisa Tovar, Uriah Sand-
ers and Brenda Calderon,
and Orlando Smith and
Edgar Rodriguez.
Herrera said that the
most important goal for
them as they start their
new positions is increasing
CPP’s sense of commu-
nity and ASI’s engagement
with the student body.
“We really want to focus
on bringing some kind of
campus unity,” said Her-
rera.
“We’ve started build-
ing some of that frame-
work this year by getting
some councils — Inter-
hall Council, Business
Administration, Education
and Integrative Studies,
Multicultural and Student
Interest Council — to en-
dorse us. We’re building a
platform to bring councils
together, figure out their
needs, and work on all
those things.”
Aden Tessman, Marina
Sung and Karen Romero
all ran unopposed for sen-
ator-at-large positions with
Greek Council, Inter-hall
Council and Multicultural
Council respectively. Bi-
anca Pescina was elected
as Student Interest Council
senator-at-large.
Eight students were also
elected as ASI college sen-
ators:
• Bryce Von Helms for
the College of Agriculture,
• Tammy Fong for the
College of Business Ad-
ministration,
• Michael Sandoval for
the College of Education
and Integrative Studies,
• Leslie Simoni for the
Collins College of Hospi-
tality Management,
• Joshua Ebiner for the
College of Letters, Arts
and Social Sciences,
• Reeza Demonteverde
for the College of Engi-
neering,
• Brandon Whalen for
the College of Environ-
mental Design,
• and Gregory Kommel
for the College of Science.
CHRISTOPHER GALVANStaff Writer
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Ellerbee wins CPP’s � rst national pole vault titleSenior pole vaulter Justin Ellerbee (right) poses with junior pole vaulter Rodger Mantor (left) and assistant track and fi eld coach Josh Linker (center) at the NCAA Division II Championships. Ellerbee is the national pole vaulting champion in Division II athletics, and is the fi rst-ever Bronco national champion in pole vaulting.
To read more, see page 8.
Provost’s Awards honor facultyJennifer Switkes,
Richard Willson
and Winny Dong
have received the
Provost’s Awards
for Excellence.
Three of Cal Poly Po-
mona’s top professors will
receive the university’s
2015 Provost’s Awards for
Excellence, honoring ac-
complishments in teach-
ing, scholarly and creative
activities and service.
This year’s recipients
are Mathematics Profes-
sor Jennifer Switkes, Ur-
ban and Regional Plan-
ning Professor Richard
Willson and Chemical and
Materials Engineering
Professor Winny Dong.
According to the Pro-
vost’s Awards website,
the purpose of the three
awards are to recognize
outstanding CPP faculty
accomplishments.
The Provost’s Award for
Excellence in Teaching
rewards professors that
demonstrate significant
classroom performance
and are leaders in effec-
tive teaching methods
and innovations. Switkes
teaches her students
that they are capable of
achieving anything and
encourages them to follow
their dreams.
“I think it’s important to
EDUARDO CASTANEDAStaff Writer
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ELECTION TURNOUTPresident Julian Herrera and Vice President Diana Ascencio
608 votes
Agriculture Senator Bryce von Helms
97 votes
Business Senator Tammy Fong
147 votes
Collins College Senator Leslie Simoni
136 votes
CEIS Senator Michael Sandoval
59 votes
C.L.A.S.S. Senator Joshua Ebiner
270 votes
Engineering Senator Reeza Demonteverde
190 votes
Environmental Design Senator Brandon Whalen
86 votes
Science Senator Gregory Kommel
243 votes
Greek Council Senator-at-Large Aden Tessman
1,563 votes
Inter-Hall Council Senator-at-Large Marina Sung
1,516 votes
Multicultural Council Senator-at-Large Karen Romero
1539 votes
Student Interest Council Senator-at-Large Bianca Pescina
881 votes
-Julian Herrera, fourth-year communication student,
2015-16 ASI President
“We really want to focus on bringing some kind of campus unity.We’ve started building some of that framework this year by getting some councils to endorse us.”
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Reckless Driving
May 19, 10:48 a.m.
An offi cer initiated
activity at Oak Lane.
Disposition: Moving
Violation Cite.
Welfare Check
May 19, 10:53 a.m.
The reporting party
was checking on a
resident at the Univer-
sity Village. He said he
was concerned for his
roommate’s safety. The
subject was looking
at weapons online for
two days. The subject
was also reported to be
quiet and distant. The
subject met with his
resident advisor.
Disposition: Checks
OK / Area Secure.
Recovered Stolen
Vehicle
May 19, 11:16 a.m.
Parts of the interior of a
White Acura car parked
in Parking Lot B were
missing. The car had
a Mount San Antonio
College parking permit.
Disposition: Report
Taken.
Welfare Check
May 19, 3:52 p.m.
A female student re-
ported that she was sui-
cidal and said that she
wanted to jump off of
the University Library
because she didn’t want
to live anymore.
Disposition: Assisted.
Other Drug Offenses
May 19, 4:02 p.m.
The reporting party
stated that there was
a smell of marijuana
coming from one of the
rooms in Vista Bonita.
Two subjects were
inside the room and
met with the resident
advisor.
Disposition: Canceled
Assignment.
Call for Assistance
May 19, 6:22 p.m.
There was a call for
assistance at one of the
emergency phones in
Parking Lot B.
Disposition: Checks
OK / Area Secure.
Found Property
May 19, 7:31 p.m.
A large black toolbox
fi lled with art supplies
was found in Parking
Lot F8.
Disposition: Log Note
Only.
Burglary from Vehicle
May 20, 7:14 a.m.
A burglary from a ve-
hicle occurred at iPoly
Parking Lot.
Disposition: Report
Taken.
Remove/Tamper Auto
Parts
May 20, 7:18 a.m.
The incident occurred
at Parking Lot B.
Disposition: No Dis-
position Noted.
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Professionals impart advice to communication students
Communication profes-
sionals shared the knowledge
and bits of wisdom they’ve
gained in the trenches with
Cal Poly Pomona students at
COM Day.
COM Day is an event com-
pletely produced by students
in the Special Events Plan-
ning course, offered through
the communication depart-
ment and taught by Professor
Vinita Dhingra. The event
brought in speakers working
in different sectors related to
the communication fi eld. This
year, the 32-student class had
eight weeks to come up with
and plan an event.
“For the students who are
planning the event it is a really
valuable experience because it
exactly exemplifi es what the
Cal Poly Pomona motto is,”
said Dhingra. “The students
learn to be responsible, meet
deadlines and recognize the
fact that they have to deliver.
“For the students that are at-
tending the event, they get lots
of networking opportunities.
There are students that have
gotten internships as a result.
And of course, there is the
take away from all of the pro-
fessionals that come to share
their wealth of knowledge.”
The all-day event on Thurs-
day featured over 20 speakers
and panelists that discussed
a range of topics from story-
telling to personal branding,
vlogging to blogging and en-
trepreneurship to design.
Students who attended the
event also had the opportu-
nity to get resume advising
and professional headshots.
University President Soraya
Coley also delivered remarks
at the end of the event.
The theme of the event
revolved around the phrase
“Your One-Way Ticket to
Success.”
“Our whole goal was to get
people from different majors
interested, so we took that into
account when we were select-
ing the different speakers and
just making people aware that
communication is everywhere
and it’s in every aspect of ev-
ery job,” said Andrew Gin, the
event’s co-chair and a fourth-
year public relations student.
Some of the brands and
companies the speakers work
with include “Good Day LA,”
Activision, the Vans Warped
Tour, Southern California
Edison, Edelman Public Rela-
tions, Disney University, Pop-
Sugar, Amy Poehler’s Smart
Girls and Live Nation.
“We just had some really
cool speakers,” said Bonnie
Paresa, a fi fth-year journalism
student who also served as co-
chair for the event. “To have
everyone come and share their
expertise with the students
meant a lot to us, because they
did it on their own time and
they are all very busy profes-
sionals.”
The event had 400 students
pre-register, and more stu-
dents were welcomed as drop-
ins.
“There is only so much
teachers can tell you and then
you are just studying it, but
this is a day to actually meet
people in the industry see if
this is for you,” said Agnes
Musee, a third-year journal-
ism student who attended the
event.
The concepts that were
echoed by most speakers were
the importance of attitude,
networking, goal-setting and
authenticity.
“Attitude is everything —
approach situations with a
positive outcome and that is
most likely what will result,”
said Scott Boczek, who works
as a Disney University facili-
tator and director of fundrais-
ing for a high school.
The keynote speaker for the
event was Michelle Pulfrey,
a producer for the morning
show “Good Day LA.” She
talked about her experiences
coming out of college and en-
couraged students to choose
their internships wisely and
take them seriously.
You are one of your most
valuable assets,” said Pulfrey.
For the speakers, the event
provided an opportunity to
give back and talk about
subjects they are passionate
about.
“It was such an exciting op-
portunity,” said Jessica Airey,
who works at Edelman Public
Relations. “I really wanted to
come here because it wasn’t
too long ago that I was a stu-
dent myself, and personal
branding is such an interesting
topic.
“I wanted to give some clar-
ity on that and on how person-
al branding could be such an
important part of your career
path.”
For alumnus Robert Taylor,
a public relations manager for
Activision, participating as
a panelist was important be-
cause he wanted to make him-
self available to students. He
also believes this type of event
helps manage expectations.
“I wanted to give students
just a blunt force of it’s not
rainbows and cookies out
there,” said Taylor. “It’s hard
work, it’s great work, but you
better prepare yourself. Post
Cal Poly life moves fast. If
you don’t stop and smell the
roses, life is going to pass you
by.”
Panelist Claire Ayoub, a
blogger for Amy Poehler’s
Smart Girls, comedy writer,
director, producer and actor,
likes speaking to college stu-
dents because they have not
encountered too many “Nos.”
“You do not need permis-
sion to create,” said Ayoub
during the panel.
Her advice to students is to
keep a passion project: “espe-
cially when you fi rst get out
of school because it is very
up and down, topsy-turvy and
confusing, but if you have
something that is very close
to your heartbeat that you re-
ally like doing, no matter what
you are going through, it’ll be
okay,” said Ayoub.
Todd Pruyn, who graduated
from CPP in 2003, works for
Activision as its director of art
services and gave a lecture on
design.
