VOL LXXI NO. 3 Tuesday, October 13, 2015

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Students, faculty and

staff enjoyed free hot dogs,

drinks and frozen pops at

the 32nd Annual Hot Dog

Caper held at University

Park last Thursday.

The Hot Dog Caper was

hosted by the Cal Poly Po-

mona Foundation and had

a 1960s theme in honor of

the foundation’s 50th an-

niversary.

“We want to continue

on with the tradition to

welcome back the cam-

pus community every fall

quarter,” said Amanda

Therrien, a marketing as-

sistant for CPPF. “It’s a

tradition to celebrate and

to bring everybody to-

gether.”

At the event, students

lined up to receive hot

dogs and counted down in

unison to kick off the Hot

Dog Caper.

“I think it was even bet-

ter than last year,” said

Cory Myers, a third-year

chemical engineering stu-

dent. “It’s so great seeing

so many people out here.”

The event also had

booths for students to

visit. Attendees could

race each other on an in-

flatable obstacle course,

were able to pet and inter-

act with horses at a horse

show, could take pictures

in a photo booth with

Billy Bronco and an Aus-

tin Powers impersonator,

could receive air brush

tattoos, and could play

games and win prizes in

other booths.

“It was a lot of fun. I

liked that everything was

free and that there was

a lot of different stuff to

do,” said Antonina Di

Padova, a second-year

chemical engineering

student. “I went on the

roundhouse course, went

to the air brush [tattoos]

and went to the Hoffy

[booth]. I won a t-shirt!”

To accompany the fes-

tivities, Aquarius, a 1960s

cover band, provided live

entertainment to guests

at the event. The group

started its performance at

noon.

The Hot Dog Caper was

sponsored by Pepsi, As-

sociated Students, Inc.,

Hoffy, AT&T, Facilities

Planning & Management,

Costco, First Class Vend-

ing, Intercollegiate Ath-

letics and Motorola

The CPPF is a non-

profit organization that

manages many of the uni-

versity’s services, such as

dining and village hous-

ing.

The town of Roseburg,

Oregon made international

headlines when a shooter

opened fi re at Umpqua

Community College on Oct.

1.

Nine killed, nine injured

and another American com-

munity left to deal with the

effects of a mass shooting.

As news of the shooting

spread, colleges and uni-

versities across the nation

have shown their support

for UCC. Cal Poly Pomo-

na President Soraya Coley

lowered fl ags to half-staff in

honor of the victims.

“Joining with the larger

academic community and

the country, we mourn for

the nine individuals who

lost their lives, the nine

wounded and an entire com-

munity devastated by vio-

lence,” said Coley in email

to all CPP affi liates.

In a live statement to the

nation, President Obama

expressed his condolences

to the victims’ loved ones

and his exasperation at hav-

ing to make another state-

ment in response to a mass

shooting.

“I felt his pain,” said

third-year apparel merchan-

dising and management

student Pachet Bryant, who

was moved to tears after

learning of the shooting. “I

felt his frustration because

we can do something about

this, but nothing gets done.”

Obama’s address to the

nation also stirred contro-

versy. In his statement the

president combatted his op-

ponents’ reasons for inhib-

iting progress on creating

stricter gun legislation. The

shift from grief to policy in

his statement made news

in its own right, although

Obama did predict that he

would be criticized for “po-

liticizing” the massacre.

“I don’t think health and

public safety are political

issues per se,” said Jason

Turcotte, assistant professor

at the Department of Com-

munication. “It becomes

‘politicized’ because there’s

partisan disagreement about

gun control.”

Stacy McGoldrick, as-

sistant professor at the

Department of Psychol-

ogy and Sociology, shared a

similar opinion and deemed

Obama’s “politicization” as

something to be expected

from a political fi gure.

“When you are the presi-

dent, people expect you to

have a plan and solution

to these problems,” said

McGoldrick. “He was say-

ing, ‘here’s a problem, and

here’s what I’d like to do

about it.’ I think the criti-

cism is that he was being

crass, but I think people

would want to hear that he

has a plan.”

Though saddened by the

news, McGoldrick said she

was “not surprised” by the

shooting at UCC and asks

how anyone can be sur-

prised considering the fre-

quency of these incidents.

On the day of the Rose-

burg shooting, there had al-

ready been 294 mass shoot-

ings in the U.S. in 2015

alone. Since then, two more

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Additional testing needed for university duck pond

Cal Poly Pomona’s Uni-

versity Police Department

released its annual Jeanne

Clery Disclosure of Cam-

pus Security Policy and

Campus Crime Statistics

Act and Fire Safety Re-

port on Oct. 1. The report

reviews crime statistics of

the previous three years as

well as detailed information

about different violations,

offenses and crimes.

The report, which is

available on the Univer-

sity Police website, abides

by state and federal crime

legislation, including The

Jeanne Clery Act.

The act was adopted in

1990 and requires colleges

and universities that receive

federal funding to “share

information about crime

on campus and their efforts

to improve campus safety

by informing the public of

crime in or around cam-

pus,” according to the Clery

Center For Security On

Campus’ website.

The recently released re-

view includes major chang-

es from the previous year’s

report to accommodate new

guidelines related to sexual

violence that comply with

the Violence Against Wom-

en Reauthorization Act of

2013 and the Campus Sex-

ual Violence Elimination

Act.

The report includes sta-

tistics on sexual assault,

domestic violence, dating

violence and stalking along

with information on the dif-

ferent options survivors can

take following an assault.

There were four reported

cases of rape in 2014 com-

pared to two in 2013. Ac-

cording to Kristin Surber,

budget, operations & train-

ing specialist at University

Police, an increase in re-

ports does not necessarily

mean that rape has been oc-

curring more frequently.

Surber said people are

becoming more comfort-

able in reporting assaults

because of the widespread,

rising advocacy against sex-

ual violence.

“I think as we do more

work to combat sexual vio-

lence, we’ll see more people

reporting, but that doesn’t

necessarily mean it’s occur-

ring more frequently,” said

Surber. “It will mean that

people, men and women,

will be more comfortable in

reporting, and they’ll have

more knowledge on what to

do following an attack or an

assault.”

According to the review,

over the last three years,

two of the most common

offenses were burglary

and motor vehicle theft. In

2014, there were nine re-

ported cases of burglary and

15 reported cases of motor

vehicle theft.

Arrests for drug abuse vi-

olations increased from two

reports in 2013 to 13 reports

in 2014. Disciplinary refer-

rals for drug abuse viola-

tions also increased from 96

in 2013 to 125 in 2014.

According to Surber, Uni-

versity Police is focusing

on providing more timely

updates to the campus com-

munity concerning criminal

activity, which is another

requirement of the Clery

Act. These updates come

in the form of campus-wide

emails, fl yers on the crime

bulletin and posts on Poly-

Centric and the University

Police website.

“We’re going to be look-

ing at all our policies and

procedures to ensure we can

issue timely warnings … to

comply with the law [and

to] effectively keep our

community informed,” said

Surber.

“Just because you see

more timely warnings

doesn’t necessarily mean

these offenses are occurring

more often: it’s just that we

are carrying out our due dil-

igence to keep the commu-

nity informed,” said Surber.

University Police has

worked with other entities

in creating the report: the

Offi ce of Student Conduct

and Integrity, the Women’s

Resource Center, Student

Health and Counseling Ser-

vices, University Housing

Services, Foundation Hous-

ing Services at the Village,

University Athletics and the

Pomona Police Department.

Antonio Quezada, assis-

tant director of OSCI, said

his department is undertak-

ing efforts to make the re-

porting process easier for

students. OSCI offers an

online reporting system and

educates students during

orientation about safety and

the importance of notifying

authorities if they see some-

thing suspicious.

“Students in the past may

have been hesitant to report

because either they didn’t

know how to report or they

weren’t sure what they

saw was a violation,” said

Quezada. “We’re trying to

encourage students to say

something if they see some-

thing suspicious. We want

to create a culture where

students feel comfortable

to report, so we can investi-

gate the situation.”

To report suspicious ac-

tivity or people, UPD can

be reached at (909) 869-

3070. To report anonymous

crime tips, voicemails can

be left at (909) 869-3399.

Cal Poly Pomona’s duck

pond has progressively

turned to a murky green

color, but an analysis of its

waters is required in order

to determine whether the

change in color is due to

algae.

Edward Bobich, as-

sociate professor for the

Biological Sciences De-

partment, described his

observations and encoun-

ter with the duck pond.

“It’s a little greener. I

do not know how it’s differ-

ent, but I do know it looks a

little different, and I haven’t

seen as many ducks in it,”

said Bobich.

Bobich explained that he

has seen egrets, hares and

even shore birds trying to

fi sh for food at the pond.

A University of Arkan-

sas scholarly article, “Algal

Blooms, Scums and Mats

in Ponds,” attributes algal

growth to the effects of sun-

light, water and nutrients.