COM Day for him was a
good opportunity to help stu-
dents understand what options
they have after graduation.
“When I was a student here,
I would have loved to go and
visit other alumni and see
them in their natural habitats
and understand better what I
was getting myself into,” said
Pruyn.
His advice to students is
that they remain grateful.
“Happy people have one
thing in common, and that is
that they’re thankful for where
they are and where they come
from,” said Pruyn.
“Always try to fi nd oppor-
tunities in the things that go
wrong.”
MIREYA MARTINEZ
Staff Writer
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CPP buildings up to earthquake code
For most students liv-
ing in California, earth-
quakes are just a fact of
life. Many, however, aren’t
aware of the safety precau-
tions and procedures their
universities take to ensure
their safety.
Part of the Cal Poly Po-
mona campus is on the San
Jose faultline, which runs
through the 10 Freeway
and ends just north of Uni-
versity Drive.
This location on the fault
not only makes construc-
tion tricky, but could put
the university into a state
of emergency in the event
of a large earthquake.
CPP buildings are safe
to occupy and all up to
code, but facilities that
were built in the early days
of the university require
retrofitting to reinforce the
structures.
“The seismic review
board did a study a while
ago and started identify-
ing buildings that needed
to be seismically retrofit-
ted,” said Walter Marquez,
CPP’s associate vice presi-
dent for facilities, plan-
ning and management.
“We have a few of those
on our campus.”
Buildings 1, 3, 5, 9, 13,
and the CLA Building are
among the structures that
needed to be addressed
with seismic reinforce-
ment.
“The CSU looks at this
collectively as a whole
[and] make a request for
funding,” said Marquez.
“Funding for retrofits or
new academic buildings
typically come from the
state.”
The retrofitted buildings
with the seismic joints did
their part when an unex-
pected quake happened a
few years ago.
“In the event of an
earthquake of a significant
magnitude, damage is min-
imized,” said Marquez. “If
there is an earthquake of
a specific magnitude, it’s
going to do damage re-
gardless of building codes,
seismic codes or any other
element,”
For construction of new
facilities, there are strict
building codes so they do
not have to be retrofitted
later.
The university does
have emergency plans in
the event of a large-scale
earthquake. Emergency
Services Coordinator
Debbi McFall makes sure
those plans are up to date.
“I built a structure of
emergency teams,” said
McFall. “I don’t have an
emergency coordinator in
every single building, but
I have 25 emergency coor-
dinators and every build-
ing is assigned to one of
those 25.”
If necessary, those coor-
dinators orchestrate evac-
uations. If there were an
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THE POLY POST 3Tuesday, May 26, 2015
recognize that each stu-
dent is gifted and is an
amazing person,” said
Switkes. “I treat each stu-
dent as an individual and
make them feel resource-
ful in the class.”
Switkes teaches applied
and upper division math-
ematics. She teaches stu-
dents how to apply math
creatively and have fun
with it.
Her commitments out-
side of the university play
a major role in her teach-
ing methods and cred-
ibility. In her most recent
endeavor, Switkes taught
calculus at the California
Rehabilitation Center in
Norco for five weeks just
for “fun.” She said she
was proud of all the work
her students accomplished
in the short amount of
time they had.
In summer 2015,
Switkes will travel to
Uganda to teach for three
weeks through the Prison
Education Project.
As for her goals, Switkes
said that she wants to ex-
plore her opportunities in
administration at CPP and
hopes to find a new focus
for her career.
The Provost’s Award for
Excellence in Scholarly
and Creative Activities
highlights faculty that are
engaged in activities out-
side the classroom.
Willson, who is also the
urban and regional plan-
ning department chair,
is considered a parking
policy and transportation
expert with many publica-
tion bylines under his belt.
He is most proud of his
books “Parking Reform
Made Easy” and “Parking
Management for Smart
Growth.”
He also wrote an essay
for ACCESS Magazine
about merging his land-
scapes paintings into his
research. He said that his
books and essay are a val-
idation of the last 25 years
of his career.
“It takes decades to see
your impact in this field,”
said Willson. “It’s not just
publishing. It’s having an
impact and making pre-
sentations to planners and
having them change their
minds because of that.”
Willson said he’s also
interested in helping his
students become more ef-
fective in their work. He
wants to teach them what
he has learned in the last
30 years and help them
understand the challenges
they may face in an urban
and regional planning ca-
reer.
The Provost’s Award for
Excellence in Service ac-
knowledges a professor’s
contributions to both the
university and local com-
munity.
Dong’s continued ef-
forts in undergraduate
research have provided
many students more op-
portunities to succeed at
CPP.
Dong, who is also a
chemical and materi-
als engineering depart-
ment faculty member, has
served as the director of
the McNair Scholars Pro-
gram, the Achieve Schol-
ars Program and the Engi-
neering Scholars Program.
She has secured more than
$10 million in funding
for these programs and
scholarships, and has been
heavily involved in CPP’s
Office of Undergraduate
Research.
As a four-time Provost
Teacher-Scholar award
recipient, Dong said that
she wants to help students
reach their goals and un-
derstands their struggles.
“It’s always nice to get
recognized for the things
you’ve done,” said Dong.
“ I am doing exactly what
I love. This is where I
want to be.”
Provost’s Award for Ex-
cellence Committee Chair
Kimberley Miller, an as-
sistant professor in the ag-
ricultural science depart-
ment, said that all of the
recipients were amazing
and strong individuals.
“They are very deserv-
ing people and are experts
in their fields,” said Mill-
er. “Their engagement and
passion for their students,
faculty, university and
community are the most
important.”
Each professor will be
recognized at his or her
college’s Commencement
ceremony and will speak
at the Provost’s Awards
Symposium in fall 2015.
They will also receive a
plaque, monetary award
and inscription on the Pro-
vost’s Award Wall of Ex-
cellence in the University
Library.
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AWARD: ‘I’m doing what I love. This is where I want to be’
earthquake, they would do
damage assessment.
“They would coordinate
the shelter in place,” said
McFall. “They coordinate
all the education, because
I go and do as much train-
ing as I can with them.”
University Police offi-
cers are also trained in tak-
ing damage assessments.
“They will stop answer-
ing to calls and will go
to a predetermined list of
where our high priorities
are, and they’ll evaluate
them at the same time the
people inside the build-
ings,” said McFall.
McFall also trains stu-
dents that live in the
dorms.
“I do drills in the hous-
ing population, daytime
and nighttime, the Chil-
dren’s Center and iPoly
High School,” said Mc-
Fall. “I try and do them
whenever there’s a little
bit of lag time, so that the
people who are here will
be [who] the students will
turn to for assistance [and
they] will have the training
to respond. I feel like they
could handle just about
anything.”
McFall cannot always
train all faculty and staff,
but hopes that everyone
will be ready in a crisis
situation.
“This is a learn-by-
doing institution, and to
assume that the world is
going to take care of you
in an earthquake is really
missing the boat,” said
McFall. “In an emergency
it’s really empowering to
have done some planning
for yourself.”
Terry Cheiffetz, a sec-
ond-year graduate geo-
physics student, believes
that students, staff and
others living in the area are
not ready for a large-scale
earthquake because they
have not been exposed to
one in recent years.
“Our age group has been
in a period of reduced
seismicity since the North-
ridge earthquake in 1994,”
said Cheiffetz.
“Basically, we have
college-aged students that
don’t have any remem-
brance of $20 billion in
damage and 100 people
perishing.
“You start to relax and
get [back] into your rou-
tine. Nobody has bottled
water or an emergency
plan for an event like that
with a moderate magni-
tude, let alone a devastat-
ing earthquake.”
Cheiffetz chose his field
of study not only because
he enjoys it, but because
he wants to be a mediator
to those that are unfamiliar
with the subject.
“I just want to let people
know and be a liason to
be able to describe things
to people on their level so
they can understand what’s
going on,” said Cheiffetz.
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BUILDING: emergency plans are important for safety
Interim Senior Coordi-
nator for Student Life Sha-
ron Rocacorba said that
this year’s elections saw a
larger student turnout.
The elections drew al-
most 4,000 votes from
across the campus for the
various positions.
“One reason why more
people voted this year is
because we had more pres-
idential and vice presiden-
tial tickets,” said Rocacor-
ba.
“With more tickets there
is more interest on campus
with people gauging who
is winning.
“We had a little more
marketing this year for the
campaign than last year,
and a lot of the candidates
are starting to move to-
wards social media cam-
paigns versus paper cam-
paigns.
“It was a very different
feeling this year, which
was also part of [the turn-
out].”
ASI Elections Chair
Tommy Ward said ASI
boosted their own market-
ing campaign for the elec-
tions as well.
“We hosted six instead
of three information ses-
sions for elections this
year, and had them in mul-
tiple quarters as opposed
to only one,” said Ward.
“Instead of doing the
typical flyers and posters,
we also made t-shirts and
vinyl banners.”
The new ASI represen-
tatives will begin transi-
tioning into their positions
next week.
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LIFESTYLE4 Tuesday, May 26, 2015
Art students and return-
ing alumni are currently dis-
playing their art at the Cal
Poly Pomona Kellogg Art
Gallery and Don B. Huntley
Art Gallery for PolyKroma
2015.
The exhibition showcases
student work within the uni-
versity’s Department of Art,
including fi ne arts, graphic
design and art history. It
encompasses three events:
2D3D Juried Art Exhibi-
tion, the Fine Arts/Art His-
tory Senior Shows and the
Graphic Design Senior
Show/Industry Night.
“Kroma is a word for
color,” said Michele Caire-
lla-Fillmore, director and
curator of the Kellogg Art
Gallery and the Don B.
Huntley Art Gallery. “I
think traditionally in the
arts, we associate color with
art. So it’s all the different
shades of the art department
and what they have to offer.
“The word ‘kroma’ has
to do with the spectrum and
the rainbow, but it’s this
idea that each component
is a different shade in the
color of that rainbow.”
At the Kellogg Art Gal-
lery, the Senior Show exhib-
its works from fi ne art, art
history and graphic design
students. Fine art pieces us-
ing drawing, sculpture and
hand-rolled paper are on
display at the front gallery.
In the middle of the gallery
are summaries of students’
art history papers, and in
the back gallery are graphic
design students’ wall and
motion graphics.
“With my guidance, [stu-
dents] also learn to install
the show,” said Cairella-
Fillmore. “They all had to
participate in installation,
so they learn how to present
their work and how to get it
up on the wall.
“While you’re learning
how to paint and you’re
learning graphic design,
you don’t necessarily learn
how to present it in a pub-
lic space. It is part of that
practical learning experi-
ence. It’s good for an artist
to know how to install their
work.”
The 2D3D Juried Art
Exhibition, located in the
Huntley Gallery, is a show
displaying 2-D and 3-D art
forms. The pieces included
drawings, photography, mo-
tion graphics, pottery and
packaging design. Jurors
selected 57 art pieces to dis-
play from over 250 submis-
sions.
Jennifer Nguyen, a
fourth-year graphic design
student, won fi rst place in
graphic design for her 3-D
paper cutout poster series.
“I discovered that I was
really interested in paper
cut,” said Nguyen. “So
I thought it would be re-
ally innovative to make a
poster that is 3-D, because
I’ve never really seen that
done before. So I decided to
make a series of posters for
the four seasons.
“I just really enjoy mak-
ing them, so I thought it
would be nice for other peo-
ple to enjoy them too.”
On Thursday, profession-
als in the art industry were
invited to view graphic de-
sign students’ portfolios and
network with them at Indus-
try Night.
This year, graphic design
students created wall pieces
based on what represents
them or their spirit animal.
At the bottom of their wall
piece, students placed port-
folios and business cards
displaying their talent and
skill.
Many industry profes-
sionals arrived, hoping to
hire students to help rebrand
a corporation’s image, build
a website, or create designs
for their clients’ needs.
“In our business, you
have to understand the cli-
ent in order to win the
work,” said Louise Le, a
marketing designer for Olt-
mans Construction Co. “We
are defi nitely looking for a
lot of people with a print
emphasis and a little bit of
coding, and defi nitely peo-
ple who can communicate,
because that is really im-
portant.”
Le’s advice to aspiring
students is to show that
they are willing to learn and
always call the employer
back.
“The one advice I’ve no-
ticed for students is to show
breadth in your work,” said
Le. “We’re not looking for
standouts, but we’re defi -
nitely looking for range in
teachability.”
PolyKroma gave art stu-
dents the chance to show
professionals their talent
and impressive work.
“I’m very impressed,”
said Winnie Phan, a career
services employee at Cali-
fornia Institute of Advanced
Management. “The candi-
dates who I’ve spoken to
[are] very warm and very
professional. You can have
all the intelligence and all
the creativity, but when you
don’t have the people skills,
I think that’s so fundamen-
tal. This [event] is very pro-
fessional, and everybody
has their unique style.”
PolyKroma will be on
display until June 14. Ad-
mission to both galleries is
free.
PolyKroma showcases student work
IZBEL TORRESStaff Writer
At PolyKroma, student artists showcased their work and networked with industry professonals.
Jennifer Contreras / The Poly Post
“[Learning how to present art
in a public space] is part of that
practical learning experience. It’s
good for an artist to know how to
install their work. ”
- Michele Cairella-Fillmore,director and curator of the Kellogg Art Gallery and
the Don B. Huntley Gallery
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Brewery
wins
acclaimed
award
Cal Poly Pomona’s
Innovation Brew
Works has won the
Loyal E. Horton
Dining Award.
This is the second
year CPP has
received the award.
THEA O’DELL
Staff Writer
Cal Poly Pomona stu-
dents enjoyed a night of fi t-
ness and fun at the fi rst ever
Bronco Fitness Expo on
Tuesday.
Associated Students, Inc.
Campus Recreation held
the fi ve-hour expo on the
second fl oor of the Bronco
Recreation and Intramural
Complex. The event was
free to all registered BRIC
members.
“The point of the event
was to really highlight what
we offer in a small setting so
that people can come in and
experience all the aspects,”
said ASI Campus Recre-
ation Fitness Coordinator
A’Naja Bass. “We have
something for everyone.”
Students were able to
participate in a fi tness boot
camp, physical challenges
and personal training ses-
sions.
They could even chal-
lenge Campus Recreation
student staff members with
exercises selected by spin-
ning a wheel.
“It’s so much fun,” said
fourth-year industrial engi-
neering student Adrian Zurita
at the event. “The staff here is
really awesome.”
Students who came out to
the expo received multiple
fi tness related freebies, in-
cluding shaker bottles, water
bottles, sweatbands, sport
armbands and Jamba Juice
samples.
Student Health and Coun-
seling Services, as well as
other campus clubs and orga-
nizations, participated in the
expo by sponsoring booths
with educational games and
prizes.
“I wanted to fi nd a way
to collaborate with as many
different organizations and
departments on campus, and
really focus on health and
wellness,” said Bass.
For example, the Foods and
Nutrition Forum, a club for
food & nutrition students, had
a food safety game where stu-
dents had to decide whether
they should eat or toss a food
based on the given situation.
“Not a lot of students re-
alize the impact that food
choices can have on their
health,” said fourth-year
foods and nutrition student
Hannah Reynoso, who is
also the club’s publicity of-
fi cer. “It’s really important
for students to eat healthy
now to maintain their
health later on in life.”
The Martial Arts Club
also engaged students with
martial arts demonstrations
and tips on how to defend
yourself.
“I didn’t know we had a
martial arts club on cam-
pus,” said Zurita. “I’m
looking forward to join-
ing.”
Group fi tness classes
demonstrated throughout
the night included “Trim N
Tone,” “Kettlebell Blast,”
yoga and a new class called
“Tabata Challenge.”
“Tabata is a new fi t-
ness trend that’s becom-
ing popular,” said Bass. “I
wanted to demo it tonight
and hopefully add it to the
group fi tness classes in fall
quarter.”
The BRIC already offers
48 group fi tness classes ev-
ery week as well as one-on-
one personal training ses-
sions with certifi ed student
trainers and instructional
clinics.
Campus Recreation staff
members also conducted
equipment demos for stu-
dents who wished to learn
more about a certain ex-
ercise machine or just be-
come more familiar with
what the BRIC has. These
demos are also available to
students Monday through
Thursday at the BRIC.
“[The staff] make it easy
for me to work out and
learn new techniques,” said
Zurita.
Bass is pleased with the
enthusiasm that CPP stu-
dents have for the BRIC
since its opening in Sep-
tember.
“Students come here
for any and everything,
not just to work out,” said
Bass. “It has really created
a focal point, and it gave
students a new outlet for
doing things together.”
Zurita is always in the
BRIC and appreciates hav-
ing the facility at CPP.
“It’s been amazing hav-
ing the BRIC on campus
now,” said Zurita. “It’s a
welcoming environment. I
come here, and I feel like
I’m at home.”
Bronco Fitness Expo makes working out fun
At the Bronco Fitness Expo, registered BRIC members took home freebies
after learning about the facility’s equipment and classes.
[email protected] Alexandria Waldron at
ALEXANDRIA
WALDRON
Staff Writer
Jaylene Guevara / The Poly Post
Cal Poly Pomona’s In-
novation Brew Works
has won the National As-
sociation of College and
University Food Services
2015 Loyal E. Horton
Dining Award, a presti-
gious award for excep-
tional campus dining ser-
vices throughout the U.S.
and Canada.
Craft brews and good
food go hand-in-hand,
and Cal Poly Pomona
was quick to catch onto
this trend. The university
launched Innovation Brew
Works in October, mak-
ing it the first educational
brewery and restaurant
open to the public in the
United States. In Decem-
ber 2014, two months af-
ter its grand opening, the
brewery started to make
and serve its own beer.
“Innovation Brew
Works is very unique as it
is part learn-by-doing ed-
ucational laboratory, part
microbrewery, and part
café that is also open to
the public,” said Amanda
Therrien, marketing assis-
tant and writer for the Cal
Poly Pomona Foundation.
“It was the perfect venue
to enter into this competi-
tion.”
CPPF entered Innova-
tion Brew Works under the
“retail sales-single con-
cept” category, which is
See AWARD / Pg. 6
THE POLY POST 5Tuesday, May 26, 2015
Two individuals who love
and give themselves to Cal
Poly Pomona were recog-
nized at the seventh annual
Crowning of the Bronco
Court. Fourth-year psychol-
ogy student Benjamin Mur-
dock and fourth-year gen-
der, ethnic and multicultural
studies student Teaira Martin
were crowned Mr. and Ms.
CPP.
From deciding if CPP
was even a good fi t for him
to being Mr. CPP, Murdock
has grown as a student and
individual. School pride is
a huge portion of being Mr.
CPP, and Murdock cannot
express enough how much
he loves CPP.
“Being able to connect to
have that name Mr. Cal Poly
Pomona makes me really
happy, because I love Cal
Poly Pomona,” said Mur-
dock. “I’m so happy to show
my pride for the campus.”
During his freshman year,
Murdock did not like the
detachment of being a com-
muter and considered leav-
ing. He felt college should be
a place where he could meet
people and have a sense of
community.
“Maybe this wasn’t the
right place for me,” said
Murdock. “My mother chal-
lenged me to stay one year
and get into at least one club.
Thanks [to my] mom, she
helped me get involved and
kept going, and now I love
Cal Poly Pomona because
there is so much diversity.”
For Murdock, Mr. CPP
represents someone who
cares for the school and
shows their pride and spirit.
He wants to voice the stu-
dents’ opinions.
“With this title, I hope I
can help other students be-
come more passionate about
school,” said Murdock. “One
of the problems I’ve had with
Cal Poly Pomona was we are
a commuter campus, and it
is so sad that people are just
interested in getting to class
and leaving. There are so
many clubs out there doing
fun events.”
Murdock also made friend-
ships in the many groups he
got involved with. Some of
these include Cal Poly Cru,
Student Interest Council, As-
sociated Students, Inc. and
theatre.
Rebeca Ramirez, a third-
year theatre student, is one of
those friendships Murdock,
made. While taking a theatre
class together, she was drawn
to his positive attitude.
“I’m defi nitely not sur-
prised when I learned that he
was running,” said Ramirez.