These components are a

sure way of growing algae

around a pond environment.

“If there was an algal

bloom, and I’m not saying

there is, but if it was, there

could be a lot of different

factors,” said Bobich. “It

could be due to increased

nitrogen, which could come

from soil. It could come

from increased light over

summer, [or] it could be a

lot of different reasons why

there is an algal bloom.”

According to the Univer-

sity of Arkansas, “When

dense algae populations

develop, they turn wa-

ter a green or greenish-

brown color referred to

as a ‘bloom.’ Blooms are

simply high concentrations

of algal cells that give the

water a ‘pea soup’ appear-

ance.”

The scholarly article de-

scribes a situation that is

similar to what is occurring

to CPP’s pond and its envi-

ronment:

“Dense blooms near the

surface may resemble a

layer of green paint. Prob-

lem blooms occur in the

summer months and are

more frequent in times of

drought.”

The current statewide

drought could be a contrib-

uting factor in developing

algae in pond waters.

However green the pond

is, Bobich adds that peo-

ple always comment on

how disgusting it looks,

and it is obvious that it is

something people would

not drink from.

“We’ve taking speci-

mens out of there in the

past, and we’ve actually

used them for projects and

in BIO 123 when I used to

organize the laboratory for

this course,” said Bobich.

“When I did it, we didn’t

find that much algae in the

water.”

Bobich acknowledged

that he taught the biol-

ogy course five years ago,

which could give indica-

tion that the pond was a lot

different then. Tests and

samples are needed to de-

finitively determine what

is causing the green color

of the duck pond.

terms of maybe it’s because

we have a lack of resources

for those underrepresented

students.”

Herrera is currently in con-

tact with the Cesar E. Chavez

Center for Higher Education,

which has done research on

undocumented students and

their retention and gradua-

tion rates.

“We’re really starting

those conversations early

right now,” said Herrera. “So

when that committee meets,

we can have [a] ‘Well from

what we’ve found out, this is

something we can start to do’

[conversation].”

With the intention of mak-

ing themselves visible and

available to students who

wish to communicate their

concerns, Herrera and As-

cencio will attend and table

at on-campus events.

“Student government is

here to represent the students

at large,” said Ascencio. “We

are the voice for the students,

and there’s always room for

improvement within our-

selves and for the university.”

Some students appreciate

that Herrera and Ascencio

are eager to hear directly

from students so early in the

academic year.

“I like that they are mak-

ing themselves available to

students,” said Margarita

Delgado, a fi fth-year man-

agement and human resourc-

es student. “I think it’s good

that they keep communica-

tion open to all students.”

In order to serve students

better, Herrera and Ascencio

are making themselves avail-

able to all students via email,

phone, and in-person at the

Student Government offi ce

located in the BSC.

“Students should take an

initiative in terms of talking

to student government,” said

Herrera. “[They should] let

us know what they think is

a critical issue, let us know

what they’re feeling or what

their concerns are.”

To schedule a personal

meeting with Herrera or As-

cencio, contact Vicki John-

son at (909) 869 – 3638 or

the Student Government of-

fi ce in the BSC.

news@thepolypost.comReach Izbel Torres at

New ASI Vice President (left) and President (right) Diana Ascencio and Julian Herrera meet on campus during fall. IZBEL TORRES / The Poly Post

- Diana Ascencio,

ASI Vice President

We are the voice for

the students, and

there’s always room for

improvement.“

”

University Police releases annual safety reportBy KLARIZE MEDENILLA

Staff Writer

news@thepolypost.comReach Klarize Medenilla at

Four months after being

elected Cal Poly Pomona’s

Associated Students, Inc.

president and vice president

respectively, Julian Herrera

and Diana Ascencio are stay-

ing true to their campaign

promises.

“When we were cam-

paigning, we talked to many

people, and the biggest issues

that student organizations

found was that there wasn’t

enough visibility of the or-

ganizations to the student

population,” said Ascencio, a

fourth-year management and

human resources student.

“One of the things that we

plan on doing is club fairs.”

Herrera and Ascencio are

working to establish quar-

terly two-day club fairs to

increase the visibility of or-

ganizations to students who

transfer mid-way through the

academic year or are not al-

ways on campus.

“We were initially think-

ing of doing one-day [club

fairs],” said Ascencio. “[But]

from talking to other ASI stu-

dent leaders from Fullerton,

they told me that they do a

two-day thing. [This way] we

get more students [to come]

because it is not fair to think

that everyone will come on

a Tuesday or everyone will

come on a Wednesday.”

Ascencio has already be-

gun preparations for club

fairs set to occur during win-

ter and spring quarters by

reserving spaces inside and

outside the Bronco Student

Center, contacting the Offi ce

of Student Life and Cultural

Centers and contacting the

Bronco Events and Activities

Team.

Some students seemed to

like the idea of holding club

fairs throughout the year

rather than once every fall.

“I have a friend who com-

mutes often,” says Domi-

nique Reese, a fi fth-year

marketing student. “She’s

mentioned that she never

joins clubs because she’s

doesn’t really fi nd out about

them. I think this will help a

lot of new students.”

With other projects, Herre-

ra and Ascencio are working

to help support underrepre-

sented students and are in-

vestigating different campus

communities to help boost

the graduation rate.

“There are certain popula-

tions on campus that have a

higher graduation rate than

other populations on cam-

pus,” said Herrera, a fi fth-

year communication student.

“So we are going to try,

through the Graduation Ini-

tiative Steering Committee,

to see what the problem is in

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Staff Writer

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have occurred in Maryland

and Florida bringing the

total to 297, according to

the website Mass Shooting

Tracker.

“We can’t avoid [the is-

sue] that we have these kind

of mass shootings, and oth-

er countries, that are not in

the middle of a civil war or

a massive unrest, don’t have

them,” said McGoldrick.

“We need to understand

why it’s happening here.”

However, it is very dif-

fi cult to pinpoint the exact

cause of these events, she

added.

“There’s a randomness

that individuals can’t pro-

tect themselves from,” said

McGoldrick.

The Los Angeles Times

reported that some mem-

bers of the Roseberg com-

munity refuse to speak the

shooter’s name and want

the media to avoid using

it as well in hopes of stop-

ping anyone who might be

inspired by these shootings.

“It’s a tough conundrum.

Journalistic training teaches

you to report this way and

to be as effective and in-

clusive as possible about

all the facts,” said Turcotte.

“Some [media] tend to ‘glo-

rify’ the act and the shooter,

and what doesn’t get a lot of

coverage are the victims or

a more in-depth or contex-

tual story on why we have

this obsession with gun cul-

ture and the proliferation of

mass shootings today.”

Third-year theatre student

Tiffaney Williams is skepti-

cal of media and what they

“choose” to share.

“There’s a certain cir-

cumstance or style [where]

the media will show one

thing but not another,” said

Williams. “There are a lot

of things we should know

about that they are not talk-

ing about.”

As previous mass shoot-

ings have demonstrated, the

public is quick to attribute

mental illness as a cause for

these incidents.

Fourth-year psychology

student Mimi Alvarado be-

lieves that the mentally ill

are stigmatized as “danger-

ous” in American society,

and it ultimately affects the

availability of healthcare

the government provides to

the mentally ill.

“The health care sys-

tem is truly failing people

with mental disorders, but

it’s not an excuse [for vio-

lence],” said Alvarado.

Pachet Bryant shares a

similar idea. She said peo-

ple should be aware of what

is going on, but they should

be able to interpret these

events as a sign that some-

thing needs to change not

that it can be tolerated be-

cause of its frequency.

For the third time this

year, Cal Poly Pomona’s

Annual Fund department

initiated “Build the Future,”

a 36-hour online fundraising

campaign. The fundraiser

started on Tuesday at 9 a.m.

and ended on Wednesday at

9 a.m.

“It’s something that’s done

in philanthropy a lot, and it’s

called the blitz campaign.

The idea is to get everybody

together as a community

rather than just an individual

investment,” said Phonathon

Coordinator for the Annual

Fund Samuel Moore.

The fundraising event was

intended to raise $77,000,

but it surpassed its goal by

raising a total of $92,604.

According to Moore, the

university relies on three

sources for funding.

“One is our tuition fees

and everything we pay to

go here, state support or the

federal government, and the

last major portion of what

it takes to support the uni-

versity comes from private

support — that’s donors and

corporate sponsorships,”

said Moore.

Last year, the campaign

raised $75,000 , and the An-

nual Fund team was confi -

dent that it would reach its

goal this year.

“Donors from last year

were a lot of our loyal sup-

porters. Obviously, we get

gifts from the alumni, facul-

ty and staff during this cam-

paign, but even students are

making gifts,” said Director

of Leadership Annual Giv-

ing Kayhan Ahmadi. “It is

a combination of everyone

really. That’s what is really

great about this campaign

because it’s pretty inspiring

to see how everyone essen-

tially steps up and makes a

gift.”