“I had a hunch that he would
win. [He is] a ray of sun-
shine. I [am] really excited
for him, because I think Ben
is such a kind person.”
At the crowning, the con-
testants showed off their tal-
ent. Murdock put a twist on
William Shakespeare’s “Ro-
meo and Juliet.” He played
fi ve characters at once while
running around stage and en-
tertaining the audience with
his charm.
“For Juliet, I’d throw
on a wig and put my voice
into a nice high tone,” said
Murdock. “I just had fun
and wanted to make people
laugh.”
Murdock thanks his fam-
ily and friends for support-
ing him in everything he has
done.
“My friends who came to
the event and actually sup-
ported me showed me a lot of
love and made me feel spe-
cial and made that whole day
memorable,” said Murdock.
Martin enjoys theatre as
well. At the crowning, she
performed a monologue
called “My Short Skirt” by
Eve Ensler. Martin uses act-
ing as an outlet to express
who she is and what she be-
lieves in.
During the showcase, Mar-
tin’s friends couldn’t believe
how the list went on. Re-
naissance Scholars, Shades
of Queen, House of Ruth,
ASI and California Youth
Connection are only a few of
the organizations Martin has
given her time to.
“I’m big on community
service and giving back to
my community, because I
know if it wasn’t for my
community, I wouldn’t be
where I am today,” said Mar-
tin.
Martin is compassionate
about helping her commu-
nity and those in need. Af-
ter being a part of the foster
youth, Martin is motivated to
follow her dreams. Ms. CPP
is a dream she had since she
began attending CPP.
“When I started here as
Summer Bridge freshman in
2011, [Ms. CPP] was some-
thing I set a goal for myself,”
said Martin. “I told my men-
tors at the time what I was in-
terested in. I want to be Ms.
CPP, work for ASI and be
involved in clubs on campus,
and just listed all the things I
wanted as goals.”
Her determination and am-
bition led her to the crown.
Martin puts the glitz and
glamour of the crown aside
and appreciates the mean-
ing and responsibilities that
come with the title.
“I want people to know
that as Ms. Cal Poly, this
isn’t just a title for me. This
is who I am every day,” said
Martin. “The title to me rep-
resents involvement, com-
passion and being transpar-
ent.”
According to Martin, the
title comes with responsibili-
ties.
“One of my responsibili-
ties is to be the best student
I can be in class and off cam-
pus,” said Martin. “If I’m in
public and I’m speaking and
someone says she is a Cal
Poly Pomona student, then
that credits my school. I want
to make sure I uphold my
school to the upmost respect,
because they have given me
the blessing of education.”
While playing Powder
Puff football for Shades of
Queen, fourth-year chemis-
try student Darionna Malone
became closer to Martin.
Malone thinks Ms. CPP is a
determined person that wants
to make a difference in the
world by being an example.
“I feel like she very much
deserves it and I wouldn’t
want anybody else to repre-
sent Ms. Cal Poly but her,”
said Malone. “I think the im-
pact she’ll have on other peo-
ple would be to never give up
on the things that you’re do-
ing in life and always follow
your dreams.”
With their new titles, both
Martin and Murdock hope to
set a positive example for all
students and provide a closer
sense of community for CPP
students.
“I don’t want it to come
off as some popularity con-
test,” said Martin. “I want
students to know I am a re-
source to them. If I can’t
help them in something, then
I know I can direct them to
somewhere they can have an
outlet. I want the commuters
to know that there is so much
that your campus can offer to
you.”
Newly crowned Mr. and Ms. CPP hope to set a positive example
[email protected] Karina Ultreras at
Fourth-year psychology student Benjamin Murdock and fourth-year gender,
ethnic and multicultural studies student Teaira Martin were crowned 2015
Mr. and Ms. CPP.
Victoria Kernen / The Poly Post
KARINA ULTRERASStaff Writer
Cal Poly Pomona’s Society
of Women Engineers chapter
makes the effort to create an
environment where female
engineering students can
thrive and reach their full po-
tential.
Through outreach pro-
grams and events, CPP SWE
encourages both young girls
and women to excel in en-
gineering and advocates for
gender equality within the en-
gineering fi eld.
CPP SWE’s latest effort
to further this mission came
in the form of the newly-
launched “HeForSWE”
campaign, promoting gender
solidarity among science,
technology, engineering and
mathematics students.
Inspired by actor and
Goodwill Ambassador for
the United Nations Emma
Watson and her “HeForShe”
speech that encouraged men
to support gender equality,
CPP SWE created “HeFor-
SWE” to allow men to show
their support for women in
STEM fi elds.
Club members started the
#HeForSWE hashtag to pro-
mote the campaign on social
media. Supporters have start-
ed posting pictures of them-
selves holding signs with the
hashtag along with a personal
statement describing why
they support women pursing
STEM careers.
While making its way
through Facebook, Twitter
and Instagram, the campaign
has garnered some celebrity
support.
At a recent drag conven-
tion, CPP SWE students met
singer Jordin Sparks, who
showed her support for CPP
SWE by holding up a sign
with “#JSForSWE.”
At the same conference,
CPP SWE students met mem-
bers of RuPaul’s Pit Crew,
including aerospace engineer
Bryce Eilenberg, who showed
their support by posing with a
“#HeForSWE” sign.
To gain national academic
support for “HeForSWE,”
representatives from CPP
SWE will attend the 2015
STEM Think Tank and Con-
ference in Nashville, Tennes-
see in July. At the conference,
they will lead discussions
about “HeForSWE” and its
mission to raise awareness
for gender inequality and pro-
mote gender collaboration in
STEM fi elds.
According to Lily Gos-
sage, director of the Maxi-
mizing Engineering Potential
program and advisor to CPP
SWE, only 10 percent of
women who graduate with
CPP’s Society of Women Engineers launches campaign, gains supportKLARIZE
MEDENILLA
Staff Writer
Courtesy CPP SWE
Singer Jordin Sparks showed her support for CPP SWE.
See CAMPAIGN / Pg. 6
“The [CPP SWE] community is
very uplifting. It’s this community
of people who are going to raise
you up and constantly be fi ghting
the battle with you.”
- Breanna Haigler,president of CPP SWE and third-year industrial
engineering student
THE POLY POST6 Tuesday, May 26, 2015
REVIEWS
Courtesy Disney
Brad Bird’s sci-fi movie
“Tomorrowland” is an ad-
venture in and of itself.
The Disney film focuses
on the idea of hope (or lack
of) and centers around nev-
er giving up.
Although this movie
is beyond farfetched, the
main idea wouldn’t have
been relayed if Bird didn’t
focus on the futuristic de-
tails that make up “Tomor-
rowland.”
After the prologue, in
which George Clooney’s
character addresses an un-
identified audience, the
film goes back in time
to the 1964 New York
World’s Fair. The fair sig-
nifies technological evolu-
tion and advancement.
A preteen Frank Walker
(Thomas Robinson) pres-
ents his semi-functional jet
pack to a British scientist
named Nix (Hugh Laurie).
Nix brushes Frank off see-
ing that there is no purpose
to his invention and sends
him on his way. Despite
this, Frank explains that he
is not going to give up.
Fortunately for him,
Frank meets a young Athe-
na (Raffey Cassidy). Athe-
na, who at first appears to
be Nix’s daughter, slips the
boy a World Fair pin that
transports him to a whole
other world that lies some-
where between time and
space.
For Frank, anything is
possible. It is this very fact
that links him and Casey
Newton (Britt Robertson),
a present day teen whose
dad is in charge of dis-
mantling rockets that will
never be used. Outraged
by the lack of support for
the space program, Casey
sends homemade drones
to destroy the equipment.
In doing so, she winds up
getting caught and taken to
jail.
After getting bailed out,
Casey finds in her belong-
ings the same pin that
changed Frank’s life. Ev-
ery time she touches this
pin, it takes her to another
land.
It becomes quite clear
to the audience why Frank
and Casey both received
the pin: they have a driving
force inside that can’t and
won’t be put out.
Once Casey joins forces
with the middle-aged Frank
(Clooney), the movie takes
off with action and futur-
istic details joined with
human-like robots and out-
of-this-world ideas.
But the most capturing
moral of the movie is that
people and their compla-
cency are pulling the world
down. Not thinking of so-
lutions that will salvage
humanity can be detrimen-
tal.
Despite the fact that the
movie did get a bit confus-
ing at times, “Tomorrow-
land” gets the mind going.
Apart from being serious
in many ways, the film also
has a soft and touching side
that adds to its effect.
Without completely
spoiling “Tomorrowland,”
there is a death scene that
is one of the best and most
attention grabbing scenes
in the entire film.
The cast selection defi-
nitely met expectations.
Clooney, Robertson and
Cassidy give “Tomor-
rowland” that extra push.
Clooney’s grumpy yet op-
timistic character contrasts
with Robertson’s excited
and willing character, as
well as with Cassidy’s per-
plexing character in all the
right ways.
This futuristic film is
definitely one to see.
“Tomorrowland” is rated
PG for sequences of sci-fi
action violence and peril,
thematic elements and lan-
guage.
“Tomorrowland” is in
theaters now.
SERINA MOLANOStaff Writer
[email protected] Serina Molano at
4 / 5 STARS
‘Tomorrowland’ review: futuristic
film is farfetched, but captivating
Courtesy AMC
One of the many things
that television critics say is
that we are in a golden age
of television. Television, in
all creative aspects, has never
been better.
In some ways, AMC’s
“Mad Men” spearheaded that
evolution. It introduced a so-
phisticated cinematic style of
storytelling that has become
standard in contemporary
television drama.
The most basic understand-
ing of “Mad Men” is that it’s
a show about Madison Av-
enue’s advertising men in the
1960s. The show centers on
ad man Don Draper, spectac-
ularly played by Jon Hamm.
Early on in the show, the au-
dience comes to fi nd out that
there is much more to Don’s
personal and professional
lives than meets the eye.
Rather than making the
show a dull and objective
documentation of the pe-
riod, show creator Matthew
Weiner crafted a narrative
about American historical
events and a changing world,
viewed through the diverse,
complex perspectives of fi c-
tional advertising men (and
later, women) and the people
in their lives. Weiner gave
those born after the 1960s a
glimpse of life in the volatile
social climate of the time pe-
riod.