Among some of the major

donors this year was Mi-

chele Gendreau (’83, hotel

and restaurant management),

who committed to match the

fi rst $10,000 that was raised

towards the new Rose Float

Lab. The Alumni Associa-

tion also offered a $10,000

matching donation for all

contributions that went to-

wards either the Veterans

Resource Center, Renais-

sance Scholars or Bronco

Athletics.

“There’s a number of peo-

ple who are matching their

donations,” said Ahmadi.

“We are really lucky that we

are able to offer our donors

the option to get very specif-

ic with their gifts and to give

to whatever means the most

to them.”

The department created a

phone program with differ-

ent calling pools of people:

businesses who have never

donated before and those

who have donated in the

past.

This year, the Annual

Fund integrated the Student

Philanthropy Club to help

with all the marketing efforts

for the campaign.

“We just got approved as

a club, and this is our fi rst

project that we ever did,”

said Marcela Moreno, a

fourth-year liberal studies

student and president of the

Student Philanthropy Club.

“[The club] created all the

posters and postcards for

this campaign. We have just

been trying to get the word

out.”

The department made an

effort to start preparing for

this year’s fundraiser in ad-

vance. The effort allowed it

to do a lot more integration

with its social media plat-

forms and to use different

marketing techniques.

“This year we were more

personable using photos of

students from different ma-

jors,” said Moreno. “Also,

this year we were defi nitely

a lot more prepared.”

With the photos of stu-

dents on the campaign’s

website, the Annual Fund

was able to acquire a larger

response from people.

“I expect this to be a very

good display of Broncos

supporting each other, and

it should be good for the

campus community,” said

Ahmadi.

Cal Poly Pomona’s Greek

Council started its formal re-

cruitment for fall 2015 with a

new approach for some Greek

organizations.

Every year during the fi rst

week of fall and spring quar-

ter, Greek organizations set

up their tables and letters to

recruit pledges. After meeting

potential new members, the

organizations present selected

candidates with a member-

ship offer or bid.

This year, the Greek coun-

cil welcomed fraternities and

sororities to recruit alongside

each other.

According to John LeJay,

interim coordinator for Greek

life & education at the Offi ce

of Student Life & Cultural

Centers, this academic year’s

recruitment turnout was

stronger than previous years’.

He believes this new, co-ed

method helped out some of

the organizations.

“It’s important for chapters

and sub-councils to not isolate

themselves from one another,

even if their recruitments dif-

fer,” said LeJay. “We want to

build up school spirit, and I

would like to see our chapters

grow to a healthy size. Our

campus has an organization

for everybody.”

According to LeJay, about

4 percent of the student popu-

lation at CPP is involved in a

Greek organization.

CPP’s Greek Council in-

cludes fi ve sub-councils that

manage 28 organizations.

There are 17 fraternities and

11 sororities on campus.

Each sub-council repre-

sents a different group of

people. They include orga-

nizations based on social ac-

tivities, scholarships, cultures,

ethnicities and philanthropic

causes.

On CPP’s Greek life web-

site, Interfraternity Council,

a sub-council, is listed as one

of fi ve sub-councils that fo-

cus on community service,

leadership development and

brotherhood.

Phi Kappa Tau is one of

seven fraternities that belong

to IFC. Nathaniel Ferraco,

fi fth-year philosophy student

and PKT president, came to

college looking for brother-

hood.

“As a kid, I never developed

any relationships that would

last. It’s really nice to have

60 other guys there to sup-

port you when you need it,”

said Ferraco. “It’s like being

the quarterback of an offense:

you’re the leader, and you’re

conducting the machine; the

machine only works as well

as you lead it to.”

Ferraco believes that his

experience as PKT President

helped him become a well-

rounded person. He explained

that the members of PKT

have different perspectives

that introduced the fraternity

to new ideas.

Aside from learning new

cultures, Ferraco said that the

fraternity might teach mem-

bers essential career skills in

their respective fi elds. The

fraternity teaches members

how to plan events, manage a

team and fulfi ll administrative

responsibilities.

While fraternities in IFC

are polishing their resumes

with social management

skills, other organizations are

engaging in community out-

reach.

Kappa Delta is one of those

organizations focusing on

community outreach.

Like PKT, KD it is part of

a national organization, but

it is apart of the Panhellenic

Council. KD prioritizes phil-

anthropic events, sisterhood

and educational programs.

Fifth-year marketing stu-

dent and KD President Lauren

Pierce believes this academic

year’s new recruitment meth-

od helped the sorority meet

more students. In previous

academic years, KD did not

have the opportunity to talk

to potential new members be-

fore recruitment.

According to Pierce, KD

recruited about 50 members

this academic year, which

was more than last academic

year’s recruitment.

She believes all students

can benefi t from participating

in Greek life, just as she has.

“It’s opened my eyes to

different cultures and person-

alities,” said Pierce. “It’s also

helped me improve my grades

[and] become a better public

speaker and person.”

Aside from having a sister-

hood to teach members about

other cultures, KD also par-

ticipates in philanthropic proj-

ects and community service.

KD works with the Girls

Scouts of the USA, Orange-

wood PALS and Prevent

Child Abuse America.

Every winter quarter, KD

hosts a philanthropy week

called Shamrock to raise

money for the organizations it

is involved with. They raised

$15,000 in 2015.

Fifth-year hospitality stu-

dent and KD member Melissa

Garcia said she is sad that this

is her last year because she

has accomplished so much

with the sorority. Garcia said

she was surprised she stayed

with the sorority as long as

she did.

“You never know whom

you’ll meet, whether they’re

in your sorority or not. They

still connect with you because

you’ve been in the Greek or-

ganization,” said Garcia. “I

would defi nitely recommend

it to anyone. Although, it’s

not for everyone, and that’s

okay.”

Third-year biology student

Wendy Ta said she has never

considered recruiting for a

Greek organization because

of her introverted personality.

She also believes they might

make school more stressful,

but she is not against them.

“Focusing on academics is

better for me right now,” said

Ta. “Although, the idea of be-

ing in a sorority and having a

set group of people to hang-

out with and network seems

nice.”

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LIFESTYLE4

A project that originally

started in the Innovation

and Commercialization

Lab has now progressed

into something much big-

ger: Desk-E has gone from

the classroom to Kickstart-

er.

The Desk-E is a portable

desk extension to help stu-

dents manage their space

in the classroom more ef-

fectively. The idea sparked

from the struggle of not

having enough desk space.

It is the fi rst portable, rotat-

able desk extension.

The Desk-E team con-

sists of Gal Bechor (‘15,

International Business),

fi fth-year hospitality stu-

dent Stavro Victor, fi fth-

year mechanical engi-

neering student Richard

Maldonado, and fi fth-year

computer engineering stu-

dent Keith Brase.

After winning fi rst place

at the 2015 Bronco Startup

Challenge, members of the

Desk-E team realized it

was a feasible product. The

team managed to sell 90 of

its 120 prototypes on campus.

The sales prompted the team

to further develop the project,

which ultimately resulted in a

Kickstarter campaign and an

original patent on the product.

Kickstarter is a commu-

nity website that helps inno-

vators make their ventures a

reality with the support of

individual consumers.

The Desk-E Kickstarter

campaign, which launched

on Sept. 28, is hoping to

raise enough funds, which

will be used for additional

research, development,

manufacturing and market-

ing expenses.

The Desk-E team is cur-

rently sold out of its pro-

totypes; however, there are

available Kickstarter cam-

paign pledges that range

from $5 to $1,000, and

some of the pledges entail

rewards that include the

latest edition of the Desk-

Accessories:

a creative

and unique

fashion trendBy MICHAEL TORRES

Lifestyle Editor

Following the start of

fall quarter, I visited San

Diego with my best friend

for a weekend of sightsee-

ing and relaxation. During

our getaway, we visited

many small boutiques and

local restaurants.

Eventually, we learned

that we were visiting San

Diego the same weekend

the 34th Annual Adams

Avenue Street Fair was

being held.

On Sept. 26 and 27, the

fair welcomed local resi-

dents and tourists to enjoy

delicious treats and wit-

ness performances from

over 110 musical acts on

eight different stages. Oth-

er activities included arts

and crafts, booths, car-

nival rides and a variety

of small businesses from

across Southern California

selling artisan goods.

While walking down

Adams Avenue, I was

amazed by the amount of

different food options, but

I was captivated by the

creative designs offered

by Two Tree Designs.

Two Tree Designs is a

small business that was

founded in 1999. The

merchant offers uniquely

crafted jewelry, handbags,

messenger bags and wal-

lets that appeal to modern-

ists.

Taken by the alternative

and creative print designs

of this small business, I

purchased two messenger

bags for only $43. The

bags were at a price exclu-

sive to the event.