If there’s one thing to praise
about “Mad Men” it should
be the impeccable character
development — particularly
with its female characters.
The 1960s were a precursor
to the women’s rights move-
ment in the 1970s, and that
gradual change is refl ected in
each of the female characters.
The evolution of Peggy
Olsen (Elisabeth Moss)
from naïve secretary to con-
fi dent copy chief established
her as the show’s feminist
icon. Joan Holloway-Harris
(Christina Hendricks) also
proved herself as more than a
pair of legs in the male-domi-
nated industry as she climbed
up the corporate ladder. Even
the frustratingly traditional
Betty Draper-Francis (Janu-
ary Jones) enrolled herself in
college towards the end.
But to me and many televi-
sion critics, the most impor-
tant female character on the
show was Sally Draper, beau-
tifully portrayed by Kiernan
Shipka. Her growth from a
wide-eyed little girl into an
inquisitive, responsible indi-
vidual was one of the show’s
highest points. She learned
forgiveness in the roughest of
ways in the sixth season, and
became an unlikely fi gure to
ground her father Don back
to reality.
Eight years and several
accolades later, the fi nale
revealed mostly satisfying
character conclusions. Some
fi nd love, some venture into
exciting new career paths
and some discover the inner
strength within themselves
that was there all along.
But one character’s ending
did not follow suit. For many
devoted viewers, Don’s end-
ing was frustrating. The few
episodes prior to the fi nale
showed us Don on a Kerouac-
esque road trip across the
country, leading us to believe
that he had left advertising for
a life of self-improvement.
Instead, the fi nal shot of the
series shows Don meditating
on a cliff in California. When
it cuts to Coca-Cola’s classic
“Hilltop” commercial from
1971, we can surmise that
Don eventually re-enters the
advertising world, unchanged
and with yet another brilliant
idea for an ad. It wasn’t the
self-affi rming realization we
had thought. Weiner has been
making the rounds to explain
the ending, confi rming that
Don had created the ad.
Weiner’s choice to end the
show this way was necessary,
given Don’s character. The
show ended the same way
it began, with Don concep-
tualizing an idea for an ad.
It was a perfect end for this
enigmatic, deceptive charac-
ter. Of course he goes back
to advertising, because that’s
where his fraudulent nature
thrived.
Despite the perfect end
to one of television’s most
original characters, the fi nal
weeks of the series focused
on some weak storylines that
didn’t require more than a
few minutes.
The latter half of the fi -
nal season dealt with Don’s
messy divorce from his wife
Megan, played by Jessica
Paré. Megan’s screen pres-
ence waned signifi cantly, and
her storyline felt dragged out.
Also, some worthy charac-
ters didn’t see their fair share
of screen time — namely the
charismatic Trudy, expertly
played by the underrated
Alison Brie. The writers also
should have also expanded
the storylines for the show’s
only two African-American
characters, secretaries Dawn
(Teyonah Parris) and Shirley
(Sola Bamis).
Overall, the series fi nale
felt like a rushed affair. There
were some quick charac-
ter conclusions that would
have been nice to have seen
fl eshed out over a span of
episodes rather than a span of
minutes. After seven seasons,
the fi nale didn’t do some
characters enough justice.
Despite an ending that
could have been improved,
the infl uence of “Mad Men”
as a series will live on as an
important part of American
television history and the cul-
tural dialogue of what a TV
show should be.
KLARIZE
MEDENILLA
Staff Writer
[email protected] Klarize Medenilla at
4 / 5 STARS
‘Mad Men’ series finalereview: a rushed farewell
AWARD: Innovation Brew Works to be presented with award in July
open to any single, stand-
alone dining unit that is
not part of a marketplace
concept, according to the
NACUFS website.
Applicants are required
to send a comprehensive
book filled with exam-
ples and photographs of
the restaurant, as well as
detailed descriptions of
the menu. They are then
judged on a variety of
categories, which also in-
clude marketing, sustain-
ability, overall nutrition
and “wow” factor. Both
Innovation Brew Works
and the CPPF marketing
department spent over two
months creating the 60-
page project.
“To win such a distin-
guished award is an enor-
mous accomplishment for
Innovation Brew Works
and the entire Founda-
tion,” said Paul Storey,
CPPF’s executive director,
in a recent press release.
“The Foundation continu-
ally strives to provide the
best services to the cam-
pus and surrounding com-
munity, and we are proud
to do so with an award-
winning dining program.”
This is the second year
CPP won gold in the Loyal
E. Horton Dining Awards.
The Poly Trolley received
the honor in 2014 under
the same category.
“This honor is so ex-
citing and so gratifying,
considering how much
hard work and effort ev-
eryone who has been in-
volved in this creation has
put into it,” said Aaron
Neilson, CPPF’s dining
services director. “We’ve
put our hearts and souls
in this since day one. In-
novation Brew Works is a
university affair as much
as the grain, hops and or-
anges used for brewing
are grown on campus by
the College of Agricul-
ture. Even the spent grain
is sent back to campus to
feed our cows.”
Innovation Brew Works
is planning to continue
to find new ways to posi-
tively impact the univer-
sity as well as the commu-
nity. CPPF and Innovation
Brew Works will be hon-
ored for their award at the
2015 NACUFS National
Conference in late July
in Indianapolis, Indiana,
with CPPF set to be pub-
licly recognized at the
Loyal E. Horton Dining
Awards Luncheon.
[email protected] Thea O’Dell at
Continued from page 4 engineering degrees actually
go into the fi eld. Because of
the long hours, it is diffi cult
to balance family and work.
“The fi eld is not conducive
to family life or the female
biological time clock, and
that’s why a lot of women
don’t go in to get Ph.D.s in
engineering,” said Gossage.
“That’s why [college] is the
time for women to make
those decisions.”
Although SWE was origi-
nally created as a space for
women, Gossage stressed the
importance of collaboration
between male and female
students.
“There’s no need for
women-only events,” said
Gossage. “They don’t need
to be sheltered anymore, but
we also don’t want to criti-
cize the programs that are
women-centric. They still
have value, but trends show
that [female students] don’t
mind male students in their
groups.”
One of the largest outreach
events CPP SWE hosted this
year was the annual Youth En-
gineering Success program.
The club invited hundreds of
middle school students to CPP
to get a taste of the engineer-
ing college experience via
labs, activities and presenta-
tions.
Alyssa Emerson, CPP
SWE’s vice president of ex-
ternal affairs and a fi rst-year
electrical engineering student,
said that because of the lack
of engineering in the middle
school curriculum, the YES
program gives girls an op-
portunity to see if engineering
might be something they want
to pursue.
“Young girls might not
have a chance to take engi-
neering classes in middle
school,” said Emerson. “But
if they know there’s an op-
portunity out there for them to
go to college, get a degree and
get benefi ts, they’ll go into
high school knowing what
they want to do. It’s giving
them a goal.”
Apart from community
outreach, CPP SWE President
Breanna Haigler said that an
important mission of the club
is to support fellow CPP stu-
dents.
“The [CPP SWE] commu-
nity is very uplifting,” said
Haigler, a third-year industrial
engineering student. “It’s this
community of people who are
going to raise you up and con-
stantly be fi ghting the battle
with you. That’s something
that’s really important to us
and something we try to build.
“It’s not just about doing
these things for little girls. It’s
also about doing these things
for each other.”
CAMPAIGN: CPP SWE aims to stresscollaboration between men and womenContinued from page 5
[email protected] Klarize Medenilla at
OPINIONTuesday, May 26, 2015 7
Know JusticeKnow Peace
Ireland says yes to equalitySALINA NASIREditor-in-Chief
[email protected] Salina Nasir at
Stress is nothing to stress about
Sungah Choi / The Poly Post
MALAK HABBAKStaff Writer
[email protected] Malak Habbak at
If you’ve read articles
about stress management,
this isn’t one of them. This
is a story about redemption.
It’s about transforming the
way people typically think
about stress, a horned en-
emy, into a friend. It’s also
based on Stanford Univer-
sity psychologist Kelly Mc-
Gonigal’s viral 2013 TED
Talk, “How to Make Stress
Your Friend.”
Now the reason I’m retell-
ing this story today is be-
cause despite the abundance
of books, articles, videos
and shows about stress man-
agement, you’d think peo-
ple would cope better with
stress.
But the American Psy-
chological Association
reported in February that
while on average stress lev-
els are declining, Americans
have higher stress levels
than what is believed to be
healthy. Forty-two percent
report lying awake, 36 per-
cent report overeating or
eating unhealthy foods and
27 percent report skipping
meals because of it.
The reason I’m calling for
a truce is because although
stress may be one of the big-
gest problems facing man-
kind, it’s our perception of
stress that is the real prob-
lem.
In a study conducted by
the University of Wisconsin
that tracked 30,000 adults
over eight years, researchers
found that those who think
of stress as harmful to their
health had a 43 percent in-
creased risk of dying.
About 182,000 Ameri-
cans died prematurely from
the belief that stress is bad
for you. That would make
stress the top 15th cause of
death in the United States.
Meanwhile, those who ex-
perienced stress but didn’t
view it as harmful were least
likely to die — in fact, they
had the lowest risk of dying.
As you can imagine, hav-
ing the perception that stress
is bad for one’s health is a
problem in itself and the role
cognition plays often exac-
erbate the effects of stress.
Cal Poly Pomona Psy-
chology Professor and thera-
pist Erika DeJonghe once
explained that when we ex-
perience natural bodily re-
sponses to stressors — such
as heart palpitations, dif-
fi culty breathing, dizziness
and sweating — we often
respond by worsening the
situation with thoughts like
“I am dying” or “I am going
crazy.”
These thoughts intensify
the situation as they increase
those sensations, heighten-
ing the stress response and
debilitating the body.
When I fell prey to such
thoughts, I blamed stress
for keeping me up at night
and threatening my happi-
ness and health. Ironically,
I was giving my stress more
power.
But imagine if you viewed
these body responses as
signs that your body is do-
ing you a favor by preparing
you to meet a challenge and
keep you energized. That’s
what participants were
taught in a study conducted
at Harvard University. They
heard a pounding heart that
prepared them for action and
fast breathing that got more
oxygen to their brain.
Reframing the narrative
isn’t just a mind trick.