On the flap, one of the

messenger bags features

foxes that wear various

styles of clothing against

a camel background. The

second bag features a flap

of typewriters with trans-

parent words against a

black background

In comparison to other

bags, the bags I purchased

are smaller, but they are

quite useful for holding

everyday essentials.

The bags are eye-catch-

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Universal Halloween Hor-

ror Nights and received

multiple compliments on

my bag. Many praised the

simplistic yet elegant print

design on the bag’s flap

If you’re looking for

creative and fun acces-

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Desk-E project takes next step in journey

The Desk-E team with their product (from left to right): Stavro Victor, Keith Brase, Gal Bechor and Richard Maldonado.

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By MELINA ORANTESStaff Writer

- Richard Maldonado,

fi fth-year mechanical engineering student

After the Bronco Startup Chal-lenge, we really realized that the strength of our team isn’t in the idea; it’s in the creativity of our team.

“”

‘Hover boards’ make appearance on campus

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(From left to right):Ken, an electrical and computer technology student and Jordan Ogundiran, first-year marketing

student use their self-balancing boards to get around campus.

By VICTORIA KERNENStaff Writer

As celebrities have

shown their love for the

next transportation trend

since the Segway, the

self-balancing electric

scooter is slowly making

its way to college cam-

puses around the country,

including Cal Poly Po-

mona.

The self-balancing

scooter goes by many

elongated versions, not to

exclude the name “hover

board.” Seeing as these

boards don’t float but roll,

we are behind schedule

in mimicking the “hov-

er boards” shown in the

1985 cult classic “Back to

the Future.”

A few students on cam-

pus have made the deci-

sion to buy a board and

have been seen around

the university with little

sweat on their faces. This

new method of transporta-

tion to and from class is

evidently gaining popu-

larity, but there is also

negative feedback from

people who do not use the

new transportation meth-

od.

Kevin Nguyen, a third-

year psychology student,

believes the boards are a

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Abel Zamora recipient of

2015 Outstanding Staff AwardBy ELAINE DELEON

Staff Writer

The Division of Instruc-

tional and Information

Technology at Cal Poly

Pomona celebrated the suc-

cess of one of its web ap-

plication developers, who

was a recipient of the 2015

Outstanding Staff Award.

Abel Zamora (’80,

Computer Information

Systems), PeopleSoft ap-

plication administrator for

Campus and Web Applica-

tions, was one the recipi-

ents of the award and has

been with the university for

34 years.

Since high school,

Zamora has had an interest

in technology. The fi rst to

attend college in his family,

he completed many work-

study programs, which fo-

cused on data processing

during his time in commu-

nity college.

Zamora eventually trans-

ferred to CPP to further

develop his interest in

technology. He worked as

a student assistant until he

was offered a job on cam-

pus.

“You know how some

students know what they

want and some don’t? I

was one of those since high

school: [who] knew that I

wanted to work in comput-

ers,” said Zamora.

He was hired to modify

the university’s program-

ming to a new system.

Zamora met his wife Ar-

lene on campus, and they

have been married for 33

years and have three chil-

dren

He describes his job as a

behind-the-scenes-type of

position because he works

in the IT division. The di-

vision’s main project is

PeopleSoft, which aids stu-

dents and administrators by

supporting BroncoDirect.

Zamora also focuses on

engaging with students by

providing his advice and

support.

“Last year, there was a

student named Matthew.

He graduated, and he was

from Indonesia; his parents

came for his graduation,

and Matthew introduced

[me] to his parents as his

mentor,” said Zamora.

He has also been the ad-

visor to the Newman Club,

a catholic organization on

campus.

Diane Carter, data ware-

house administrator for

Campus and Web Applica-

tions, has been Zamora’s

co-worker for 11 years, and

they work on data issues

in addition to several other

projects.

“He is a hard worker. He

gives 200 percent,” said

Carter. “I’ve never heard

him just say ‘nope we’re

not going to do this’ or ‘we

can’t.’”

Carter and Zamora fi rst

met when she came into the

IT department. Carter re-

members how exceptional

Zamora was and how help-

ful he was in introducing

her to the department.

“I remember him being

kind and helpful. Whenev-

er he could, he would help

with any problems and is-

sues we had,” said Carter.

When she heard about

Zamora earning the Out-

standing Staff Award, she

was excited to hear the

news.

“He totally deserved it.

It was extremely wonderful

to have someone like him

win because of his com-

mitment to the university

and his dedication,” said

Carter.

Tim Raymond, director

of Campus and Web Ap-

plications and Zamora’s

boss, also felt excitement

when he heard the news of

Zamora’s nomination for

the award. He submitted

documentation to the Staff

Council to contribute his

support for the nomination.

“I realized Abel’s value

and importance to this uni-

versity, and he was a won-

derful person outside his

technical abilities,” said

Raymond.

Zamora continues his

work in technology, and

he is grateful that he was

chosen to receive the Out-

standing Staff Award.

“I feel so grateful that I

worked, from the very be-

ginning, in the very subject

I studied and that the uni-

versity offered me a job,”

said Zamora. “The one

word I would have to say

for that is gratitude.”

TAGUI MARTIROSYAN / The Poly Post

Club on campus takes

initiative to deter violence

Courtesy of CPP MEN AGAINST VIOLENCE

By JELINE ABUTINStaff Writer

With the rise of sexual

assault prevention training

on college campuses, Men

Against Violence, a student

organization at Cal Poly Po-

mona, is taking initiative to

help deter violence through

its club activities.

MAV addresses sexual as-

sault, domestic violence and

related topics in an effort to

raise awareness, to educate

and to empower students to

take a stand against these

problems.

“The whole idea is to real-

ly promote violence preven-

tion from a standpoint where

we are addressing men about

what they can do about the

issue,” said Gerardo Muril-

lo, a third-year gender, eth-

nic and multicultural studies

student and MAV president.

“When I say issue, I mean

subjects like sexual assault,

domestic abuse, stalking,

things like that. We’re very

aligned with what Violence

Prevention on campus does,

but we’re just doing it from a

student organization level.”

Matthew Rodney, a

fourth-year psychology stu-

dent, has been involved with

other clubs on campus, but

MAV has been a well-round-

ed experience for him.

“MAV has the full em-

bodiment. There’s the

awareness piece on campus,

there’s the events and there’s

the community service,”

said Rodney.

MAV’s priority is not only

to reach out to men to get

them involved with ending

violence against women, but

it also seeks to break stigmas

and redefi ne what it means

to be a man.

“One big thing we talk

about is redefi ning mascu-

linity,” said Murillo. “When

we think of masculinity, of-

tentimes, we’re taught and

socialized to think that men

are suppose to play certain

roles. We’re trying to step

away from that because

those are the kinds of stig-

mas that will then lead us to

believe things like ‘this is a

women’s issue,’ ‘we’re not

a part of it’ and ‘why should

we be a part of it?’”

Throughout the year,

MAV puts on a variety of

campus-wide events, which

includes the “Walk a Mile in

Her Shoes” event.

“The main idea there is to

really give men an idea of

the struggle that some wom-

en go through,” said Muril-

lo. “It’s not really, ‘can you

really walk a mile in high

heels?’ It’s not really a chal-

lenge in that kind of way. It’s

more of saying ‘I’m willing

to help you through your

struggle,’ and ‘I’m willing to

be an ally.’”

In addition to its club

events, MAV advocates its

mission through educational

training.

“If a classroom, any type

of organization or anyone

on campus wants to request

some sort of education train-

ing, we do provide that,”

said Murillo. “We’ll have

discussions, workshops or

anything of that sort on the

topics of healthy relation-

ships, redefi ning masculin-

ity, bystander intervention,

sexual assault, domestic

abuse and stalking.”

Despite the club’s ac-

tive campus involvement

through its programs and

events, MAV is struggling

with recruitment. According

to Murillo, the club has a to-

tal of eight members.

“The truth is, it’s getting

to a point where I feel like

we may be losing the orga-

nization,” said Murillo. “The

reason I say that is because

so many people come to our

events and our programs be-

cause they want to represent

their organization and show

that their organization is an

ally, but then they just do

that for that one program.”

-Gerardo Murillo,

third-year gender, ethnic and multicultural studies student

One big thing we talk

about is redefi ning

masculinity. “”

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Campus and Web Applications, has been with the

university for 34 years.

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THE POLY POST6 Tuesday, October 13, 2015

Pumpkin Festival offers new

activities for children

Cal Poly Pomona and

the College of Agriculture

will host the 23rd Annual

Pumpkin Festival on Satur-

day and Sunday from 8 a.m.

to 5 p.m.

Unlike previous years,

CPP is selling tickets prior

to the event. You can pur-

chase tickets online and at

the Farm Store at Kellogg

Ranch. Admission is $4 for

adults and $2 for children 2

to 12 years of age.

Activity tickets are a new

requirement this year. Some

activities and all pumpkin

purchases will require tick-

ets instead of cash. Tickets

are sold in sets valued at

$1 and $5. They are avail-

able for pre-sale and will be

available at the festival.

Agriculture is set to be a

focal point for this year’s

Pumpkin Festival.

“So our theme this year

is all about celebrating

California agriculture, and

we’re making the festival

more overtly agricultural

educational, but in a fun

way,” said AGRIscapes

Outreach Coordinator

Craig Walters. “There

wasn’t a lot of agriculture

education in [the festival],

and that is what the College

of Agriculture is all about.”

This year’s festival will

also have new interactive

exhibits and activities.

“One of the biggest new

areas is a large area called

Ag Discovery Lane,” said

Walters. “We’re going to

have a lot of exhibits in

there: from antique [farm-

ing methods] to modern

techniques and home gar-

dening.”

This year’s corn maze

also seeks to be engaging

for participants who enter

it, and it will teach them

about agriculture along the

way.

“In the corn maze, there

will be eight different stops

and [at] each stop you have

to fi nd the card … it gives

you an agricultural fact,

and you’ll get a letter,” said

Walters. “[Once you] fi gure

out what the word is, when

you come out [of] the maze

you’ll get a button that says

‘I mastered the maze.’”

Walters continued to ex-

plain that entertainment

acts will take place at the

center of the pumpkin

patch. Family and friends

will be able to pull out a

picnic blanket and sit down

to enjoy the band.

“The other big thing

that’s new this year, or has

improved, is the entertain-

ment: all the entertainment

is focused at the gazebo out

there in the middle of the

pumpkin patch,” said Wal-

ters. “We will have live mu-

sic. We’re doing contests,

and for the time, we’re go-

ing to [have] contests both

days: pumpkin pie-eating

contests, pumpkin seed-

spitting contests [and] we’ll

also be doing costume con-

tests for kids.“

There will be two en-

trances into the festival this

year in hopes that the event

is executed more smooth-

ly: one on South Campus

Drive and one on Univer-

sity Drive.

For additional informa-

tion about the Pumpkin

Festival or to sign up to

participate in any contest

visit www.pumpkinfestival.

cpp.edu.

By LAUREN GUERREROStaff Writer

lifestyle@thepolypost.comReach Lauren Guerrero at

Companion app: a personal bodyguard

Matt’s Run welcomes students

to become superheroes

By ADRIAN DANGANANEditor-in-Chief

The 10th annual Matt’s Run

will be held this Saturday at 8

a.m.

The 5K race encourages

participants of all ages to run,

walk or jog the course, which

is set to circle around Cal Poly

Pomona.

This year’s Matt’s R un con-

tinues the superhero costume

tradition. Organizers urge par-

ticipants to dress as their fa-

vorite superheroes to embrace

their inner “everyday hero.”

The annual race celebrates

the life of Matthew Myers, a

20-year-old communication

student who was struck and

killed by a car in 2005. My-

ers’ family has held a run in

his honor ever since to raise

scholarship funds for the uni-

versity.

“Our aim is to move

through the tragedy into the

spirit of helping others,” says

Kevin Myers, Matt Myers’

father, in a statement. “We are

trying to reach out to students

who have a lot of the same

struggles in life that our son

did.”

According to a statement

by Chris Myers, Matt Myers’

mother, the event has an el-

evated signifi cance than origi-

nally intended.

“Our hope is that the re-

cipients will look beyond the

fi nancial gain to an under-

standing of the importance

of helping one another and

supporting each other,” says

Chris Myers. “We’d like to

encourage them to continue in

those efforts.”

Early registration for Matt’s

Run is $20 for CPP students

and $35 for adults. An ad-

ditional $5 will be added for

anyone that registers the day

of the event. For tickets and

more info, visit http://matts-

run.cpp.edu

RAUL CARILLO / The Poly Post

From left to right: President Emeritus Michael Ortiz, Chris, Kevin and Jeanna Myers at Matt’s

Run 2014.

lifestyle@thepolypost.comReach Adrian Danganan at

Couresy of COMPANION APP

By LAUREN GUERREROStaff Writer

With just a swipe on

their phones, students are

now able to get a person-

al escort to their destina-

tions. The Companion

app, created by five stu-

dents from the University

of Michigan, allows users

to request a virtual buddy

to accompany them as

they walk to their desti-

nation.

“I think it’s convenient,

and I feel more comfort-

able using this type of

safety method because I

can still pay attention to

my surroundings while

I’m walking to my car,”

said fourth-year business

student Lorina Guzman.

“I would rather use the

app than contact campus

security to escort me to

my car.”

Users of the Compan-

ion app can ask anyone

on their contact list to

track them on a map via

GPS to ensure their safe-

ty.

Downloading the app

is not required in order to

track a loved one. Com-

panions can receive a text

message with a hyperlink

that directs them to an

interactive map, which

shows users walking to

their location.

If the users’ walking

pace increases, if there’s

sudden change in move-

ment or if they go off

their usual route, a “smart

trigger” will go off. The

“smart trigger” offers us-

ers an “I’m okay” option

or a “call the police” op-

tion.

The app gives the user

15 seconds to respond

to the “smart trigger.” In

case of an emergency, the

phone will set off a loud

alarm to warn off crimi-

nals. All of the users’

companions are imme-

diately alerted once the

alarm rings.

“I think any approach

or new methods of safe-

ty is highly encouraged.

The more precautions

students can take, the

better off they will be,”

explained Cal Poly Po-

mona Campus Security

Corporal Don Kingwill.

“I see students all the

time buried in their cell-

phones. In the last two

weeks, there was two

incidents: both involv-

ing vehicle versus pe-

destrian. I’m certain cell

phones were involved.

Drivers, as well as pe-

destrians, need to pay

more attention to their

surroundings. The app is

a good measure, and stu-

dents can use their phone

in a way that can poten-

tially keep them safe,”

said Kingwill.

“If the students are dis-

tracted and are in a hurry

after class, they may for-

get to use it. If there is

some kind of preset on

the phone or app, stu-

dents may be more prone

to utilize the app,” said

Denise Garcia, a West

Covina mother of two

college students attend-

ing CPP and Mt. San An-

tonio College.

“I think it’s a great

source of security. I also

have a younger child, and

I would definitely use the

app for her. It will put my

mind a little bit more at

ease if I can see where

she’s at and know she’s

safe,” said Garcia.

Initially, the Compan-

ion app was designed

with the purpose of con-

necting college students

to virtual buddies to ac-

company them on their

journey home.

However, not all users

of the app are students;

thousands of people are

using the app worldwide.

The Companion app

is free and available for

download on iOS and An-

droid systems.

- Lorina Guzman,

fourth-year business student

I would rather use the app than

contact campus security to

escort me to my car. “”

lifestyle@thepolypost.comReach Lauren Guerrero at

CHRIS MACIOSEK / The Poly Post

THE POLY POST 7Tuesday, October 13, 2015

During the fi rst U-Hour

of the academic year, many

Cal Poly Pomona students

were witnesses to a musical

performance given by an un-

known performer in front of

the W. Keith and Janet Kel-

logg University Art Gallery.

The unidentifi ed performer

left a lasting impression on

students and many were left

with unanswered questions

about him. .

“I saw him around Ol-

ive Lane [Walk] for the fi rst

week, but during the sum-

mer, [when] I worked here, I

actually saw him here too,”

said fi fth-year music industry

student Johnathan Lopez. “He

was here practicing, so I don’t

know if he’s practicing for

something [in particular] or if

he’s just doing it for fun.”

Fifth-year music industry

student Elise Talens heard the

mystery performer while in

the music building.

“I’ve seen him along Ol-

ive Lane [Walk] in front of

the library, but there’s several

times [I’ve] heard him from

[the music building] because

he has an amplifi er, so we can

hear him from far away,” said

Talens. “It was only the fi rst

week of school that I heard

him; actually, it was only the

fi rst day.”

Irene Beltran, assistant

student involvement co-

ordinator at the Offi ce of

Student Life and Cultural

Centers, wanted to enforce

university rules, which led

her to approach the anony-

mous performer.

“I saw him … I just asked

him if he was a student on

campus, [and] he said he

was,” said Beltran. “I don’t

recall his name, but I did

check for his ID. I said: ‘you

can only be out here for U-

Hour … [because] we have

a noise restriction, especial-

ly around class time.’”

“I just wanted to make

sure he was a student,” said

Beltran. “I did hear him say

that he was going to try out

for ‘America’s Got Talent.’

He’s very talented.”

Beltran overheard the stu-

dent-performer talk about

his aspirations and how he

felt some people discour-

aged him from his musical

abilities.

“[He was saying that he]

felt that there were some

people out there [being neg-

ative], [but he said he was]

going to make it one day,”

said Beltran.

On certain instances, the

student-performer has been

spotted playing an electric

keyboard, but when Beltran

saw him, he was without the

instrument.