When adrenaline and cor-
tisol (two hormonal byprod-
ucts of stress) boost one’s
heart rate, blood pressure,
energy supplies and sugar,
they’re allowing the body to
enhance its performance un-
der pressure.
Another byproduct, oxy-
tocin, strengthens your
heart by helping heart cells
regenerate and heal from
any stress-induced damage.
Oxytocin, also known as
the cuddle hormone, causes
you to crave physical con-
tact, enhances empathy and
makes you willing to help
and support others.
Stress isn’t the enemy.
It’s a friend that is calling
on you to tell someone how
you feel instead of bottling
it all up.
The results of the study
revealed that participants
that viewed the stress re-
sponse as helpful were less
stressed, less anxious and
more confi dent. They phys-
ically altered their stress
response.
Usually, a stress response
causes an increase in heart
rate and constriction of
blood vessels, but these re-
sponses were similar to that
which is experienced in
moments of joy and cour-
age with relaxed blood ves-
sels and a healthier cardio-
vascular response.
If you’re looking for a
longer, healthier life, open
your arms and welcome
stress as a friend.
teaches life lessonsMELINA ORANTESStaff Writer
[email protected] Melina Orantes at
Tina Fey, Steve Carell,
Amy Poehler, Will Ferrell
and Bill Murray all have
something in common —
and it’s not just good looks.
They all come from im-
prov backgrounds.
In fact, many actors train
in improv, a theater tech-
nique that is commonly used
in TV and fi lm. Improv has
many benefi ts for both the
dramatic actor and the every-
day person.
Improv allows comedi-
ans to exercise the ability to
think quickly on their feet.
This technique is used a lot
in comedy, since making
something funny out of the
unexpected is part of the
genre. Good comedic timing
is a strategy all successful
comedians must master, and
is one that also works well in
everyday life.
The skills people exercise
in improv are not just skills
used in comedy; many can
be applied to everyday situ-
ations.
One of the few things co-
medians like to exercise in
improv is to always say the
fi rst thing that comes to their
mind. The more time you
have to think about what you
want to say, the quicker the
moment passes and the op-
portunity to “heighten the
scene” is gone.
There are times when we
hold back a thought, idea or
an opinion, but in comedy
this is never a good idea.
We don’t always realize how
valuable and important what
we have to say is.
Another skill improv par-
ticipants focus on is looking
out for one another. In an im-
prov show, you are perform-
ing with three or four other
people. Improv teaches per-
formers that you are part of
a team collectively trying to
reach the same goal: making
the audience laugh.
The most important rule in
improv is that you can’t say
no. In life, things get thrown
at you left and right, and
your ability to say “yes” and
adapt will determine how
you progress.
Not only should comedi-
ans refrain from saying no,
but they should be prepared
to elaborate on all of their
responses. The more you add
to a scene, the faster you will
be able to move forward.
A simple “no” will get you
stuck — just like it would in
reality.
Improv comes with a lot of
skillsets, but it’s also a great
way to boost overall confi -
dence.
Amy Poehler once said
there is power to looking sil-
ly and not caring that you do.
Looking “silly” is some-
thing a lot of people fear.
However, improv encour-
ages silliness. The sillier you
are, the more entertaining
and enjoyable things will
turn out.
As a college student, I
struggle with not thinking
I’m smart enough, talent-
ed enough or experienced
enough. But improv helped
me realize that what I have
to offer is more than enough.
There is a lot of success
to be had in improv, and the
big names in comedy are liv-
ing proof of that. Improv is
defi nitely an exciting experi-
ence, and helps anyone gets
out of a comfort zone.
Kanye’s honorary doctorate degree
unfair to hardworking students
The School of the Art In-
stitute of Chicago does not
care about the sanctity of
the college system.
On May 11, the univer-
sity deemed artist Kanye
West worthy of receiving
a doctorate degree from its
institution. West is now an
honorary Ph.D. recipient.
This act is a major slap
in the face to every stu-
dent who has slaved away
for years with the goal of
earning a doctorate degree.
Don’t get me wrong,
West has had an incred-
ible career. Since releas-
ing “College Dropout”
in 2004, he has won 21
Grammy Awards and 11
BET Hip Hop Awards.
“College Dropout”
to “My Beautiful Dark,
Twisted Fantasy,” were
both inspiring and revolu-
tionary.
Every time I have a bad
day, “808s and Heart-
break” always seems to
flood me with emotion and
a wave of relief instantly
washes over me.
On average, it takes stu-
dents four years to complete
a bachelor’s degree, another
two years for a master’s degree
and fi nally, eight years to earn
a doctorate.
A student must be will-
ing to spend around 14
years in higher education
to earn a doctoral degree.
While these numbers
may be subjective and de-
pendent on the student and
the discipline, 14 years of
higher learning is a feat
not many are able to ac-
complish.
West was granted an
honorary doctoral degree
after he publicly men-
tioned the university while
lecturing at Oxford.
According to Lisa Wain-
wright, dean of faculty and
vice president of academic
administration at SAIC,
she decided to give West
the honorary degree after
he publicly mentioned the
school.
Wait, what? West pub-
licly mentioned the name
of a university, so they
handed him an honorary
doctorate?
This publicity stunt is
a sham. It undermines
the hard work and com-
mitment put forth by ev-
ery person who has ever
earned a college degree or
is actively pursuing higher
education.
At the time “Through
the Wire” was released,
West had an ego the size of
the Staples Center; it has
grown substantially since.
From criticizing Presi-
dent George W. Bush on
live television to taking
the microphone on stage
and publicly humiliating
Grammy winner Taylor
Swift, West has proven
that he does not care about
anyone but himself.
I used to look up to West
as a role model. Despite
his setbacks and hurdles,
he always believed in him-
self and stood for some-
thing.
Now, West is a sellout
who only stands for mak-
ing money. He has lost his
original sound and lacks
the Chicago soul that got
him to where he is.
West dropped out of
college after completing
one semester at Chicago’s
American Academy of Art
and one semester at Chi-
cago State University.
By giving West an hon-
orary doctorate, SAIC is
inadvertently teaching a
new generation of students
that you don’t have to go
to college and study hard
to earn a doctorate degree.
All you have to do is be-
come famous and give a
university a shout out.
WILLIAM CUELLARStaff Writer
[email protected] William Cuellar at
“It undermines the hard work and commitment put forth by every person who has ever earned a college degree or is actively pursuing higher education.”
teaches life lessonsMELINA ORANTESStaff Writer
[email protected] Melina Orantes at
Tina Fey, Steve Carell,
Amy Poehler, Will Ferrell
and Bill Murray all have
something in common —
and it’s not just good looks.
They all come from im-
prov backgrounds.
In fact, many actors train
in improv, a theater tech-
nique that is commonly used
in TV and fi lm. Improv has
many benefi ts for both the
dramatic actor and the every-
day person.
Improv allows comedi-
ans to exercise the ability to
think quickly on their feet.
This technique is used a lot
in comedy, since making
something funny out of the
unexpected is part of the
genre. Good comedic timing
is a strategy all successful
comedians must master, and
is one that also works well in
everyday life.
The skills people exercise
in improv are not just skills
used in comedy; many can
be applied to everyday situ-
ations.
One of the few things co-
medians like to exercise in
improv is to always say the
fi rst thing that comes to their
mind. The more time you
have to think about what you
want to say, the quicker the
moment passes and the op-
portunity to “heighten the
scene” is gone.
There are times when we
hold back a thought, idea or
an opinion, but in comedy
this is never a good idea.
We don’t always realize how
valuable and important what
we have to say is.
Another skill improv par-
ticipants focus on is looking
out for one another. In an im-
prov show, you are perform-
ing with three or four other
people. Improv teaches per-
formers that you are part of
a team collectively trying to
reach the same goal: making
the audience laugh.
The most important rule in
improv is that you can’t say
no. In life, things get thrown
at you left and right, and
your ability to say “yes” and
adapt will determine how
you progress.
Not only should comedi-
ans refrain from saying no,
but they should be prepared
to elaborate on all of their
responses. The more you add
to a scene, the faster you will
be able to move forward.
A simple “no” will get you
stuck — just like it would in
reality.
Improv comes with a lot of
skillsets, but it’s also a great
way to boost overall confi -
dence.
Amy Poehler once said
there is power to looking sil-
ly and not caring that you do.
Looking “silly” is some-
thing a lot of people fear.
However, improv encour-
ages silliness. The sillier you
are, the more entertaining
and enjoyable things will
turn out.
As a college student, I
struggle with not thinking
I’m smart enough, talent-
ed enough or experienced
enough. But improv helped
me realize that what I have
to offer is more than enough.
There is a lot of success
to be had in improv, and the
big names in comedy are liv-
ing proof of that. Improv is
defi nitely an exciting experi-
ence, and helps anyone gets
out of a comfort zone.
On May 23, the Repub-
lic of Ireland became my
new favorite country.
For the rest of the world,
it set the precedent for co-
existence and equality.
Ireland became the first
country in the world to
amend its constitution in
order to legalize same-
sex marriages. It did so
by popular vote, as over
60 percent of the 2 million
Irish voters voted in favor
of the referendum.
By supporting the rights
of LGBTQ people, I — a
heterosexual Muslim of
Pakistani descent — defy
the traditional views of
my heritage.
But before I recognize
my creed, caste and cul-
ture, I must first recognize
the one thing that unites
me with everyone else:
Humanity.
This past weekend,
the Irish majority did the
same, and now my faith
in humanity has been re-
stored.
In our world tainted
with prejudice, Ireland has
become a beacon of hope,
reminding us all of the im-
portance of acceptance.
But this amendment
does not just signify a tri-
umph for tolerance; the
ratification will do much
more than merely tolerate
members of the Irish LG-
BTQ community.
Instead, legalizing
same-sex marriages will
bridge the gap between the
LGBTQ community and
heterosexuals by giving
everyone the same legal
right and placing egali-
tarianism on the highest
pedestal possible.
No longer will tolera-
tion — or simply “putting
up” with the LGBTQ com-
munity — be necessary.
As Ireland continues
to make a positive move-
ment towards equality, ev-
eryone will be considered
an equal member of the
society regardless of their
sexual preference.