“He wasn’t playing the

keyboard [that time]; he

was just singing,” said Bel-

tran.

Students have taken no-

tice of the student-perform-

er during U-Hour, but most

categorize him as another

activity that’s going on dur-

ing the break.

“People were just kind of

walking by him and just let-

ting him be [and] not really

interacting with him but

not bothering him [either],”

said Beltran.

Students on campus

aren’t tracked by staff dur-

ing U-Hour, which created

a barrier to fi nding out who

the mystery singer was.

“We don’t keep track of

students and where they are

as long as they’re not be-

ing extremely disruptive,”

said Beltran. “Within the

U-Hour time, [students are]

allowed to be whoever they

want to be.”

We may never fi nd out

who this talented mystery

performer was, but with

“America’s Got Talent” au-

ditions coming to Los An-

geles on Feb. 6, 2016, we

may get to discover who the

mystery performer on Olive

Lane Walk was.

HOVER: Self-balancing boards

revolutionize transportation Continued from page 4

lethargic method of get-

ting around campus (or

getting around anywhere

for that matter).

“Have you ever seen

the movie WALL-E?” said

Nguyen referring to the

Pixar movie that featured

humans who got around

on floating chairs.

Jordan Ogundiran, a

first-year marketing stu-

dent, thinks of the self-

balancing scooter as an

efficient way of getting to

his classes from his dorm.

It cuts his 10-15 minute

walk down to a three to

five minute commute.

Ibrahim Al-Khatib, a

fourth-year technology

and operations manage-

ment student, not only

sees the self-balancing

scooters as efficient but a

good way to make a state-

ment.

For students who do

not own a board, it is not

only due to their elevated

price range. Most students

do not see the issue with

walking, riding a bike or

skateboarding.

Nonetheless, students

are left asking themselves:

to buy or not to buy?

The price range for a

self-balancing scooter ap-

proximately ranges from

$300 to $1,000 — the

newest boards offer Blue-

tooth, which enables au-

dio connectivity.

Some students prefer to

walk or use other types of

wheeled transportation,

but others are not fans of

the hills around campus

and want to replace walk-

ing time with brief com-

mutes.

lifestyle@thepolypost.comReach Victoria Kernen at

- Kevin Nguyen,

third-year psychology student

Have you ever seen the

movie Wall-E? “”

DESK-E: Bronco Challenge

winners start Kickstarter campaign

Continued from page 4

E, personal engraving on

a Desk-E and even dinner

with the Desk-E team.

The original product,

which was the version cre-

ated during the one-year

lab course, was built within

budget and time frame. As

of now, the team has taken

the original prototype and

made multiple improve-

ments.

“Our updates are …

things to make it easier to

use, things to make it cheap-

er, and most importantly,

things to make it more ver-

satile,” said Maldonado.

The Kickstarter campaign

comes to an end on Oct. 28.

The campaign is centered

on the idea of supporting

students and helping stu-

dents. The team isn’t asking

for much: a simple mention

by word of mouth is suffi -

cient.

“It’s more something that

we should market to schools

… they would provide [it]

to the students,” said Mal-

donado. “Either they would

provide [it] to the students

to borrow, or [it could be]

something [schools] would

sell in the disability re-

source centers or in book-

stores.”

The team’s ultimate goal

is to sell the product to a

group that can develop the

Desk-E into a commodity

that could be sold world-

wide.

The current members of

the Desk-E team are giving

their complete attention to

this project, with the hope

that it will grow into a prod-

uct that will benefi t students

across the world.

In order to reach its goal,

the team is doing everything

it can to make sure it gets

the recognition it deserves.

“We’re trying to, fi rst,

get the idea noticed with

enough … backing to either

start selling more and …

eventually sell to a big com-

pany,” said Brase.

The team is making sure

of this by advertising as

much as it can on its social

media sites and trying to

appeal to the college com-

munity.

It has posted a few come-

dic videos about the Desk-

E on its sites showing how

much its members are en-

joying their commitment to

the project. .

“After the Bronco Startup

Challenge, we really real-

ized that the strength of our

team isn’t in the idea; it’s in

the creativity of our team,”

said Maldonado.

lifestyle@thepolypost.comReach Melina Orantes at

Written by CHRISTIAN NICHOLAS ALATORRE

Illustration by CHRISTIAN JAMES BURCIAGA

The mystery performer on Olive Lane WalkBy LAUREN GUERRERO

Staff Writer

lifestyle@thepolypost.comReach Lauren Guerrero at

Art submission

Kanye West for president

Tuesday, October 13, 2015

OPINION8

The views and opinions expressed

in this section are those of the

authors and do not refl ect The Poly

Post or Cal Poly Pomona.

Detox teas are bombarding

Instagram feeds, supplements

are now a must-have item and

waist clinchers, which were

used during the Victoria era,

are making a comeback.

However, people have yet

to realize that living a healthy

lifestyle comes down to the

kind of food they eat. People

should observe how much

alkaline and acidic food they

ingest.

The acidic and alkaline food

battle poses a simple question:

in order to live a healthier life-

style, which one should people

eat more of?

Simple. Alkaline-rich diets

are the way to go.

Maintaining a balanced diet

between alkaline and acidic

foods is what people should

do. It’s all about balance. With

the natural acid in human bod-

ies, humans need something

that can balance out internal

pH.

Remembering to consume

more alkaline-based foods is a

proper way to achieve the right

internal pH balance. Finding

and maintaining a pH balance

with an alkaline-rich diet can

help people attain healthier

bodies and happier lives.

When food makes its way

down to the stomach, it breaks

down into one of two sim-

pler compounds: ammonium

or bicarbonate. Foods with

acidic properties break down

into ammonium, and foods

with alkaline properties break

down into bicarbonate. These

digestive processes are usually

overlooked, yet they play a vi-

tal role in living a healthy life.

Meat products, dairy prod-

ucts, processed foods and

some fruits are acid-forming

foods.

The stomach uses acid to

break down foods. Anyone’s

daily diet is likely to consist of

mostly acidic foods. Having

such a diet produces an ex-

cessive amount of acid in the

body, which can be detrimen-

tal to living a healthy life.

Aside from acidic consump-

tion, people produce a signifi -

cant amount of acid when they

engage in anaerobic exercise.

Even with exercise, some

people do not see any im-

provements in terms of weight

and fat loss, and it is due to the

excessive amount of acid that

is produced during physical

activity. Ultimately, the sur-

plus of acid can harm bones

and blood in the body.

Acidic foods also contain a

lot of protons, which makes

it harder for oxygen to fl ow

throughout the body; in other

words, it slows down a per-

son’s metabolism.

Luckily, a great way to bal-

ance out acid in the human

body is to consume more al-

kaline-rich foods. Vegetables

and certain types of fruits are

good sources of alkaline.

Alkaline foods contain

electrons, which are rich in

oxygen and facilitate the fl ow

of blood throughout the body.

Alkaline foods have amaz-

ing effects on the human

body.

A three-year study showed

that adults who had an alka-

line-rich diet developed and

maintained muscle mass —

an ability that is gradually

lost as people grow older.

Oxford University also con-

ducted a study that showed

how people with plant-based

diets have a lower BMI than

their meat-eating counter-

parts.

People who have a plant-

based diet have lower per-

centages of fat and smaller

waistlines than those who do

not eat as much alkaline-rich

foods.

No matter how effective

those waist cinchers and de-

tox teas look, there is no need

to try them. What matters is a

person’s diet. It’s what he or

she puts into his or her body

that determines how healthy

he or she is.

Stay away from acidic

foods. It does the body won-

ders.

Sandwiched between the

patio furniture and the of-

fi ce supply section of every

well-known super store is the

ever-changing, seasonally ap-

propriate and beloved holiday

display.

As September’s back-to-

school deals come off the

shelves, even the least obser-

vant customers will notice

the jack-o’-lanterns and fake

spider webs that make their

way onto the shelves. While it

is October, and we are a few

months away from Christmas,

jingle bells and candy canes

are already beginning to loom

over the Halloween aisle. The

battle between holidays poses

a question that is now consid-

ered a taboo to ask: how early

is too early to start decorating

for the holidays?

Although Christmas is con-

sidered a joyous occasion by

many, it has an implied time

frame that people seem to

have forgotten. Seeing Christ-

mas decorations months be-

fore the celebration desensi-

tizes the brain, and it erodes

the joy away from “the most

wonderful time of the year.”

Eventually, red and green will

no longer be associated with

Saint Nick. Instead, the iconic

combination of colors will be-

come associated with both fall

and winter.

Making decorations exclu-

sive to the Christmas season

rather than inserting them at

the initiation of autumn makes

them special while respecting

other holiday seasons.

The days leading up to

Christmas are enough to soak

in the Christmas spirit. Tech-

nically, winter does not start

until Dec. 21, but people an-

ticipate the wreaths and plas-

tic snowmen that appear on

their neighbors’ lawns at the

start of December.

Undoubtedly, the time

leading up to Christmas feels

longer than the times that lead

up to St. Patrick’s Day or the

Fourth of July.

Putting up a twinkling

evergreen early in the year

steals the appreciation for

worthy festivities like Hal-

loween and Thanksgiving.

With the untimely set-up

of Christmas decorations,

Thanksgiving can, and will,

merely become a holiday to

start off the Christmas season.

It is understood that Christ-

mas and the decorations that

come along with it are large

sources of income for corpo-

rations. The business prac-

tice of prematurely selling

Christmas decorations is in-

tended to take advantage of

the meaningful holiday and

extract money from consum-

ers earlier.

However, Halloween is a

force to be reckoned with.

Americans spend approxi-

mately $6.9 billion on Hal-

loween merchandise every

year. Therefore, Halloween

merchandise should be the

focal point of sales during

the month of October. The

aisles lined with Christmas

sweets at the beginning of

October could be put to

better use by displaying ad-

ditional costumes or other

relevant items. Why mess

with an already successful

market?

A large part of the reason

that we celebrate the win-

ter holidays is the simple

fact that they make people

happy. If a person places

artifi cial garland leaves

around the handrails of his

or her staircase a week into

November, and it puts smile

on his or her face, so be it.

However, people should

move the Christmas tree out

of the way before they watch

the Macy’s Thanksgiving

Day Parade.

People should respect holiday time framesBy EMILY IVERSON

Correspondent

MONICA LOPEZ / The Poly Post

opinion@thepolypost.comReach Emily Iverson at

By MARIA SINGHCorrespondent

opinion@thepolypost.comReach Maria Singh at

Stay away from acidic foodsSUNGAH CHOI / The Poly Post

In high school, students,

regardless of whether they

enjoy the subjects or not,

are forced to take general

education classes. In col-

lege, students get to choose

what they want to study, and

they decide what classes to

take based on their interests.

Or so they think.

General education cours-

es are classes listed on the

college curriculum sheets

and road maps that students

are given. The classes are

generally uninteresting and

take time away from stu-

dents’ core classes. Tak-

ing the courses feels like a

chore.

However, there is no way

to get around these cours-

es: students must take GE

courses in order to graduate.

These classes, ranging

from math and science to

humanities and social sci-

ences, can take up about 35

percent of all the required

units a student needs to take

in order to graduate. There-

fore, students spend more

than one-third of their time

in college taking classes

they deem unnecessary.

One of the main reasons

why GE courses are unnec-

essary is that students are

practically forced to take

classes on subjects they

have already learned about

in high school; in other

words, they are not learning

any new material.

How many times does a

college-aged student need

to learn about American

history, biology and math?

He or she learned about

such topics in elementary

school, middle school and

high school.

GEs are a waste of time.

As a student who is study-

ing outside of the math and

science fi elds, I already

know the basic math I am

going to use in my life. Why

am I forced to take statistics

and trigonometry again?

They were enough torture

in high school.

GEs are pointless and a

distraction. Some profes-

sors acknowledge that stu-

dents take their classes just

to fulfi ll the GE require-

ments, yet they require

their students to study for

their classes as if they were

core classes. Why should an

English student have to sac-

rifi ce his or her time learn-

ing the principal controls

on temperature when he or

she could be reading and

researching for his or her

world literature class?

Theoretically, GE courses

are a good idea. The inten-

tion of their requirement is

to produce well-rounded

students. In reality, those

courses produce irritated

students who waste their

time and money on classes

they tried to complete in

high school

Better alternatives to GE

requirements are unre-

stricted electives. Requir-

ing a certain amount of un-

restricted electives would

allow students to take

whatever classes they are

interested in. With unre-

stricted electives, students

are free to take courses

that they deem will be ben-

efi cial for them in the real

world and later on in their

lives.

Students studying social

sciences and humanities do

not want to waste their time

solving math equations and

learning about what causes

the weather. Math and sci-

ence students do not want

to waste their time writing

eight-page research papers.

It is time to abolish the

general education require-

ments. Let students take

classes that interest them

and avoid the classes that

they deem useless to their

learning.

By IZBEL TORRESStaff Writer

opinion@thepolypost.comReach Izbel Torres at

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GE courses are unnecessary

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Tuesday, October 13, 2015

SPORTS10

The Cal Poly Pomona

men’s soccer team enjoyed

a successful weekend on

the road with a 2-1 win

against Cal State East Bay

Pioneers on Friday and a

2-0 win against Cal State

Stanislaus on Sunday.

The Green and Gold im-

proved its overall record

to 6-1-3 for the 2015 sea-

son, and it now has a mark

of 3-1-2 in the California

Collegiate Athletic Asso-

ciation (CCAA).

The Broncos match

against the Pioneers proved

to be a tough one.

“It’s very hard to win

in the CCAA on the road,

so I am very excited,” said

Head Coach Yossi Raz. “It

shows the toughness of this

group. Both teams worked

extremely hard and are

well-trained teams. At the

end of the day, players on

the field better make some

plays, and our boys were

good today.”

The Broncos put points

on the board first, as senior

forward Alexander Turk-

son scored a goal in the

16th minute after receiving

an assist from sophomore

mid fielder Sergi Monso

and forward Christian

Gonzalez Diaz.

Turkson’s goal was his

third of the season.

Later on in the first half,

the Pioneers were able to

take advantage of a pen-

alty kick and were able to

tie the game at 1-1. After

Turkson’s goal, the Bron-

cos remained scoreless for

the rest of the first half.

Within the last 10 min-

utes of the second half of

the game, a foul was called

near the penalty box. Gon-

zalez Diaz took the kick

for the Green and Gold,

which have the Broncos a

2-1 lead.

“I thought the execution

before the free kick was

great,” said Raz. “Christian

is a qualified scorer. This

is a tough environment to

play, but the boys were

overall strong with the way

they executed. I am really

proud of them, and I hope

we keep building on that

momentum.”

The Broncos took the

momentum from the match

against the Pioneers and

faced off against Cal State

Stanislaus on Sunday.

“Clearly we are improv-

ing,” said Raz. “I think we

showed great mental tough-

ness and physical commit-

ment to what it takes to win

in the CCCA. It was a total

team effort, and I am really

proud of the team.”

In the first half both

teams remained scoreless,

as both played tough de-

fense.

However, in the second

half, junior mid fielder

Mathew Perez was fouled

near the penalty box and

was able to score on a free

kick.

“I felt this was one of the

best games we have played

together so far,” said Perez.

After the goal, freshman

mid fielder Patricio Yrizar

scored his first goal of the

season to seal the game.

“Every single game, we

are having more chemistry,

and we are getting to know

more of our teammates,”

said Yrizar. “It will help us

go very far as a team.”

The Green and Gold’s

next game will be at home

tomorrow against the Cal

State San Bernardino Coy-

otes.

The Cal Poly Pomona

volleyball team had a suc-

cessful road trip over the

past week going 2-1 in its

matches against UC San

Diego, Chico State and

Stanislaus State.

The Broncos’ record

moves to 7-3 in California

Collegiate Athletic Asso-

ciation play. Their overall

record is now 11-7.

The road trip started out

on Tuesday with a fi ve-set

thriller against the UC San

Diego Tritons.

The Broncos started out

slow, dropping the fi rst two

sets by scores of 25-15 and

25-16.

The Broncos, down two

sets to none, rallied back to

win the match and stunned

the Tritons in fi ve sets. The

Broncos won the fi nal three

sets 27-25, 25-21 and 15-

12.

Senior libero Zoe Her-

rera posted 18 digs in the

contest, which moved her

into second place on the

all-time CPP career dig list.

On Friday, the Broncos

took on the Chico State

Wildcats.

The Broncos and Wild-

cats split the fi rst two sets

with scores of 27-25 in fa-

vor of the Wildcats and 25-

22 in favor of the Broncos.

The third set had a

15-minute delay due to the

scorer’s table trying to fi g-

ure out if CPP had served

out of order. The ruling

was that the Broncos did,

and points were taken away

from them.

CPP had to recoup and

go on after the decision

from the referees.

“Coach always tells us

that we have no say over

the [referee’s] or the table

people,” said sophomore

outside hitter Deanna

Blaine. “We just have to

keep our heads [focused]

on the end of the game.”

The long delay took the

Broncos out of rhythm, and

they dropped the third set

by a score of 25-23.

After set three, the Bron-

cos were beginning to fi nd

their fl ow again.

“Our goal, lately, has

been fi nding our fl ow,”

said senior setter Nicoletta

Stork. “Once we fi nd that,

we are unstoppable.”

The Broncos looked un-

stoppable in the fi nal two

sets as they ran away with

the match after posting

scores of 25-19 and 15-11.