As Fintan O’Toole of
The Irish Times said, “We
were asked to replace tol-
erance with the equality of
citizenship. And we took
it in both arms and hugged
it close.”
To the 1.2 million “yes”
voters in Ireland, thank
you for honoring marriage
equality — but it goes
far beyond that. For you,
I have so many words of
gratitude.
Thank you for protect-
ing the people who were
once-marginalized. Thank
you for listening to the
habitually silenced. Thank
you for enshrining univer-
sal human rights.
But most importantly,
thank you for rewriting
the narrative of a broken,
exclusive society by al-
lowing the world to real-
ize that human rights do
exist, and they exist for all
people, everywhere.
Tuesday, May 26, 20158
SPORTS
ENRIQUE
CERVANTESSports Editor
[email protected] Enrique Cervantes at
NFL changing
dynamics
of the extra
point
Bronco Legends: Damion Hill’s storied careerAMBER FRIASStaff Writer
[email protected] Amber Frias at
Zoran Liu-Moy / The Poly Post
Through 13 years at CPP, Hill has helped the Bron-
cos remain a stout defensive team.
Cal Poly Pomona’s
men’s basketball is not one
to break traditions, espe-
cially not the Bronco Ath-
letics tradition of bring-
ing in alumni as coaching
staff.
This past season for the
Broncos marked 13 sea-
sons for Damion Hill, a
former student-athlete and
2002 advertising alumnus.
Hill serves as the associ-
ate head coach under head
coach Greg Kamansky.
“It was a great opportu-
nity, and I couldn’t miss
out on it,” said Hill.
Hill has been with the
team since he graduated
from CPP.
During his senior year,
Hill was out of eligibil-
ity to play. However, he
stayed around to help out
the team as a student as-
sistant.
Once he graduated, Hill
remained with the program
as a graduate assistant.
Since then, Hill has not
left the Broncos’ coaching
staff.
“[Damion] and I have
worked together for al-
most 17 years and it’s been
great,” said Kamansky.
“There aren’t too many
coaches that have coached
together for that long. We
both have the same goal
for our players and for our
program.”
Kamansky claims that
although they may bump
heads at times, they main-
tain a strong relationship.
“We have a good time,”
said Kamansky. “He has a
good personality, he’s very
competitive. One of the
traits I like about him and
why we’ve been so good
is the way our characters
really complement each
other.”
Throughout his time at
CPP, Hill has become one
of the top associate head
coaches at the National
Collegiate Athletic Asso-
ciation Division II level.
Hill claims that his big-
gest accomplishment on
the court is winning the
2010 NCAA Division
II National Champion-
ship. With Hill’s help, the
Broncos won the Colle-
giate Athletic Association
Championships title twice
in the last three years.
The Broncos also made
history during this season
by finishing as one of the
top-ranked teams at the
Division II level, a first
time accomplishment for
the program.
“He gets on them pretty
good, which saves me from
getting on them,” said Ka-
mansky. “He knows what
he’s doing. He’s very good
at making players indi-
vidually better. Our young
guys really develop and
he’s really the main reason
for that.”
Hill’s responsibilities
with the team include
player development, con-
ditioning, budget, recruit-
ing and scouting. As a CPP
alumnus, Hill is able to
better communicate with
his recruits.
“I haven’t been put in
a box, which is one of the
reasons why I’ve stayed
here so long,” said Hill.
“[Kamansky] lets me act
like the head coach.”
Hill has had multiple
opportunities to coach at
other universities, but has
not taken any into consid-
eration. The reason why
he decides to stay with
the Broncos is because
he doesn’t think he will
be trusted with the same
amount of responsibilities
at other campuses.
“I feel that if my respon-
sibilities aren’t as vast as
they are here, I won’t be
able to grow as a coach
and a person,” said Hill.
Hill considers himself to
be a hard coach. His intent
is to push them to be the
best they can.
“They’re always capable
of more,” said Hill. “I keep
pushing them and keep
driving them to better stu-
dents, better players and
better people. There’s a lot
more out there for them.”
Assistant coach Matt
Okada claims that al-
though Hill can be strict on
the players, he is also very
personable and approach-
able.
“He talks about guys
coming back and raising
families and getting jobs
and everything,” said Oka-
da.
“The biggest reason why
he has such a good rela-
tionship with his players
is because he cares about
them.
“Those relationships are
genuine and the players re-
spond to that, because they
know he wants their best
interests in life.”
Hill’s time and experi-
ence is valued and appre-
ciated by the team.
“The program is very
lucky to have him, and I
feel blessed to have him,”
said Kamansky.
Ellerbee wins national pole vault title
Danny Huynh / The Poly Post
After reaching the NCAA Division II National Championships three times,
Justin Ellerbee has won the fi rst pole vault title for CPP and the fi rst national
title for the school since 1994.
CHRISTIAN
CATALDOStaff Writer
[email protected] Christian Cataldo at
Bronco student-athlete
Justin Ellerbee has been
crowned the national pole
vaulting champion at the
National Collegiate Ath-
letic Association Division
II Track & Field National
Championships in Allen-
dale, Michigan.
Ellerbee, a senior pole
vaulter, had his career-best
performance on the biggest
stage of the season, earn-
ing him the national title.
He is the first pole vaulter
in Cal Poly Pomona histo-
ry to secure a national title.
He’s also the first track and
field national champion for
the Broncos since 1994,
when Devon Edwards won
the 400 meter race.
Ellerbee was overcome
with joy with his perfor-
mance.
“I was kind of nervous
going into it, with it being
the end of the season and
all but after the competi-
tion started going every-
thing felt good,” said Eller-
bee. “After I made that last
bar I was just ecstatic, it
was great.”
Ellerbee broke his own
CPP pole vault record with
a mark of 17-6.5.
“Last year I kind of
did this at conference and
faded off a little bit at na-
tionals,” said Ellerbee. “I
really wanted to peak at
nationals this year and it
worked out perfectly, tim-
ing wise.”
Eight athletes in total
represented the CPP track
and field team at nationals,
held over Thursday, Friday
and Saturday.
Junior pole vaulter Rod-
ger Mantor also excelled,
placing fourth in the com-
petition with his personal
best mark of 16-10.75. The
last of the CPP vaulters,
senior Austin Allen, placed
11th with his mark of 16-
2.75.
Mantor and Ellerbee
both earned All-American
honors this season, with
Ellerbee also earning Col-
lege Sports Information
Directors of America Aca-
demic All-District honors
for the third season in a
row.
“Academics has always
been first when it comes to
college with pole vaulting
coming in a close second,
but academics has always
been a little bit more im-
portant just for future ca-
reers,” said Ellerbee.
Head coach Octavious
Gillespie-Bennett talked
about the strong pole-
vaulting team he had this
season.
“All year long they just
took care of business,”
said Gillespie-Bennett. “It
seemed like every week
one of the three guys
jumped pretty well. We
always had at least one
highlight coming from our
team because those guys
were always on it all year.
You can see that they
just fed off each other and
they’re great teammates
[that] support each other.
It’s awesome to watch.”
Rounding out the Bronco
competitors for the men’s
team, senior sprinter Lou-
is Martin III placed 13th
overall in the 100-meter
dash prelims with a time
of 10.63, barely missing a
spot in the finals. Sopho-
more distance runner Mark
Huizar also placed 13th
overall in the 5000 meter
run with a time of 15:01.77.
One the women’s side,
senior thrower Tiffany
Gray, senior Erin Zwinger
and junior distance runner
Lizette Huerta represented
the Broncos in Allendale.
Gray placed 19th in the
shot put event with a mark
of 44-0.5. Zwinger placed
18th overall in the hep-
tathlon with 4,337 points.
Zwinger earned 735 points
in the 200-meter event on
Thursday, and 623 points
in the 800-meter race on
Friday. Lastly, Huerta fin-
ished 17th in 1500 meter
run prelims with a time
of 4:38.17, which wasn’t
enough to get her a spot in
the finals.
Gillespie-Bennett re-
flected about his team’s
season.
“I’m incredibly proud
of this season,” said Gil-
lespie-Bennett. “Division
II track and field is getting
harder with more schools
coming into Division II,
and [it is] raising the stan-
dard of what it takes to
qualify for a national meet.
“For us to get eight to
the national meet this year
when this has been the
hardest to qualify as long
as I’ve been around in Di-
vision II, we had a really
nice year this year. I’m re-
ally happy with how every-
thing went.”
Every year, fans and me-
dia pundits alike propose
drastic changes for the
National Football League.
Some of them have been
about hits, celebrations of
a touchdown or even the
types of socks some play-
ers wear.
This offseason, however,
the NFL has finally tackled
one that has had many peo-
ple calling for change: the
extra point after a touch-
down.
Currently, the point af-
ter attempt, or PAT, starts
at the two-yard line. It’s
easily a 20-yard chip shot,
which is far too easy. When
watching games, you rare-
ly see the defense trying
to block the kick. It’s just
automatic that it becomes
a huge deal when a kicker
misses one.
However, after the
league owners met in San
Francisco, there’s a new
rule coming into effect:
backing up the spot of the
PAT.
The new rule now states
that the extra point kicks
will come from the 15-
yard line, making the kicks
now at 33 yards. It’s not
automatic anymore, and it
will change the way teams
defend this.
Of course, there is the
option of going for a two-
point conversion. How-
ever, these attempts will
still belong at the two-yard
line.
The best rule change out
of all this benefits the de-
fense. Before the change,
the ball was dead after a
blocked PAT.
Now, for both kicks and
two-point conversions, the
ball is live. If the defense
manages to block a kick,
they can run it back for
two points of their own
and still have their offense
get the ball next.
For so long, the PATs
have been one of the more
boring aspects of the NFL.
By doing this, the NFL
is desperately trying to
change their game. It was a
good start in the Pro Bowl,
where the goal posts were
narrower than usual.
However, it wasn’t
enough. Kickers, with an-
other experience, can eas-
ily adjust.
But now, the kicks aren’t
automatic anymore.
Teams will now be put-
ting in faster guys to come
off the edge to try and
block the kick. Kickers
will no longer have the
luxury of sitting back and
just booting the ball. It
now becomes a fierce race
to get the extra point.