Stork posted a triple-

double in the contest after

registering 14 kills, 24 as-

sists and 10 digs for the

Broncos.

Head Coach Rosie We-

grich talked about the poise

the team showed in the

wins over UC San Diego

and Chico State.

“Our poise is growing,

and that is the key for us,”

said Wegrich. “We just

have to continue to empha-

size it [going forward].”

The role players also

stepped up for the Broncos

in the win against the Wild-

cats.

“The off-court players

came onto the court, and

they raised the energy bar,”

said Wegrich. “ They just

contributed [for us]. I was

very pleased.”

Senior outside hitter

Kirsten Rutledge, who

logged four points and

eight digs in the contest,

was one of those players.

The Broncos took on the

Stanislaus State Warriors

on Saturday in Turlock and

came out playing strong,

defeating the Warriors 25-

18 in set one.

However, the Broncos

ended the road trip with a

loss, only winning the fi rst

set then going on to drop

the next three sets with

scores of 25-21, 25-20 and

25-2.

Senior mid-blocker Al-

exa Hasen had 10 kills and

four blocks in the contest

and Herrera tallied 31 digs

in the contest.

The third-place Broncos

will return home on Thurs-

day at 7p.m. to take on the

nationally ranked Cal State

San Bernardino Coyotes in

the annual “Make-A-Wish”

game at Kellogg Arena.

The second-place Coy-

otes enter the game 8-2

in CCAA play and 15-3

overall. The Broncos also

have a match scheduled

for Sunday at 5p.m. against

UC San Diego at Kellogg

Arena.

Broncos fi nish road trip with a record of 2-1By AARON SALAZAR

Staff Writer

Courtesy of TOM ZASADZINSKI

Senior setter Nicoletta Stork celebrates during a match last season for the Broncos. Stork posted a triple-

double against Chico State scoring 14 kills, 24 assists and 10 digs.

sports@thepolypost.comReach Aaron Salazar at

Broncos sweep weekend, finish 2-0By MIGUEL LOPEZ

Staff Writer

Courtesy of MATT BROWN / Bronco Athletics

Senior forward Christian Gonzalez Diaz looks down the fi eld during a game last season for the Broncos. Gonza-

lez Diaz fi nished off the weekend with one goal and one assist.

sports@thepolypost.comReach Miguel Lopez at

Broncos Broncos

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Nicoletta

Stork

Courtesy of Tom Zasadzinski

Stork’s strong play helped

the volleyball team win

two out of its three games

last week. Stork shined the

brighest in a game against

Chico State, posting 14 kills,

24 assists and 10 digs.

Daisy

Duran

Courtesy of Tom Zasadzinski

Duran converted on two

of her three shots in a game

against Stanislaus State,

which helped the Broncos

tie with a score of 2-2. Du-

ran now has three goals on

the season.

ZoeHerrera

Courtesy of Tom Zasadzinski

Herrera has proved to

be one of CPP’s all-time

volleyball players, as she

inches closer to becoming

CPP’s all-time digs leader.

Herrera currently sits at

second all-time with 1,422

digs. She is only 96 digs

away from become the all-

time leader at CPP.

DevonReed

Courtesy of Tom Zasadzinski

Freshman Devon Reed’s

time of 26:53.84 placed

him sixth at the Triton

Classic. His performance

led the Broncos to a sixth

place fi nish.

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Upcoming Upcoming

GamesGames

Volleyball

Thursday, Oct. 15 / 7 p.m.

VS

at Kellogg Arena

Sumday, Oct. 18 / 5 p.m.

VS

at Kellogg Arena

Men’s Soccer

Wednesday, Oct. 14 / 7 p.m.

VS

at Kellogg Field

Women’s Soccer

Wednesday, Oct. 14 / 4:30 p.m.

VS

at Kellogg Field

Friday, Oct. 16 / 4:30 p.m.

VS

at Kellogg Field

Friday, Oct. 16 / 7 p.m.

VS

at Kellogg Field

Cross Country

Sunday, Oct. 25

at

at Golden Gate Park’s Speedway

The Cal Poly Pomona

women’s soccer team con-

cluded a successful two-

game road trip over the

weekend notching a win and

a draw in the two match-ups.

On Friday, the Broncos

came out on top of the Cal

State East Bay Pioneers 2-1,

and on Sunday, they over-

came an early 1-0 defi cit and

forced a 2-2 draw against the

Stanislaus State Warriors.

Sunday’s thriller against

the Warriors was a battle of

resiliency by both the Bron-

cos and the Warriors. The

game went into double over-

time to decide on a winner,

and although neither squad

could fi nd a game-winning

goal, they each had to over-

come some obstacles.

The Broncos allowed an

early goal in the 14th minute

as Jordan Moineau, of the

Warriors, scored on a volley

after a CPP foul led to a free

kick. After getting 10 shots

off in the fi rst half, CPP was

unable to fi nd an equalizer

and went into halftime trail-

ing 1-0.

Control of the game

seemed to change in the 55th

minute when the Warriors’

defender Nichole Donald

was given a red card after

challenging a Bronco who

was alone and sprinting in

on goal.

The Green and Gold was

able to capitalize on the

Warriors’ mistake when its

increased aggressiveness led

to an equalizing goal in the

66th minute. The goal came

at the heels of sophomore

midfi elder Daisy Duran, but

she was not done there. Du-

ran also netted another goal

5 minutes later, which gave

the Broncos a 2-1 lead.

The lead did not last long

for CPP. A defensive break-

down led to a foul inside

the box, which awarded the

Warriors a penalty kick.

Sophomore forward Jade

Poon took advantage of the

opportunity and tied the

game up in the 72nd minute.

After two overtime periods,

the teams forced a draw and

displayed their resilience.

Friday’s game against the

Pioneers started off to be a

defensive battle. Neither of

the teams were able to fi nd

a rhythm. The Broncos were

only able to get off two shots

in the fi rst half, while the

Pioneers only got off three

shot attempts.

At the start of the sec-

ond half, the Broncos came

out strong and immediately

found their stride in the 49th

minute, when senior forward

Melissa Martinez scored her

second goal of the season off

of an assist by Stacey Atwa-

ter.

Almost 25 minutes later,

CPP found the back of the

net, once again, at the heels

of senior defender Reanne

Macon, who scored her fi rst

goal of the season.

The Pioneers answered

back with a goal of their

own in the 73rd minute,

when sophomore defender

Kianna Lamont was able to

head a goal off a corner kick.

The last efforts by the Pio-

neers to pull even with the

Broncos fell short, and the

Green and Gold was able to

come out on top.

After this weekend’s re-

sults, CPP moves to an

overall record of 6-3-2 and

have put forth a conference

record of 3-2-1.

Broncos finish overtime thriller 2-2By ANDREW GORDO

Web Editor

Courtesy of CHRIS MACIOSEK / The Poly Post

Sophmore Daisy Duran setting up a play during a game last season for the Bron-

cos. Duran scored two goals for the Broncos in a game against Stanislaus State.

webeditor@thepolypost.comReach Andrew Gordo at

On Saturday, the Cal

Poly Pomona Cross Coun-

try teams competed in the

15th Annual Triton Clas-

sic, which was hosted by

UC San Diego.

Both the men’s and

women’s teams finished

in the middle of the pack,

with the men placing

fourth and women finish-

ing sixth.

On the men’s side, the

event had 10 teams partici-

pating, with the Broncos

placing fourth. They were

led by freshman Devon

Reed and senior Justin

Ogan.

Both runners placed in

the top ten: Reed tying

for sixth with a time of

26:53.84 and Ogan fin-

ishing 10th with a time of

27:05.32.

UCSD led all schools in

the event by placing first,

Azusa Pacific placing

second and Loyola Mary-

mount placing third.

On the women’s side,

the event had 13 teams

participating, with the

Broncos placing sixth.

They were led by freshman

Anahi Betart and freshman

Sydney Vollhardt. Betart

finished 23rd with a time

of 23:23.61 and Vollhardt

finished 35th with a time

of 23:52.08.

To round out the Bronco

runners, sophomore Eliza-

beth Olvera came in at 39

with a time of 24:11.25,

sophomore Amberlyn Si-

erra came in at 52 with a

time of 24:27.81 and senior

Layla Amiri came in at 60

with a time of 24:49.44.

The Broncos will com-

pete in the CCAA Cross

Country Championships

on Sunday, Oct. 25, which

will be held at Golden Gate

Park’s Speedway Meadow

course in San Francisco.

Last year, the men’s

team placed second at the

CCAA Championships.

Junior Mark Huizar placed

second in last year’s

CCAA Championship,

while senior Francisco

Gomez placed fifth. The

Broncos look to make a

statement and excel in this

year’s event as Huizar and

Gomez return with more

experience.

Broncos travel to UCSD for Triton ClassicBy CHRISTIAN CATALDO

Sports Editor

sportseditor@thepolypost.comReach Christian Cataldo at

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