On paper, it sounds like a
good idea. The NFL needs
to change the way people
view the game, and this is
one of those ways.
There’s more potential
to score, and now it adds
value to kickers.
THE POLY POST 9Tuesday, May 26, 2015
Broncos fall in opening game of tournament
Hayden Yi / The Poly Post
Going into the National Collegiate Athletic Association Division II Tournament, outfi elder Kyle Garlick has helped the Cal Poly Pomona Broncos reach an over-
all record of 43-15. Garlick, a transfer from University of Oregon, led the team and conference with 16 home runs, including two in the West Regional Final.
The Cal Poly Pomona
baseball team started off
their National Collegiate
Athletic Association Divi-
sion II Baseball Champi-
onship tournament with a
7-4 loss in extra innings
against the University of
Tampa Spartans on Sun-
day.
This was the Broncos’
first trip to the champi-
onship round since 1985,
when Bronco legend John
Scolinos led the team.
The game, held in Cary,
North Carolina at the USA
National Baseball Train-
ing Complex, was the
last game of the opening
round, pitting two No. 1
seeds against each other.
With the double elimina-
tion format, the Broncos
still have one more game
to keep their season alive.
This game was a battle
of offense and defense. The
Spartans came in averaging
nine runs a game with a .335
batting average while the
Broncos came in with a .932
fi elding percentage, the best
of all eight teams in the tour-
nament.
Tampa got off to a quick
offensive start, with their
first batter getting on base
early and stealing two bas-
es before a double into left
field brought him home,
the first run of the game.
Junior starting pitcher
Cody Ponce tried to get
out of the inning, but an
unforced throwing error
by junior shortstop Ryan
Webberley allowed a sec-
ond run of the inning for
the Spartans. After that, a
flare into center field al-
lowed another runner to
come across, putting the
Broncos in a 3-0 hole.
CPP made good quality
hits that allowed them to
get runners on bases and in
scoring position. However,
the Broncos couldn’t get
any runs across to bring
them back.
Ponce, who had a very
uncomfortable first inning,
seemed to find his groove
in the second inning. He
went three up and three
down, including a strike-
out to end the Spartans
half of the inning.
The Broncos formed a
rally in their half of the
second inning. To start it
off, Webberley got a hit
into the outfield for a sin-
gle. After senior first base-
man Mike Philp was hit by
a pitch, junior third base-
man Nicholas Bruno hit a
ball into left field to load
the bases with no outs.
CPP got on the board
with a sacrifice fly by se-
nior outfield Kyle Garlick,
which allowed Webberley
to tag up at third base and
make it home safely. That
was the only run the Bron-
cos could get in the inning.
The game turned into a
defensive battle from there.
Ponce was in his zone now,
racking up five strikeouts
in the first three innings.
He also went back-to-back
innings sitting down the
side and retired seven bat-
ters in a row.
The Broncos continued
to get runners on the bases
through hits and being pa-
tient in the box and taking
walks. However, CPP had
problems getting runs and
left a lot of runners strand-
ed on base.
It wasn’t until the bot-
tom of the fifth inning that
the Broncos began a rally.
After a single by Garlick
to center field, Kelley laid
down a sac-bunt that al-
lowed Garlick to advance
to second. With two outs,
junior outfielder Michael
Zidek cracked a single to
right field, bringing Gar-
lick home to trim the Spar-
tans’ lead to 3-2.
However, Tampa an-
swered right back. At the
top of the sixth, the Spar-
tans brought in another run
after an RBI shot into right
field. Ponce got out of the
inning after a pop fly to
center field and softened
the damage, keeping the
game at 4-2.
In the sixth inning, the
Broncos’ patience paid
off — they got two quick
walks with only one out.
With freshman outfield-
er Jacob Bernardy at the
plate, Betten decided to
make a change and bring
in senior outfielder Bren-
nen Salgado for a pinch-
hit.
After Salgado was hit by
a pitch and loaded the bas-
es, Garlick came up and hit
another sac-fly, bringing
Philp home and advanc-
ing Bruno from second to
third. Kelley then hit a pop
fly into shallow right field,
ending the inning and
keeping the score at 4-3.
Ponce finally saw the
end of his night after al-
lowing another hit in the
top of the eighth. The
CPP pitcher finished with
eight hits, 2 earned runs
and eight strikeouts. Ju-
nior pitcher Max Bethell
stepped in to take over the
mound for the Broncos
and picked up two outs.
Sophomore Michael Koval
replaced Bethell for the fi-
nal out.
With two outs in the
eighth inning, the Bron-
cos pulled off a success-
ful hit-and-run scenario,
with Garlick taking off
from first just as Kelley
hit a line drive to left field
to make it all the way to
third base. However, they
couldn’t keep the rally go-
ing and ended the inning
with no runs.
After bringing in se-
nior pitchers J.J. Franklin
and Austin Boyle to end
the top of the ninth for
the Spartans, the Broncos
went into the bottom of the
ninth for their last chance
to win the game.
Zidek started off the hit-
ting for CPP, registering
his third hit and cranking
one to right field for a sin-
gle. After a successful sac-
bunt by senior Matt Munoz
and a groundout for Web-
berley, Philp cracked one
just short of the fence, reg-
istering an RBI-double and
allowing Zidek to come
across for the tying run.
However, Bruno got
choked up on his swing
and hit a soft ball back to
the pitcher for the third
out, sending the game into
extra innings.
In the top of the 10th in-
ning, Tampa managed to
score three runs, including
one that came off a hit by
pitch with the bases load-
ed.
CPP had started a rally
with Garlick getting on
base early with one out.
However, after the Spar-
tan first baseman caught a
pop up foul ball and senior
Nick Cooksey popped up
to center field, the Bron-
cos failed to make a come-
back, falling 7-4.
The Broncos continue
their play at the national
championships on Tuesday
with an elimination game
against Truman at noon
PST.
ENRIQUE
CERVANTESSports Editor
[email protected] Enrique Cervantes at
UFC landing a knockout over boxing
It’s been three weeks
since the “boxing match of
the century”, yet the disap-
pointment still seems fresh
in our minds.
Boxing has become all
about hype and revenue,
and the Ultimate Fighting
Championship has sur-
passed boxing as a legiti-
mate sport rather than just
a paycheck.
This past weekend’s pay-
per-view event, UFC 187,
featured two highly antici-
pated matchups: UFC mid-
dleweight champion Chris
Weidman and Vitor Belfort,
and Daniel Cormier and
Anthony Johnson for the re-
cently vacated light heavy-
weight championship.
Some people may read
this and think to them-
selves, “Who are these
people?” or “The UFC will
never be as popular as box-
ing.”
Sure, it may be true that
boxing is more popular
than the UFC, but that does
not change the fact that the
sport only seems to care
about making a profi t.
People watch boxing in
hopes of seeing glimpses of
the glory days, where fi ght-
ers would battle each other
in the middle of the ring for
12 rounds — not just jab,
clinch and run. The Floyd
Mayweather and Manny
Pacquiao fi ght was a prime
example of that.
It’s rare that boxing fans
are actually able to see a
fi ght where the fi ghters try
to knock each other out in-
stead of just scoring points.
However, there are ex-
ceptions, especially in up-
and-coming fi ghters like
Gennady Golovkin, Saul
“Canelo” Alvarez or Bran-
don Rios.
But there is a sense that
these fi ghters aren’t pay-
per-view worthy. Golovkin
is undefeated in 33 fi ghts,
has 30 knockouts and has
won his past 20 fi ghts by
consecutive knockouts.
Yet, at 33, he hasn’t gotten
a chance to be featured on
pay-per-view.
Alvarez and Rios, on
the other hand, were given
pay-per-view events but
received signifi cantly less
money than their “prize-
fi ghter” opponents. Alva-
rez earned $12 million,
compared to Mayweather’s
$41.5 million. In his fi ght,
Rios earned $5 million as
compared to Pacquiao’s
$18 million.
The bouts, Mayweather
versus Alvarez and Pac-
quiao versus Rios, were
highly anticipated but failed
to deliver. Both were very
one sided and slow paced.
That is all pay-per-view
boxing is all about: scoring
money and points.
Contrary to boxing, UFC
pay-per-view fi ghts never
seems to disappoint its fans.
Of course, it is a busi-
ness and does hope to make
a profi t — but not at the
expense of the quality of
the fi ghts. Just about every
fi ght produced on the UFC
is full of excitement and
plenty of action.
Since the UFC is based
on mixed martial arts, fi ght-
ers specialize in various
martial arts such as Muay
Thai, Jiu Jitsu, wrestling, or
boxing.
This versatility is what
sets the sport apart. Rather
than just having the abil-
ity to use fi sts, UFC fi ght-
ers are able to use elbows,
knees, kicks and submis-
sion techniques as well.
With all those weapons at
the disposal of fi ghters, it
minimizes their ability to
run and make the sport un-
predictable. One good shot
or one fatal mistake can
change the outcome of the
fi ght in a matter of seconds.
Take UFC 187, for ex-
ample. In the bout between
Weidman and Belfort, the
champion Weidman was
in trouble early. He was
caught on a knee kick and a
series of uppercuts that left
him bloodied.
He was able to regroup
though, as he tackled Bel-
fort to the ground and un-
leashed a fl urry of punches
to retain his championship
belt.
Much was the same with
the fi ght between Cormier
and Johnson. Power punch-
er Johnson tagged Corm-
ier early, and it seemed as
if he was going to make
quick work of him. How-
ever, Cormier battled back
and was able to use his
wrestling ability to wear
Johnson down. And in the
third round, Cormier took
Johnson down to become
the new UFC light heavy-
weight champion.
The factor of unpredict-
ability and excitement re-
ally makes the UFC an
exciting sport. Every pay-
per-view event that has
been put together has easily
been more entertaining than
any pay-per-view boxing
match.
Modern boxing has be-
come too predictable and
uniform, and focuses on
sales and purses rather than
good battles between fi ght-
ers.
Fans are slowly losing
faith in the sport of box-
ing, and if something is not
done, the sport will wither
at the hands of the UFC.
ANDREW GORDOStaff Writer
[email protected] Andrew Gordo at
“Sure, it may be true that boxing is more popular than UFC, but that does not change the fact that the sport only seems to care about making a profi t.”